Bananas for Frito

Frankie Conrad and her mom, Linda Conrad, had been going through a difficult time a few years ago. After the sudden loss of their bunny, Moose, a Netherland dwarf who died of stasis at two years of age in 2014, their senior Netherland dwarf, Nester, passed away in 2015 from old age and cancer.

“During the time of grief between the year we lost both bunnies, Frito kept popping up on Petfinder,” says Frankie. Frito had arrived at the estimated age of three to HRN from the Upper Valley Humane Society in northern New Hampshire. Frankie says that she thought Frito was “so adorable,” and he peaked her interest.

One day Frankie got a call from Linda after a visit to HRN. “She called me and told me he flopped right down next to her and he loved being petted. She said she thought he was the cutest bunny there,” says Frankie, “and we both loved his crooked stripe!”

On August 7, 2015, Frito went home to his forever family. “When we adopted him,” says Frankie, “he was scared. He would hide behind doors and under the couch. He was very timid. Then eventually he warmed up to us.”

Frankie worked to earn his trust. “He never was held,” she says, “and I eventually started to get him to trust me. Now he loves being held like a baby on my shoulder. He is the sweetest bunny we have ever had!”

Frito is clearly the prince of his home. “We recently celebrated his fifth birthday with a bunny carrot cake!” says Frankie. Frito is also bananas for his favorite yellow treat. “He loves them so much he follows my grandmother all over the house and begs and nudges her til he gets a slice of banana.”

Frankie and her family are happy again in a home full of bunny love. “We are so glad we adopted Frito! He’s very spoiled and loved,” she says. “He’s so happy now I see him do a flop often on the floor! We love House Rabbit Network!”