Woman teaches her dog a new way to communicate


By AGENCY

Bunny taps a button on a HexTile board in response to a question her owner Alexis Devine just asked, in their home in Tacoma, Washington, the United States. — TNS

If you have a pet, you’ve probably wished at some point that it could talk to you. Too bad that’s impossible... or is it? Alexis Devine would tell you that her dog can – in a way.

Devine, an artist in Tacoma, Washington, the United States, has had Bunny, a female Sheepadoodle, for a year. And in that time, Devine says she’s introduced Bunny to more than 50 words by teaching her to press buttons that play words out loud.

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