Dumb Bunny

When Gigi first entered our household, we still had Libby, our lagomorph. Libby was a nervous bunny who mostly stayed in her cage, and occasionally went out in the backyard in a harness and tentatively sniffed and hopped around. Libby convinced me that I would never, ever, under any circumstances have a caged pet again. When Gigi sniffed at Libby’s cage, and turned to look at us, I immediately understood where the expression “dumb bunny” must originate. Libby had a blank stare compared to Gigi, whose face has so many expressions emanating and amusing us from second to second. So, Gigi became top dog, and although we tried to be kind and tolerate Libby, she suddenly seemed completely uninteresting.