コナンとテネシーの不思議な関係

今日は私の実家で飼っているウサギのコナンと愛犬、テネシーの話しです。私の実家にはシェルティーのレックスという犬がいました。この子が他界した後、我が家は家族全員がペットロスになってしまいました。当時、愛犬を亡くしたばかりで新しい犬を飼う気にもなれませんでした。そんな時に近所のペットショップで出会ったのが、ミニウサギのコナンでした。本当に手のひらにのるくらい小さくて、まるで絵本のピーターラビットそっくりの生後3ヶ月の子ウサギでした。一目見て妹も気に入り、共同出資で購入！我が家の一員になりました。その後、モリモリ食べて一気に成長！今は両手で持っても重いくらいです。（苦笑）そのまた数ヵ月後、2代目シェルティーのテネシーを飼う事になりました。おもしろいのが、この2匹の関係！本来ウサギにしたら犬は天敵！なのに全然仲良し！テネシーはコナンが自分よりも先に我が家にいる先輩だと、我が家に来た時からわかっていたのか？！テネシーはコナンに絶対服従で健気に守ろうとします。家族が「コナン」と言うと瞬時に反応してコナンの所へいきます。そして2匹は仲良くおいかけっこをして遊びます。もしかしたらテネシーは牧羊犬なので本能的に行動」しているのかな？！テネシーが足でコナンをクイックイッと前足で寄せようとしたり、コナンの身体を甘噛みして、それがコナンが気にいらなかったりご機嫌ななめだったりすると・・・コナンの後ろ足キックがテネシーのお腹めがけて炸裂します。このキックは飼主に対しても容赦なく炸裂します。だから、我が家の影のドンは「コナン」だとひそかに恐れられています。（苦笑）ご機嫌のいい時は二匹がまるで兄弟のように寄り添って寝てたりするんですがねぇ～（笑）コナンとテネシー、ウサギと犬の不思議な関係です。あ～、早く帰ってかわいい二匹に会いたいよぉ～（悲）

Today I will tell you a story about Conan,my pet rabbit and my dog,Tennessee. We used to have a big sheltie named Rex. After his death, my family experienced a pet loss syndrome. We didn't feel like buying a new dog then. One day, I was at a petshop near my house and that was my first encounter with Conan. There I saw a very tiny and adorable,Peter Rabbit look alike 3months old bunny.My sister was with me and she,too liked thae bunny at her first sight. We both chipped in our money to buy the bunny and other supplies. That's how Conan became one of our family. He was very small when he first came but he ate alot and he grew into a quite a big rabbit. He's pretty heavy when you hold him with your hands. Few months later, our second sheltie,Tennessee came in to our family.What's so strange is the relationship between Conan and Tennessee. You might think that a rabbit and a dog are eachother's enemies. But No! They get along vey well.I wonder sometimes if Tennessee knew that Conan had been in our family before him, because Tennessee obeys and seems to protect Conan. When someone in my family says,"Conan", Tennessee would get up instantly and walk over by Conan. They chase eachother in circles,too. Maybe Tennessee gets his natural instict as a herding sheepdog.　When Tennessee uses his front paws to move Conan towards him or when Tennessee bites Conan for just fun, and when Conan is in a very bad mood.....Tennessee gets a powerful hind leg kick in the stomache from Conan. Us, humans get Conan's powerful hind leg kick,too! That 's why in our family, Conan is so called the "Godfather" and everyone is a bit afraid of him.When they're in a good mood, they are snuggled up tight together for an afternoon nap. Conan and Tennessee, they're both one of a kind! I want to go home and see them because I miss them alot!