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Flemish Giant; how to show
Topic Started: Aug 9 2013, 03:55 PM (420 Views)
Boothebunny
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I just bought a pedigree fawn Flemish doe. I plan on showing her at some ARBA shows. How do I get her to pose? She either scrunches into a ball or fully lays flat. She also tends to bite my legs. Does anyone know how to stop that?

-Thanks :D
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ZRabbits
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Boothebunny
Aug 9 2013, 03:55 PM
I just bought a pedigree fawn Flemish doe. I plan on showing her at some ARBA shows. How do I get her to pose? She either scrunches into a ball or fully lays flat. She also tends to bite my legs. Does anyone know how to stop that?

-Thanks :D
I think Flemish are supposed to lay flat when posing. Not like the smaller rabbits that are posed sitting up.

Regarding the nipping of your legs, well she's new right? Just getting used to you and maybe a bit frustrated?

Hoping someone who has real experience in showing Flemish comes on to help. Here's some websites that could help.

http://www.esfgrba.webs.com/

http://www.nffgrb.net/

Wishing you all the luck with showing your new Flemish Doe. Have a Sandy Flemish Buck, absolutely love my BIG Rabbit.
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NeuBunny
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posing requires practice - just a few minutes a day but every day and consistent. We have a show/grooming stand. We only pose the rabbits on the stand - and they learn pretty quickly that they are expected to pose (or be examined) when they are on the stand.

Biting is not good. I've only had one rabbit that consistently tried to bite - fortunately he outgrew it. Lots of calm handling (and not reacting) probably helped, but I really think it was mostly an age issue. How old is your doe? With does, I think biting can also be a territorial and/or wanting to be bred type of behavior. Good luck!
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ZRabbits
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How's it going with your Flemish Doe? Hope the biting is history.
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