Training a rabbit to hop competitively is harder than it sounds. Rabbits may hop instinctively, said Joan Knoebel of La Porte City, but trying to get one to follow a course and jump over obstacles of ...

"Come on!" Guinevere Keith implored as her pet, Russell, reclined against a 4-inch-high hurdle and groomed herself. Finally, the thoroughly exasperated 9-year-old grabbed Russell and proclaimed, ...

Rabbits hop, of course. Now some North Carolina rabbits have a chance to do it competitively in their own state. For the first time, this year's N.C. State Fair featured a competitive rabbit hopping ...