Hello.

This is Daisy.

And in this blog, I'll be tracking her many adventures. Sometimes these adventures end well for everyone. Sometimes they end well for her, but not for everyone else. Other times, everyone else makes out great - Daisy, not so much. And sometimes they just don't work out for anyone.

I'm starting this blog on February 3, 2011, which is the Chinese New Year. 2011 is the Year of the Rabbit, so this date seemed appropriate. This blog is intended primarily to provide entertainment, but also to educate the reader on rabbits and their odd behaviors.

Daisy was adopted in August 2010 from a very nice young couple who lived in Raleigh but were moving out to the West Coast. Rabbits do not travel well, so they wisely decided to place the rabbit instead of carrying her across the country. After an extended dialogue and a couple of visits, I decided to adopt Daisy and brought her back to her new home in downtown Raleigh.

Daisy is about a year and a quarter in age. The average lifespan for a domestic rabbit is around 5-7 years, so Daisy has plenty of time for more adventures. She was spayed soon after adoption, which resulted in me being kicked out the "posse" until I was able to win her back over (with the small tribute of lots and lots of apples).

Daisy has a physical appearance which usually results in cooing and/or audible laughter. She is lionhead mix, defined by the "mane" of hair around her neck. Because Daisy is a mix and not a purebred, her mane has acquired an unusual shape and looks like a cross between a mullet and muttonchops. Hence, I often describe her hairstyle as "mulletchops."

At her last checkup, Daisy weighed in at a solid 2000 grams, or about 4 pounds. Although Daisy is a small breed rabbit, her veternarian described her, euphemestically, as "meaty." Daisy may or may not be a fatty. Although she is on an appropriate diet, she manages to stay pretty rotund. This is primarily due to the fact that she LOVES to eat. Hay, grasses, herbs, vegetables, fruits - the occasional dropped Cheerio - go ahead and count her down as a huge fan of all of them.

The above information is all you really need to know to appreciate this very quirky rabbit. Stay tuned...