Sir Quincy - My hiking buddy

Morgan Lauren and her bunny Sir Quincy

Finally, I found him! Sir Quincey Isenhopper. Sir Quincey Isenhopper was a fun little lopped ear rabbit I had when I was 21. Anywhere I went he joyfully went also. We spent a whole summer on hiking trails, beach combing and out fishing.
He was rehomed to my cousin due to my hectic remote work schedule — Here are a couple adventures with him:

Here he is testing his harness around the local disc golf course. After a week or so of wearing it Sir Quincey grew to love it because it meant he could play outside and go further than his fence.

I was able to pack his bowl, food and favorite toys. He hopped a little but mostly wanted to ride on my backpack during this trip. He loved to hop along, but disliked anytime his feet got wet and this trail had a lot of water.

We made it 15 miles in to a remote forestry cabin just for Sir Quincey to steal my bed.

30 miles and a couple attempted eagle swoops later we made it home safely!

To answer a couple questions about Sir Quincey:

1) Does he like going on hikes or is he scared?

- Quincey loves to go and Im not just saying that to make myself feel better. He jumps back and forth as soon as I bring his harness out. I have never forced him to put it on so if he isn't excited or tries to fight me in the least bit, I leave him alone. He knows if he has the harness on he gets to go play in the woods.

2) How do you protect him from other animals?

- I made a joke of 5 attempted eagle swipes, which is true, but there is no way I'd let anything happen to my little buddy. If he's on my backpack I use my hood to cover him up so only his head is sticking out. Sometimes if there are multiple birds near by I'll stick him in my jacket and let him ride like a little joey. It’s no different than having him at home in his fenced in area.

3) How did you harness train him?

-Bunnies are very trainable. From the simple harness to a litter box you can get a bunny to do just about anything with the power of treats. Quincey's favorite are raspberries and brussel sprouts. I'd put him in the harness for a few minutes while he ate breakfast and then give him a berry and take him out of it. After a few days I let him out to walk on the leash with the harness on and gave him another berry. So on, and so on. Pretty soon he looked forward to putting it on.

4) How long do you keep him in the harness for at a time?

- As you can see him pictures 1 and 6 I only put him in the harness if he has to be for his safety (Being outside)

5) Why didn't you get a dog?

- Ahhh yes. Why not a dog? Pretty simple, I wanted a bunny.

Feed free to ask more questions about Sir Quincey.