Here’s a picture of Theodore when he was a teeny little baby, about 11 weeks old. I hadn’t even brought him home from the pet store yet, but the moment I saw him I knew he was the bunny for me.

In three months Theodore will be two years old (I don’t know his exact date of birth, but it should be in or around May). He’s grown a lot (well, relatively speaking; he *is* less than three pounds full grown), but he’ll always be my little bunny baby <3 Still, I can’t help but wonder what Theodore was like before I got him,  even what he was like before he came to the pet store.  And I’m wondering about his cute, fluffy, not-yet-weaned, learning-to-explore stage, not his wriggly, pink, more-ugly-than-cute newborn stage. I wouldn’t be surprised he was something like this:

No, it’s not the actual Baby Theodore: this video was posted almost two years before Theodore was born. But there is a definite likeness. Not only does this bunny look like Theodore, but he’s hyper like Theodore. He even has Theodore’s desire to move the food dish (though this little guy is no match for the heavy ceramic dish). So yes, this is how I imagine Baby Theodore. But as I said before, even though he is technically an adult rabbit now, he will always be my baby :3

-Sarah

-Matt

In other words, I (Sarah) will reveal how Theodore got the nickname “El Dwarfo.”

It goes back as far as when I first saw Theodore at the pet store. Technically he wasn’t even “Theodore” yet. He was just a nameless fluff of a baby bunny. But he stood out to me in a very special way: when I reached down to pet him he didn’t run away. In fact, after several pets, he started licking my hand! Then and there, I knew he was the bunny for me: he was definitely sociable and definitely liked me.

Now, when I first brought Theodore home, I wasn’t fully sure of what to expect. Beforehand, Matt and I had done our research about owning a pet rabbit. Though that research proved to be invaluable, we couldn’t help but notice that not everything we read applied to Theodore:

“Don’t expect your new bunny to binky right away. He’ll need some time to get used to you and his new surroundings.”

Definitely not the case for Theodore. When we first let him run around the day we brought him home, he was binkying around the room within minutes. Minutes. You’ve never seen such a happy bun!

“Rabbits like to stay low to the ground and do not like high places.”

Just look at this video:

Theodore loves to jump and climb. And once he gets up high, he usually looks for a way to go higher. This is a bunny who is not satisfied with just anything. He’s an explorer. He doesn’t get scared quite like other bunnies. He is….El Dwarfo!

The nickname was given to him shortly after we brought him home. Matt came up with the alter ego or a bunny with a black mask and cape. “The bravest of all the bunnies” we called him. Do you know what happened next? Theodore’s fur started getting darker in different places on his body. Ironically, and not making this up, it grew into a pattern as a cape on his back and a mask on his face. The cape looked similar to a Batman cape with the curves on the end. The mask looked very Zorro like. It was hilarious and the nickname stuck.

Unfortunately, we never took any pictures of this. His hair is still dark on his back and face now, but it is a much more even colored coat. However, this did not stop Matt from having a little fun with photoshop.

-Sarah

-Matt

Number 5:
“Theodore’s World Premiere” Theodore was still just a baby back then and the first video Sarah ever took of him. It’s one of the few videos we have where his body was still all white. That, coupled with the fact of how small he looks, it’s just too cute.

Number 4:
“I love My Toy!” It was by accident that we discovered Theodore loved this particular type of key chain. It is a coil key chain that I got at work. I had it strapped to my belt loop while playing with him and he couldn’t get enough of it and just kept pulling at it. So I went and got another and he was inseparable from the thing for a long time. Now I think he has grown tired of it, but he will still pull at it if you dangle it in front of him. And it is still the only thing he will pick up and run with.

Number 3:
“POOF!” The closest thing Theodore loves to raisins is getting pets. He will sit there and take it ever time. One day I discovered that if I were to pet him from back to front, his hair would stick out and make him look like a “poof.” He doesn’t mind it at all as he just takes the comfortable massage and enjoys it.

Number 2:
“Papaya Treats = Bunny Crack” The title really does say it all. Unfortunately, they do not make this exact type of treat anymore and Theodore doesn’t really care for the new kind that much, but he still eats them. Back then, though, he would beg for those things and recognized the sound of the jar being rattled. He knew it was his delicious treats and nothing would stop him from getting them.

Number 1:
“RAISINS!” Theodore, if he could, would kill for raisins. It is his love and his addiction. He recognizes the jar they come in and taught himself how to lift the lid off. Whenever a jar runs out, we like to play a game with him in which we give him the empty jar to see him go nuts over it. It only lasts about a  minute because we don’t want to be cruel, but we can’t help but laugh.

The voices in all the videos are ours, and we will make more in which you can see us playing and interacting with Theodore. Also, that more high-pitched voice is me again. I have done that voice pretty much since day one and it serves as “Theodore’s voice.” Sarah does it too and we base it off how we think Theodore is feeling from the way he is acting or looking. We find it funny, and no matter what, we won’t stop from doing it.

So there you have it. The first glimpse into the life and times of Theodore. Next we will be explaining why his nickname is “El Dwarfo.”

-Matt

This was something that was decided impulsively only a few days ago. Sarah and I are a bit busy this week, but will be getting to updating things as soon as we can. The goal is to fill this place with stories, pictures, and videos of our very adorable (and very bratty) bunny named Theodore. We want it to be both cute and funny.

So check back in a couple of weeks and there should be plenty of changes.

-Matt