{"id":754,"date":"2011-08-07T22:00:24","date_gmt":"2011-08-07T21:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.therabbithouse.com\/blog\/?p=754"},"modified":"2011-09-03T02:45:14","modified_gmt":"2011-09-03T01:45:14","slug":"rabbit-behaviour-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.therabbithouse.com\/blog\/2011\/08\/07\/rabbit-behaviour-book\/","title":{"rendered":"Rabbit Behaviour Book"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve got some exciting news! I’ve been plugging away at a book on bunny behaviour for ages and now it’s almost done.<\/p>\n

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Looking for treats or ready to attack, what do you think?<\/p><\/div>\n

I have finished drawing the 100 or so pictures of bunnies jumping, stretching, sleeping, eating, washing, fighting, grazing and doing all the other things bunnies do. There are just a couple touch ups to finish. Trying to draw the difference between a rabbit that feeling a bit nervous and one that’s demanding nose rubs, for example, is certainly a good way to make you think about subtle rabbit body language. It’s amazing how many different emotions rabbits convey by just adjusting the angle of their ears.<\/p>\n

To go with the pictures, I’ve written thousands of words all about rabbit behaviour and why rabbits do the things that they do, then deleted half and written some more. I’ve also sent it to a proof reader (bunny owner and author Chandra Beal<\/a>) to have my spelling and grammar beaten into submission. Then corrected all the bits marked with red pen<\/span><\/del>. Brains are funny things; how is it possible to read something over and over and still not notice you’ve written about rabbit’s odd hobbits instead of habits?<\/p>\n

The front cover design is sorted, it just needs the barcode and the blurb filled in on the back:<\/p>\n

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What do you think?<\/p>\n

I’ve carried out user testing, by roping in some bunny owners to act as guinea pigs, including the awesome Diana Moll from QI Papers<\/a>, whose comments were a big help. I also asked Scamp to give it the once over and sign off.<\/p>\n

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It say's in here that you have to accommodate my behavioural need to chew ... so why do you keep complaining when I eat the cupboard?<\/p><\/div>\n

Do you think I could charge a premium for copies autographed *cough* chibbled by Scamp?<\/p>\n

Update 1st September 2011 – It’s now available to order!<\/p>\n

Click Here to Order your Copy<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Understanding Your Rabbit’s Habits<\/em>
\nISBN: 978-09543500-2-4<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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