When a rabbit is tamed, it is impossible to make them sit. (not sure if that is a bug) Also, when a rabbit is tamed, there is a chance that they will not teleport to you when you have flown/walked a long distance (or even a shorter one)
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Yes, I have experienced the same issue on my friends server. We have tamed many rabbits and none of them are able to sit down and we have also had trouble with the rabbits following/teleporting to us. Since on the server I live underground there is a stairway and they don't go down all the way or they stop in my doorframe. I have been able to breed them many times and all I want are for them to sit because I don't really want them to follow me everywhere.
They should be able to have mechanics like cats and dogs where you could tame them, make them sit, and make them follow. They should also have a indicator on how much health they have.
Farm animals (cow, pig, sheep) don't follow unless you have a lead or the food they like. Rabbits should adhere to this convention.
Dogs and cats are "useful" when they follow you. (Increased attack & HP, frighten creepers)
There is no reason for rabbits to follow you around.
They should behave like horses, they require taming, but have no owner.
(14w31a)
Rabbit behavior is ridiculously confusing.
-Untamed rabbits and tamed rabbits are hard to distinguish, since there is no visual change.
-Untamed rabbits will sometimes accept carrots and enter breeding mode, and sometimes not. Begging mode doesn't affect this.
-Baby rabbits will constantly emit green sparkles when you right click carrots on them. They will NOT consume the carrots: no idea what the purpose of this is or if any of it is intended.
-I have never seen a rabbit teleport to me, so I have no idea if they are supposed to or not. (as mentioned, see MC-55661)
-They also don't sit, but I think that is intended.
I noticed the same teleportation issue with cats and dogs in 14w27b. It's probably that rabbits are also being affected by MC-55661.
But if tamed rabbits will teleport and cannot be made to sit, it's going to be very difficult to actually keep tamed rabbits around. So I'd keep that part of things open as a separate bug.