i read a comment on instagram that said “dogs understand everything they just don’t talk so they don’t have to pay taxes” and that’s so real

If I remember Bunny is part of a study with like Harvard or Yale. Dogs have the intelligence of a 2-4 year old. If that's the case, she may not be able to pull Bunny out. And her breed of dog (Standard Poodle) are incredibly smart. They're heard dogs, show dogs, service dogs. It is very possible Bunny is truly understanding. You're not giving dogs enough credit.

why doesn't she just remove the tiny mirror that is causing the dog such confusion/anxiety?

The thought of a dog being on the same anxiety medication I am on is _sending_ me

To be fair, Bunny was extremely anxious before she even started the buttons. And her mom is a speech pathologist, so this is her profession. This isn’t just some random lady online with a dog

I love how Angelika seems like she's also having an existential crisis during the video

Bunny is one of many dogs taking place in a research study. You keep mentioning “bought her too many buttons” but they’re introduced little by little, that’s how she remembers what each button says

but to answer your question… researchers are currently doing more extensive research but from what they’ve found so far certain breeds (including poodles which bunny appears to be at least mixed with) are actually extremely conventionally intelligent and have a really good understanding of human language very similar to children

Its been proven that dogs can have the intelligence of around a 3 year old child, and can understand around 150 words in any Language they're taught, dogs learning buttons and communicating this way is incredibly interesting, i do think that bunnys owner is interpreting her incorrectly at times though, "when bunny gone" could just mean what do you do when i leave the room etc what this in relation to the mirror might just mean what is a mirror, not her reflection in the mirror etc you have to remember her intelligence is equivalent to a toddler, so use that knowledge to interpret her instead!

Her dog was already on medication for being reactive and anxious and barking before she did the mirror thing. She’s in a real study who watches the video feed and talks to the owner about how to teach bunny and interpret the button pressing. Bunny also has chronic illness and is always going to the vet. She is not depressed

I respectfully disagree about this. There is some evidence that suggests dogs understand sound, pitch/intonation, and gestures more than language. But there is also a growing body of evidence that suggests they do have a capacity for language. Also, Bunny is part of one of these long term studies, as I understand it, to determine just that. There are several other dogs I follow that also are using these buttons. I have seen them use them to communicate different needs/wants to their owners, so I don't think it can be easily dismissed as them just doing the behaviour to get attention. Also, I think if it were that, couldn't they just hit random buttons? These utterances are coherent and communicate meaning so I don't think it's as simple as the dog just wanting attention. Also, this sampling is negative like meaning shows what could be negative experiences/feelings for Bunny. I have seen others that are more positive so I don't think we should throw the whole concept away based on some clips.

Depending on the dog they can learn English just as much as a baby can. And not just English any other language. A dog that was born deaf was taught sign language and that’s how him and his owner communicate. Dogs can be as smart as a human, same with birds. However I think we should limit how much we teach our dogs. The simpler the mindset the happier they are. Sometimes ignorance is bliss.

I definitely think dogs can understand more English (or other given household language) more than people give them credit for, esp smarter breeds like poodles. So I don't necessarily think its that wild to imagine the dog understands a couple hundred words, but I'm also not sure I buy that she's asking when she'll die lol

There was a dog on "how to train your dog" show a few years ago who had issues with looking in the mirror and depressed behaviour. They found that the dog was getting attention from whenever they looked in the mirror because the owners were worried about it. The dog would repeat the behaviour over and over to get more attention. When they stopped giving it attention after looking in the mirror and only attention when doing positive behaviour the dogs temperament changed. It's likely that bunny's owner gives here more attention when she presses more problematic buttons

Bunny and her buttons were cute in the beginning when she had just those few, but then it felt like it turned into family vlogger vibes 😥

On behalf of Americans, I apologize.

If they don’t put that stupid phone down and spend quality time of that pup… ong

I've followed bunny for awhile and as many people have said, the buttons were introduced to her in small batches. Dog can definitely learn language and i think they deserve a bit more credit than given. That said, i do not like/agree with giving any dog this much intelligence. If these arent staged videos of bunny those are really concerning things for her to be thinking about. Shes probably stressed to the max and she shouldnt have to worry about those things. At this point it also wouldnt be fair to take the buttons away from her because she already understands so much and taking them away isnt going to do anything but leave her with her thoughts with no way to get comfort from her parents when having them. I hope for the best for her and her parents but its just a sad situation for them to be in ☹️

Omg i remember this dog! I didnt know bro was struggling 😭😭😭

honestly i was skeptical of bunny before and am even more now. i'm sure she's a very smart dog, but i feel like people don't understand how abstract a lot of these concepts are. not to mention how many things come down to interpretation. it reminds me of Koko, a "talking" gorilla, whose story is slowly getting debunked as well. there are also examples of animals reacting to the smallest subconscious cues from their owners and getting to the right answer that way without truly understanding what they are doing i love dogs and i don't doubt their intelligence but i think we need to stop imposing our standarts of intelligence and comprehension onto them, they already can communicate quite effectively

My poodle understands two languages and ASL. She's learned that "oh shit" means "I have dropped food in the kitchen." My puddle is clever but when she gets a thorough groom I still have to spend a day or two pointing out reflections of the two of us. It must be very tempting to show the world Bunny's ability to grasp complex emotions and questions. Something feels suss when the owner repeats the dog's questions.

This whole situation gives me the massive ick and I can’t fully articulate why

I think there's a huge difference between exploiting a dog for money and slowly teaching your dog to communicate basically the same way we teach babies to. Eventually were gonna want answers as to how smart these dogs really are, of course I'm not sure how ethical the process is but there has to be a first for every experiment and that just happens to be bunny. Her owners really love her and i think in the long run she's gonna be okay. Something this cool (if its real) deserves to be shared with others.

