This is a specific conversation about Rabbit housing — space and setup that works — ask about yours and get one honest answer for your exact situation.
inparticular.ai
A dog and an Angora rabbit sharing the same home is absolutely manageable, but the rabbit's housing has to be completely dog-proof — latches a dog can nudge open are a serious risk, and stress alone from a dog pressing against the bars can harm a rabbit. Before I get into specifics: most hutches sold in pet shops are far too small. Your rabbit needs room for at least three full hops, the ability to stand fully upright on their hind legs, and separate zones for sleeping and toileting. Now — is this rabbit living indoors or outdoors, how many rabbits do you have, and roughly how much floor space can you dedicate to the enclosure?
Indoor, just the one Angora rabbit. I have a decent-sized living room corner I could use, maybe 1.5 by 1 metre. The dog is a Labrador.
inparticular.ai
Good — a Labrador is the key detail here. Labs are big, heavy, and often very persistent when they're curious or excited. That rules out any pen with lightweight clip-together panels, because a determined Lab will just push them over. Can you tell me a bit more about your Lab's temperament around the rabbit — is it prey-drive behaviour like fixating and stalking, or more boisterous and bouncy wanting to play?
Mostly boisterous — she gets excited and wants to sniff everything. She's not aggressive, just big and clumsy around small animals.
inparticular.ai
That's actually the more manageable scenario — no predatory intent, just no sense of her own size. The danger is still real though: a Lab leaning or pawing at a flimsy cage will terrify an Angora, and chronic stress causes GI stasis in rabbits, which is life-threatening. What you need is a heavy, rigid enclosure the dog physically cannot budge or open. My recommendation is the Savic Residence 920 indoor rabbit cage. It's a large, robust metal cage on a sturdy base with double-door access and secure slide-bolt style fastenings a dog won't accidentally trip. It's 116 cm long, which gives your Angora proper hopping space, and it's stable and heavy enough that your Lab nosing around won't shift it. It won't tip, flex, or pop open. Inside your 1.5 by 1 metre corner it'll fit well and you can tuck the sides against the wall for extra stability.
That sounds good. Does it have enough height? Angoras are quite fluffy and I worry about them not being able to stand up properly.
inparticular.ai
Yes — the Savic Residence 920 is 76 cm tall, which is generous for indoor rabbit cages. An Angora standing fully upright on hind legs typically reaches around 40 to 50 cm, so there's comfortable clearance even accounting for their coat volume. The height also helps psychologically — rabbits feel less cornered when the ceiling isn't pressing down on them. I'd add a litter tray in one corner and a hay rack in another to create the distinct toilet and sleeping zones your rabbit needs. One extra tip: place the enclosure so your rabbit can see the room but position one side against a wall so they always have a visual retreat — that reduces the stress of the dog circling.
Perfect. I'll look that up now. Should I do anything else to manage the two of them sharing the space?
inparticular.ai
A few practical things make a real difference. Train your Lab to have a solid 'leave it' command around the cage — not because she's dangerous, but because the rabbit needs to feel safe ignoring her. Give the rabbit a hide box inside the cage, something solid-sided so they can completely disappear from the dog's view. Let them get used to each other's scent gradually rather than immediate close contact. And watch your rabbit's behaviour rather than just assuming they've adapted — a rabbit that's stopped moving around, eating less, or sitting hunched is stressed even if they're not visibly panicked. The Savic Residence gives you the secure base to make this work; the rest is about managing their interactions calmly over time.
