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Ogilvy checking out a love seat (the blur
in the background is
me).
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Ogilvy,
the gray-and white French lop-eared rabbit whose
timely appearance in
Penance helped save Holland
Taylor's life, is the only "real life" character
featured in my books.
The
ancestry of the French Lop can be traced to the
eighteenth century. It has been referred to as both
the Noble Beast and the Teddy Bear of the rabbit
world. Possessing a delightful personality, it is
probably the most lovable and easy to handle of all
rabbits, regardless of weight and size. The French
Lop thrives on human companionship and is easily
housebroken.
Ogilvy
is perfectly litter-trained and consequently has
the run of the house. He used to chew on our
speaker cords, but an ill-advised chomp on an
electrical cord cured him of the habit. As I've
written, Ogilvy enjoys hiding in grocery bags, eats
popcorn out of your hand and will, on occasion, ram
his head into your foot if he feels you're not
paying him adequate attention.
And,
as I promised both Nevada Barr and Diane Plumley,
nothing untoward shall ever befall him in my books
-- probably.
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