Roman the dog
has a lot of energy.
Maybe a little too much energy.
So when Roman's mom, Jessica, brought home Sugar, the rescue bunny,
Jessica was a little nervous.
Bunnies like Sugar need patience.
They're kind of fragile.
And Roman isn't the best at fragile.
If Roman and Sugar were going to be friends,
Roman needed to learn how to be calm.
He had to control his zoomies!
For Roman and Sugar to eventually become friends,
Jessica knew they had to take it slow to start.
She decided to introduce them to each other with Sugar still in a crate.
Safe from any possible zoomie outburst.
But to Jessica's surprise, Roman wasn't being his rambunctious self.
He was chill!
"Good boy!"
That's it, Roman.
Steady.
Jessica was relieved to see Roman behaving,
but she still wanted to make sure
Roman was going to be on his best behavior around Sugar.
And she needed to know Sugar was totally comfortable around Roman.
That meant waiting for "the bunny flop".
Ah, yes. The bunny flop.
The number one way of knowing a bunny rabbit is 100 percent comfortable.
When rabbits are in a comfy, happy mood,
they'll flop onto the ground with their legs sprawled out.
So if Roman kept behaving around Sugar,
then the bunny flop should show up in no time.
After that first successful crate meeting,
Jessica decided to let Sugar have some more freedom to explore.
And Sugar loved everything she saw.
Sugar was like, "Oh my gosh, this food is delicious."
"I just adore these hardwood floors, Jessica."
But as she was exploring, Sugar suddenly came face to face
with the giant, fluffy zoomie machine known as Roman.
Uh-oh! What if Roman gets the zoomies?!
But once again, to Jessica's surprise,
Roman was being so calm and gentle around Sugar.
It was like Roman thought that Sugar was his fluffy little mini me.
And from the looks of Roman's big, goofy smile,
he was loving his new bunny friend. But was Sugar?
Jessica still hadn't seen any sort of bunny flop.
Sugar was sniffing and exploring the giant fluffball, but that was it.
What are you waiting for, Sugar?
Give this fluffy pup a flop!
But shortly after their face-to-face encounter,
the most amazing thing happened.
As Roman was taking a nap,
Sugar came over and sat herself right next to him.
And look, look! She's doing it!
She's doing the thing!
The bunny flop!
Jessica finally knew for sure that Sugar felt completely comfortable around Roman,
and Roman was being the goodest of boys to Sugar.
From that moment on, Sugar
and Roman were the fluffiest bunny-doggy duo in the world.
And Sugar could not get enough of her new pal, Roman.
He actually became her favorite in the house.
"She says, 'Excuse me.'"
Roman loved taking care of Sugar, and Sugar
loved all the attention Roman was giving her.
"She says she wants to play with you!"
To Jessica's surprise,
Roman has never once gotten the zoomies around his fluffy friend.
And thanks to Roman's gentle nature,
Sugar feels totally comfortable in her new home.
Now, these two are total besties, and it just goes to show
that every bunny needs a fluffy pup to snuggle with.