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    I Am Bunny: How a ""Talking"" Dog Taught Me Everything I Need to Know About Being Human
    I Am Bunny: How a ""Talking"" Dog Taught Me Everything I Need to Know About Being Human
    I Am Bunny: How a ""Talking"" Dog Taught Me Everything I Need to Know About Being Human
    Audiobook6 hours

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

    Written by Alexis Devine

    Narrated by Alexis Devine

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    Social media stars of @WhatAboutBunny, Alexis Devine and Bunny the ""talking"" dog, deliver 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” when pressed. Within a few weeks, Bunny was using it all the time and Alexis, encouraged by Bunny’s progress, continued to introduce more buttons and more words . . .

    Three years later, Bunny can now communicate using over one hundred buttons, stringing together important, relatable, philosophical phrases such as “Love you Mom,” “Dad went poop,” and “Ugh why?” In I Am Bunny, a memoir in essays and beautiful, full-color photographs, Alexis chronicles not only how Bunny learned to “talk,” but also the profound impact their journey has had on her life. Caring for Bunny has revealed to Alexis a path to self-acceptance, if not complete self-love, and as their relationship developed and their ability to communicate deepened, Alexis was able to reflect on and reframe her past traumas in a newly vulnerable and healing way. Helping Bunny through her fear and reactivity allowed Alexis to examine these qualities in herself, and as she created a safe space for Bunny, she too found space for her own healing.

    Through charming anecdotes about day-to-day life with Bunny, explorations into prior animal language studies, and plenty of irreverent humor, daring, and heart, Alexis tells the story of how she and Bunny have become so inspiringly close, and explores the ancient and unique bond between dog and guardian that so many of us know leads to a deeper, more meaningful life.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperAudio
    Release dateNov 14, 2023
    ISBN9780063314757
    Author

    Alexis Devine

    Alexis Devine is an artist and entrepreneur hailing from Seattle, Washington. She was a longtime creator of wearable art before her sheepadoodle, Bunny, known as “What About Bunny” on social media, became an internet sensation in the fall of 2020. Bunny is part of an ongoing canine cognition research study at the Comparative Cognition Lab at UCSD. Alexis is a Licensed Family Dog Mediator, Fear Free Certified Professional, and Certified Canine Enrichment Tech­nician. Her goal is to further our understanding of the power of connection and importance of empathy, meeting her dogs where they are and understanding them on their terms first to facilitate trust and promote an environment that supports them as the incredible creatures they are.

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    • 4/5
      I was a bit reluctant to start this one, but the curiosity about the TikTok dog with existential crisis won. And gladly it did not disappoint! It was a fun read with plenty of educational anecdotes.
    • 5/5
      Beautiful, insightful, inspiring.
      A must read (or listen) for all animal lovers!