Once, during breeding season, a girl had ignored all the “Keep Dogs on Leash” signs, so the dog plunged into the water to chase some baby ducks. When we passed the girl stood there screaming for the dog to return, but just like Fred, he “ducked” on. We really felt sorry for the mother duck, quacking and quacking to her kids.
Yes, of course. (a) as in hunting rabbits, but (b) Cockney rhyming slang ‘rabbit and pork’ == talk – rabbiting on means talking incessantly. So Fred is rabbiting in both senses.
Harry Grapjas almost 11 years ago
Once, during breeding season, a girl had ignored all the “Keep Dogs on Leash” signs, so the dog plunged into the water to chase some baby ducks. When we passed the girl stood there screaming for the dog to return, but just like Fred, he “ducked” on. We really felt sorry for the mother duck, quacking and quacking to her kids.
Simon_Jester almost 11 years ago
Hey, he’s just doing what Bassett Hounds DO. ( They were bred for chasing rabbits in the first place. )
sbchamp almost 11 years ago
That’s right, Simon, just doin’ the drill…
Burnside217 almost 11 years ago
Fred will have a nice walk home.
choo choo willy almost 11 years ago
Looks like fun to me, but Fred wouldn’t know what to do with the wascally wabbit once he caught it.
GrimmaTheNome almost 11 years ago
>Is “rabbiting” a word? In Britain at least?
Yes, of course. (a) as in hunting rabbits, but (b) Cockney rhyming slang ‘rabbit and pork’ == talk – rabbiting on means talking incessantly. So Fred is rabbiting in both senses.