I Am Bunny - How a "Talking" Dog Taught Me Everything I Need to Know About Being Human

Alexis Devine, creator of the wildly popular TikTok account @WhatAboutBunny with over 8.3 million followers, delivers a memoir loaded with wit and passion for animals, as well as the vulnerability and authenticity of a woman who learned to take care of herself by learning to talk to her dog.

When Bunny, a fluffy, black-and-white sheepadoodle, was eight weeks old, her guardian Alexis presented her with an odd gift: a button programed to say “outside.” Alexis had received the button as part of a beta test studying augmentative and alternative communication in dogs and cats. Within a few weeks, Bunny had mastered the word “outside.” Alexis, encouraged by Bunny’s progress, continued to introduce more words, and soon, Bunny was talking.

Three years later, Bunny can now communicate using over 100 buttons, saying phrases like “Love you Mom” and “Ugh why?” In I Am Bunny, a memoir in both es