I looked at adoption sites and lop ear owners swear they are smarter, more affectionate and more trainable than plain old rabbits.Most seem to have free range of the house and are letter box trained. ANY ONE OWN THEM???
Have had a dwarf lop ear for 4 years now. A real charmer, affectionate, gentle and sweet nature. Yes, she is litter box trained and walks on a lead outside the home

(not desexed - lots of wild rabbits around). The key to enjoying a rabbit is understanding their behaviour. Doesn't like to be picked up but loves to be patted whilst on the floor, periodically likes to mark her territory by peeing on the furniture

, needs to chew and likes apple branches but also computer and electrical cables, cushions, furniture. Shows affection by purring like a cat, licking and also hopping around us in circles whilst pooping :annoyed:. Plays by "throwing" things so needs to have suitable things to throw rather than food and water bowls. Lets us know she wants to go out for a walk by pulling on our trouser legs (or in the absence of trousers, biting our legs). Walking a rabbit on a lead involves having a long lead (mine is 10 foot long with harness fitting) and unlike a dog you run after the rabbit and stop them from going places you don't want to go (under bushes etc). Having rabbit poop in the garden attracts more rabbits. Haven't experienced having a dog/cat and rabbit but do know that our rabbit loves to "visit" other animals - chickens, horses and the neighbours unfriendly snarling dog

. We now keep our rabbit in a hutch during our absence from the home but she comes in to join us in the evening.