Staying at home with KENSHIRO

When I have holidays, like this week, I prefer to stay at home, unless it's necessary to go out.
I like staying at home and being with KENSHIRO, seeing what she does during the day.

She's rather quiet during the daytime, but still she would come out from time to time.
Now she knows that there is someone else at home, surely she does not forget to come out to ask for some extra treats;)

I feel that we ARE family.
I enjoy her company and presence and I hope she does feel the same, too.

When I'm home, as I eat some fruits, just like today, a whole apple,
I would share with her, too.
Having said that, she has been showing enormous appetite for the last 2 weeks.
I must be careful not to spoil her too much.

Christmas card from a rabbit in SPCA

In the early December, I sent SPCA a $100-donation for a week's supply of rabbit food and bedding for 2 rabbits. It's their Christmas project where people may send their friends a SPCA Chritmas card appreciating that they have bought a gift of different kind for specific breed of animals, in stead of buying them a gift.

In receiving a card from SPCA today, I felt ... special.
It was like receiving a card from a rabbit that I supported with my little $HK100.
I wish I could adopt him/her and give him/her a permanent home, instead of this one-off Christmas gift.

I thank God for SPCA and HKRS and all people who are involved in the animal welfare.
They all make difference --- Every small step, every small donation.
And that really encourages me.

That really convinces me that what I am going to do in 2010 and after will also make difference to many lives.
And I continue to pray that every rabbits, dogs, cats, and other animals in the shelters as well as in pet shops will find their loving home. I also pray for God's forgiveness and mercy and for changed hearts for people who have neglected their companion animals and treated them with cruelty.

She's done it!!

I was away for 3 nights 4 days for a trip to Taipei.

On the way home, an hour left on the Christmas night, I was wondering if Kenshiro would still recognise me, recalling that she had completely forgotton about me over the 1 month-summer holiday this year.

Happy!!! She still recognized me!!

And more surprisingly, she remembered "HOUSE" call!!

She went into the barrow when I gave her the call without seeing my hand going into the barrow!!

Of course, the good girl earned herself the treat and a lot of praises!!!

Merry Christmas, Kenshiro!!

Rabbit TENUGUI (Japanese handy cloth)

Last time when I went back to Japan, I found the very cool TENUGUI shop in HANEDA airport.

(Click on the title for the shoplink)

They have small size TENUGUI with all sorts of pattern (that's why they call it "MAMEGUI" (bean-size tenugui), and you can pick your favorite TENUGUI and a bag of Japanese traditional candies for a nice wrapping.

I, ofcourse did not miss the sight of this rabbit MAMEGUI.

Actually if you undone it, you would just see facial parts and a tail and a carrot at four corners.

Even so, the pink ears and the tail look really cute, either undone or folded.

Only 300 yen per tenugui.:)

Training "HOUSE!"

I hav been challenging Kenshiro's ability for learning...
I've seen a video clip of a rabbit trained to go back to cage whenever ordered "HOUSE!".

So... I m hoping that my "giving her favorite lacto treats" strategy will work for this training...
After more than 2 weeks, she's still not too sure...
When she hears the noise of the treat, she's overwhelmed by her own expectation and forget about connecting it with "going back to the house".

She would jump into her barrow only after she sees my hand going into the barrow with her love-lacto.

Patience... Patience... is the key...

Moon-cake 2009

I forgot to upload this photo of Moon-cake tin I've got this year.
I like it because it's a combination of ancient legend and modern HK scenery...
I like the colour of red-gold, too.. moon light beam...

And needless to say, I couldn't help taking a picture of it, solely because of the rabbit.