Alexis Devine is Bunny’s owner and told Bustle that she first learned about the soundboard from speech-language pathologist Christina Hunger‘s work. She saw that Christina used a similar device to teach her dog Stella to communicate with her.
“I felt like there’s no reason to bring a creature into your home if your plan isn’t to build an extraordinary relationship with them,” Alexis told Bustle.
The work started slowly with just an “outside” button for when Bunny needed to use the bathroom or desired to go outside for some fun, but soon, Bunny was using the button regularly.
Soon, Alexis started adding other buttons to the board. Bunny was learning what each button meant based on what Alexis would do after Bunny tapped a certain command.
Bustle reported, “If Bunny tapped the ‘water’ button, for example, Devine would fill her water bowl. It’s a mutually beneficial system. She knows using the buttons pleases me — she knows if she requests a walk and I hear her, she is pleased.”
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