Posted on 04/15/2010 2:47:52 PM PDT by Stoat
A few words from Cliff Penrose, and even the most badly-behaved bunny is like putty in his hands.
For he is Britain's only rabbit whisperer, a master of the little-known art of hopnosis.
His technique is guaranteed to place the patient in a trance, lying flat on its back with its paws in the air for up to ten minutes at a time.
I feel all floppy: Cliff Penrose lulls a bunny into a trance-like state, its legs in the air
Out for the count: Tammy after a stroke from Mr Penrose
Mr Penrose, a 60-year-old grandfather, uses his skills to prepare sick rabbits for surgery or simply to calm those showing signs of stress. This has placed him in great demand among his local vets in St Austell, Cornwall.
After making a high-pitched squeak to get the rabbit's attention, Mr Penrose strokes it and applies a little pressure to the body, giving a gentle massage.
Having relaxed it in this way, he 'bows' to the animal by lowering his head so it does not feel threatened. He then closes its eyelids, leaving it perfectly still and in a trance-like state.
'You can tell when a rabbit is under because his back legs completely relax,' he said.
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One satisfied patient: The seven-year-old bunny is relaxed and calm after her treatment
I don’t recall who is the keeper of the Animal Hypnotherapy pinglist ;-)
This is nothing new. Pretty much anyone can do this to just about any domesticated rabbit. I raised ‘em when I was a kid and was able to do the same thing.
The Bunny Whisperer. Can we get this guy over to our house for our cats? LOL.
I want a bunny!!
Do you remember Ernie the ermine? Haven't seen him in a long time.
That’s exactly what I was thinking. I have 2 French Lops and you turn them over to cut their nails and they’re like putty in my hands.
Cindie
You can also hypnotize baby chicks by drawing a white line on a dark surface and while their standing, hold the chick’s beak down on the line and voila!.. in a trance they go and they’ll sometimes wobble like they’re intoxicated. It’s hilarious. What happens is, they stare at the line, cross-eyed and it overloads their tiny little brains.
Naw. He’s just pinin’ for the fjords.
This is also done to a fullsize chicken in the Werner Herzog film "Signs of Life"
Numerous YouTube videos show it as well:
Almost all rabbits can be ‘tranced’. My 11 year old daughter could do it the first day she got her first rabbit. No big deal.
Yup, same here.
Gibbs' rule number eight: Never apologize for excerpting...unless you're doing it to pimp your blog. In that case, there is no level of apology sufficient.
Do you remember Ernie the ermine? Haven't seen him in a long time.
I'm quite honored that you remember him. My Uncle Ermie is, unfortunately, in prison once again as he is a guttersnipe, a ne'er-do-well and a downright scalawag. This time he was sent up the river for going to taverns and trying to hypnotize female patrons.
Here he is shortly before his most recent incarceration:
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