The symmetry on the head was removed leaving only half a shape. I then worked on the body shape using the background image as a template . This was done by creating a cube which was modelled around the shape of the hare's body. The back and end of this cube was deleted leaving half of the shape. This was then attached to the head section and use of the target weld applied to weld the two shapes together, ready to use the symmetry tool.
Problems I encountered: I originally included the hind leg in the modelling, but realised the use of the symmetry tool would not make two seperate legs. For this reason I decided to create the legs seperately. I also found that when I attached the body to the head, the polygons on the head turned inside out, but this was not so when they were attached the other way round.