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Chapter 4: Rabbit Training

Synopsis

Although rabbits are considered highly intelligent animals, they can be a rather stubborn lot and will only respond to commands on their own terms, somewhat similar to feline behavior. However, it is possible to train a rabbit to some degree of success with a lot of patience and some knowhow.

Understanding what is likely to motivate the pet rabbit to cooperate would be the better way to go about the training session. Once this is successfully identified, then the owner will be able to make the training session more fruitful and thus get the rabbit to cooperate. Ensuring there is an adequate amount of time set aside without any distractions to conduct the training is important. Training session should not be too long and neither should they be too short. The ideal time span to start with would be for about 30 minutes and eventually lengthen it to about 1 hour.

The following chapter will go over the basics of training a rabbit and will give you some tips and tricks that should make the entire process much easier.

Training your rabbit is possible although it can be quite frustrating at times. Rabbits are comparable to cats with their personalities due to the fact that they will not respond to commands unless they know something is in it for them. They are not like dogs who you can call and the dog will respond out of sheer happiness to see the owner and receive attention. A rabbit must almost be bribed in the beginning stages of training them.

By using the rabbit’s favorite treats as the initial incentive to get the pet’s cooperation, the rabbit will be more eager to respond accordingly. However the pet owner must remember to keep the treat small and healthy and this should not eventually contribute to negative health conditions for the pet. Finding treats that are healthy and suitable, are as important as ensuring they are an attractive incentive to the pet.

Providing the specific area for the training to take place so that the pet understand better what it is required to do is important. Having the necessary tools to help make the training easier and more successful is also something that should be incorporated in the sessions. Once the pet rabbit manages to comply with all the various training techniques, the owner should start decreasing the treats given out and substitute it with pleasurable stroking or petting or any other affectionate displays.

The following is some step by step instructions to train your rabbit to do some simple tricks.

Stand on Hind Legs

You can teach your rabbit to perform this trick by holding a treat in your hand. Now you are going to get down to your rabbit’s level. Hold the treat over the rabbits head and say the rabbit’s name. Once you have the rabbit’s attention lower the treat so that the rabbit sees it. Then you are going to say sit up and pull the treat up making the rabbit stand on its hind legs. Give the rabbit the treat and then continue repeating the steps until the rabbit does the trick at east. At this point you will begin to reduce the number of treats and replace them with pets or other affectionate acts.

Teach Your Rabbit to Jump

An easy way to teach your rabbit this trick is to have a treat in your hand. You want to make sure you are by a couch or other object that the rabbit will have to jump to get on. Start by giving the rabbit a treat so it knows that they are there. Then grab another treat and say the rabbit’s name. Gets the rabbit to focus on the treat and then hold in right in front of their face. As the rabbit tries to get the treat you will pull the treat back and hold it up somewhere high the rabbit has to jump. Keep repeating these steps and eventually the rabbit will jump on command. Just as with other tricks it is important to slowly take away the treats for the acts and replace them with affectionate acts.

As stated before, training a rabbit is more than possible. True, it may take more time and patience than training an animal such as a dog but a rabbit can offer its own set of benefits that make the effort more than worth it.

Chapter 5: Training Hamsters, Gerbils and Rats

Synopsis

These small creatures are fairly easy to train if the owner is committed to doing so in the proper manner. In order to be able to do this the owner must first take the time and effort to explore all the various materials written on the subject for training these mammals.

Training the rat would perhaps be less challenging than the other two types of pets, while the gerbil would come in second and although the hamster comes in last, it does not in any way mean it would be rather hard to train. This is mainly due to the fact that these mammals tend to respond in different degrees of understanding and urgency, thus giving the perception that one is easier to train than the other.

The following chapter will go over the basics of training these three types of small mammals and will give you some insight to make the process easier for you.

Training smaller mammals such as hamsters, gerbils and rats is much different than training a dog. Dogs can be easily trained due to their desire to please their owner. Other smaller mammals do not see things in the same manner. They look upon a request and analyze it to see what they will benefit from doing it. As stated before, with smaller mammals, you basically have to bribe them In the begging phases of their training.

For the more standoffish pet, there is a need to use incentives that the mammal will respond favorably to, and these would include all the tasty treats that it likes. However, the owner must remember to give out the reward immediately upon the successful display of obedience to the requests made so that the pet will be able to connect the two and be able to commit this to memory.

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