Posted on Nov 4, 2020

Meet Bunny, The Talking Dog That TikTok Is Obsessed With

This dog has a bigger vocabulary than most toddlers!

by Alex Gurley

BuzzFeed Contributor

Bunny the Sheepadoodle may seem like an ordinary dog but there's one major difference. She can talk...sort of!

Over the past year, Bunny's owner Alexis Devine has been teaching her to use an intricate system of buttons with words or phrases to communicate — and it's working!

Bunny now has over 70 buttons with words like "outside," "beach," "mom," and "water" organized into clusters of related phrases.

Alexis originally got the idea to teach Bunny from a speech-language pathologist named Christina Hunger who had taught her own dog to "speak" in five word sentences.

Bunny's first word was "outside," which was placed on a button by the door and pressed by Alexis anytime they went out.

A young Bunny sits at the door next to a button

In just a few weeks, Bunny caught on!

@what_about_bunny
Baby Bunny button #RaiseYourVoice #BackyardVibes #whataboutbunny #fluentpet #talkingdog #outside #fypシ
♬ original sound - I am Bunny

"Through a series on thousands of tiny reinforcements, she learns the meaning of each button," Alexis told Mashable.

Many of the duo's adorable interactions are documented on TikTok, which has caused Bunny to skyrocket to fame on the app.

@what_about_bunny
Sweet silly girl #PetStory #fyp #whataboutbunny #mydoggo #dogchallenge #dogsoftiktok #smartdog #sweetgirl #talkingdog #petstory #petlover #animal
♬ Summer Days - Martin Garrix / Macklemore / Patrick Stump

Her most popular video has over 43 million views.

On multiple occasions, Bunny has been able to point out when she was in pain:

@what_about_bunny
Check your doggy’s paws if you live in an area with foxtail #ouchie #talkingdog #cutedog #communication #doggyanthem
♬ original sound - I am Bunny

She's even learning the concept of time and referencing past events, a cognitive skill that experts thought was not possible for dogs:

@what_about_bunny
It’s amazing to watch her explore these big concept words #doggyanthem #bunnythedog #WellDone #ShowUpShowOff
♬ original sound - I am Bunny

And I was completely blown away by this conversation:

@what_about_bunny
There was zero percent chance I was going to be capable of saying no. #dogsoftiktok #smartdog #fypシ #talkingdog
♬ original sound - I am Bunny

As of late, Bunny's been asking a lot of "why" questions:

@what_about_bunny
Make a for this trend so I can watch them all 🥺 #dogsoftiktok #fyp #bunnythedog #existentialcrisis
♬ original sound - I am Bunny

Meet Bunny, The Talking Dog That TikTok Is Obsessed With

Bunny the Sheepadoodle may seem like an ordinary dog but there's one major difference. She can talk...sort of!

Over the past year, Bunny's owner Alexis Devine has been teaching her to use an intricate system of buttons with words or phrases to communicate — and it's working!

Bunny now has over 70 buttons with words like "outside," "beach," "mom," and "water" organized into clusters of related phrases.

Alexis originally got the idea to teach Bunny from a speech-language pathologist named Christina Hunger who had taught her own dog to "speak" in five word sentences.

Bunny's first word was "outside," which was placed on a button by the door and pressed by Alexis anytime they went out.

In just a few weeks, Bunny caught on!

"Through a series on thousands of tiny reinforcements, she learns the meaning of each button," Alexis told Mashable.

Many of the duo's adorable interactions are documented on TikTok, which has caused Bunny to skyrocket to fame on the app.

On multiple occasions, Bunny has been able to point out when she was in pain:

She's even learning the concept of time and referencing past events, a cognitive skill that experts thought was not possible for dogs:

And I was completely blown away by this conversation:

As of late, Bunny's been asking a lot of "why" questions:

And it's led to the creation of her own meme: Bunny's Existential Crisis.

As for what's next for Bunny? Perhaps levitation:

Follow Bunny's journey on TikTok here.

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Meet Bunny, The Talking Dog That TikTok Is Obsessed With

Bunny the Sheepadoodle may seem like an ordinary dog but there's one major difference. She can talk...sort of!

Over the past year, Bunny's owner Alexis Devine has been teaching her to use an intricate system of buttons with words or phrases to communicate — and it's working!

Bunny now has over 70 buttons with words like "outside," "beach," "mom," and "water" organized into clusters of related phrases.

Alexis originally got the idea to teach Bunny from a speech-language pathologist named Christina Hunger who had taught her own dog to "speak" in five word sentences.

Bunny's first word was "outside," which was placed on a button by the door and pressed by Alexis anytime they went out.

In just a few weeks, Bunny caught on!

"Through a series on thousands of tiny reinforcements, she learns the meaning of each button," Alexis told Mashable.

Many of the duo's adorable interactions are documented on TikTok, which has caused Bunny to skyrocket to fame on the app.

On multiple occasions, Bunny has been able to point out when she was in pain:

She's even learning the concept of time and referencing past events, a cognitive skill that experts thought was not possible for dogs:

And I was completely blown away by this conversation:

As of late, Bunny's been asking a lot of "why" questions:

And it's led to the creation of her own meme: Bunny's Existential Crisis.

As for what's next for Bunny? Perhaps levitation:

Follow Bunny's journey on TikTok here.

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