The story: Over the weekend, our yard was full of small children. There were probably 10 kids, most of which were age 6 and under. They were all happily playing, while Duma and Farley hung around as well. Suddenly Dallin noticed that Farley was attacking something. Unfortunately, a lot of the small children noticed too. Upon investigation, they realized that it was a baby bunny that Farley had gripped in his teeth and was shaking it around. Such violence did not go over well with the young children. They were screaming in horror. Fortunately, since Farley was still small, the bunny was too heavy for him, and he dropped the poor thing. The bunny was in a daze and couldn't make a run for it quickly. Jillian was able to scoop up Farley and take him away before he had a chance to go after it again. Dallin got out the leather gloves and went back to retrieve the bunny who had slowly crawled under a nearby bush. They were all relieved to find that the bunny was still in one piece, with no blood or obvious damage. The bunny struggled in Dallin's hands for a bit, but then must have realized he was safe, calmed, and retreated farther inside Dallin's grip -- trying to be completely hidden. Dallin showed all the kids that the bunny was ok, then took him to an area with dense bushes where we know that several bunnies live. Hopefully it was the right family group. For the rest of the day, everyone kept a close watch on Farley to make sure he didn't try to go near the bunny hide-out. Farley has lost an immense amount of favor with the neighborhood children, while Dallin has been elevated to the respectable position of Brave Bunny Rescuer.
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