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The ‘talking’ dog of TikTok

Alexis Devine said that she knew early on that Bunny, her sheepadoodle puppy, was destined to talk. A 40-year-old artist and jewelry designer in Tacoma, Washington, Devine had pored over literature on canine cognition, communication and training in the months leading up to Bunny’s arrival. Through her research, she came across the Instagram page of a speech pathologist named Christina Hunger, who was documenting how her own dog, Stella, was beginning to develop an English vocabulary. Sign up for The Morning newsletter from the New York Times Stella had a soundboard made up of circular b...

Bunny, an internet-famous sheepadoodle, has brought attention to a new area of study within animal cognition: the use of assistive technology for language acquisition.

'Can speak 92 words'. Meet Bunny, the ‘talking’ dog of TikTok & an inspiration behind scientific research SECTIONS 'Can speak 92 words'. Meet Bunny, the ‘talking’ dog of TikTok & an inspiration behind scientific researchBy Emma Madden, New York Times Last Updated: May 27, 2021, 04:39 PM IST Share According to Devine, Bunny can use the buttons on her soundboard to form four-word phrases. For at least 200 years, researchers have reported several instances of nonhuman animals demonstrating remarkable languagelike capabilities. (In picture. Bunny/Instagram) Related Alexis Devine said that...