A pair of rabbits called Bubbles and Lilac are among the favourites to become Britain's most talented pets.
Last Updated: 9:58AM BST 01 May 2009
Last Updated: 9:58AM BST 01 May 2009
Lilac clears a fence during training. Photo: Ross ParryThe hopping, skipping and showjumping rabbits are in training for the finals of a nationwide competition to find the country's most amazing pets.
Bubbles and Lilac are being coached by owners, twin brothers Mathew and Thomas Haslam, both 15, in the garden of their home in Moorends, Doncaster.
The brothers have set up their own stable of 20 rabbits complete with a show jumping course with different fences to test out the rabbits' jumping powers.
But Bubbles and Lilac have proved more adept and are having extra coaching to prepare them for their big day in Birmingham on Saturday.
Brenda Haslam, 46, the twins' brother, said: "I think the whole thing is brilliant, it's amazing to watch the rabbits jump. Rabbits shouldn't be kept in hutches all day. They need to have exercise like other pets and they really look as if they are enjoying jumping over the fences.
"The boys love rabbits so we have always kept them and they have been brought up with them. They got the idea from You Tube when they saw film of some rabbits in Sweden jumping over obstacles."
Mathew added: "We are really excited about the finals, we just hope our rabbits don't get stage fright on the day. We have got a course of different fences, miniatures of the fences used for horses.
"We spend a lot of time with the rabbits , it takes a lot of patience but they enjoy it , they are very clever animals and they learn very quickly."
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/5253597/Showjumping-rabbits-tipped-to-become-Britains-most-talented-pets.html
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