I feel it, have not spent a weekend at home for the past month. Weekdays I am home and spend couple hours with my daughter so looking forward to December which should be quieter.
Get your rabbit to put sausage on his feet. This confuses the dog into following the trail the wrong way because the smell is stronger at the beginning of the scent instead of nearer to Thumper! Failing that Thumper could just box his ears which are very close to the ground!