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Bonding session log

A simple session sheet for duration, tension patterns, repair moments, and the next calmer step.

Use this when companionship work needs pattern-tracking, patience, and less reacting to only the biggest moment.

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session notes
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Printable pack
One-page support sheet

Print, clip, and use in the room

This page is built to stay simple under pressure. It is a support sheet, not a replacement for the full handbook.

Field use
Use this for

What this sheet is holding steady

Bring the basics back into view before the room gets noisy, rushed, or guessy.

Record the date, duration, setup, and which rabbits were involved.
Note approach, avoidance, shared calm, grooming, tension, and interruption points.
Write the room conditions so you can see what environment supported the session.
End the session with a real note about how each rabbit left it, not just how it started.
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Things to mark while you are with the rabbit

Short observations are enough. The point is to see the pattern, not write a novel.

Look for trends across several sessions instead of declaring success or failure from one pass.
Notice whether the same triggers or recoveries repeat.
Use the record to choose the next smaller, calmer step.
Keep human pacing and pressure visible in the notes too.
Course correction

Three things not to do

These are the human habits that often blur the real signal.

Do not turn bonding into a spectacle for guests, cameras, or hurry.
Do not confuse shutdown or immobility with peaceful companionship.
Do not let memory rewrite what actually happened in the room.
If the pattern feels genuinely off, move from observation into safer action sooner, not later.
Notes

What changed today?

Keep the note simple enough that another human could understand it fast.

Pair this with
Pair with: Bonding basics
Pair with: Introductions setup
Pair with: Behavior watch card