The dog is sentient now like a person, if it can understand that they exist.

I have no idea about the button thing but dogs can and do understand humans words (depending on the language the owner’s speak). The reason why dogs can’t be considered to understand language is because they don’t understand syntax. Words they absolutely do understand though. If you say in the same tone to your dog “no” and “go” if you’re dog is paying attention they can tell what you mean even though the words sound very similar.

that poor dog, maybe bunny needs a break ☹️

I remember seeing the video of her repeatedly pressing the human button and staring at herself and feeling absolutely terrified. Dogs are intelligent I will give people that but seeing an animal that we dismiss as a pet that’s just a bit smarter then average actually having an existential crisis over if it’s a person deeply disturbed me

I think bunny made associations. Just like when you say “sit” “outside” “treats” etc and that’s the buttons. And she’s slowly building words with association. And is now given a way to use the associations she learned but I don’t know anything really

As a Vet Tech and trainer, I think the owner is going too far, and I feel for the pup. Yes, dogs can understand English when trained, but only to an extent, and they understand tone more, in my opinion. That poor dog has anxiety from the owner pushing too many words on her. I'm sure it's confusing, and lord only knows how many videos a day Bunny has to make. Bunny pulls more sheepdog than poodle, too she just keeps her groomed short.

Fun fact: parrots can recognise each other over facetime and can tell the difference between that and a mirror. Also, they really enjoy it! That doesn't have anything to do with dogs. It's just a nice fact that my researcher flatmate's colleague studies 😅

Lol I’m currently in hospital seeing this and I feel this dogs energy on a deep level

Dogs don’t understand what mirrors are or what they do. they just know they see another dog and why is it in my house

It’s so crazy that now even dogs are getting exploited online like kids are it’s truly wild…

I think its human nature to try and personify other living things. It's scary that it could lead to a whole bunch of pets being unnecessarily stressed and medicated because we project human thoughts onto their actions.

Like you said, we already have a way to communicate with pets. And it feels really weird to force human communication as a trick on a dog. I generally don't believe she understand complex concepts such as time and death. I think she understand some words (food / walk, the basics) and understands that if she puts the random other words (when / why) in there, she gets more attention or treats. And perhaps certain combos even more. To the which button is what thing; I think it's just memory, which they trained her well in.

I know of service dogs that learn many things, use buttons to ask for help and all that. But I've seen them using 3 buttons at most in order to help their owners or even soothe a child but I would be overwhelmed with all that information, like, come on, poor baby.

It’s sad cause i started following bunny when she started but how’d it get this far

no girl i have literally all the same questions and i always felt weird about bunny's owners bc if my dog did that i would probably freak out a looooot more than they did about it like what

She’s also been learning these buttons for a very very long time. It’s really interesting how this has come to be and it’s unfortunate that what we’re learning is that maybe learning this much communication is harming the dogs mental health? I like the button things. I think it’s insanely interesting how Bunny was able to come this far.

As an American, of course it's Seattle 🤦 either that or Portland.

The dog does know. It’s like a baby learning a language. Like you tell them to go & point they will finally understand your saying go & they go. That’s what my dog does

Ngl i feel like i just listened to you say the same thing over and over again for 20 minutes.

i think bunny is the koko the gorilla of today where everyone thought she could do sign language when in reality her keeper was "interpreting" her signs. like yeah dogs and gorillas are highly intelligent and comminicative but not like this

Dogs do understand some speech, I think studies suggest that a dog can learn around 200 words. I can’t say things like “stick” and “walk” around my dog, and now when I say “W-A-L-K” to my partner he started understanding that as well. If i say stick he immediately goes over to the snack drawer and waits for his dental stick and if I say wee-wees he knows we are just going for a quick pee in the garden and leads me there instead of the gate. When I ask him “where is (husband’s name)” he will lead me to my husband. Edit: regarding the meds, loads of dogs with e.g. depravation syndrome get prescribed different medications from CBD oil to SSRIs. Depravation syndrome is super debilitating and can’t always be fixed by just moving to the country side.

The dog isn’t learning the language but can definitely learn words. You can see this in your own dog I am sure (words like walk, ride, potty, etc). Think of little kids learning another language. It is teaching another language word by word. The most famous example would be Coco the ape. They taught coco how to communicate through sign language but the idea that Coco learned a human language is a flawed interpretation of what actually happened. Often Coco would spout nonsense through signs. Coco knew certain words triggered certain things to happen or certain reactions (ie. Sign banana and receive a banana) but didn’t know the language. As for the antidepressants… doodles tend to be a bit neurotic and are prone to mental health issues. I’m considering them for my poodle mix because his separation anxiety is extreme (he will bark for hours and refuses to eat or drink anything until I am home). I have legit worried if he will end up having physical health issues because he is so anxious. Before anyone judges me he is very new to the family and is a rescue. He has had a lot of upheaval in his life. We are doing our best to work through it without meds, but if he needs meds then I will give them to him. I don’t think Bunny’s anxiety was caused by the buttons but rather the other things going on in her life. There is another dog in the house now and they have moved. Both of those things can trigger anxiety and depression in dogs. I doubt a vet prescribed anxiety meds because Bunny is “asking” about life and death. They were most likely prescribed for things we don’t see behind the scenes.

I believe bunny is actually part of a research study, there have been several dogs doing this on Instagram but it was starting to be more studied by a speech pathologist under the username “hungry for words”. It’s actually kind of interesting! I’ve followed bunny for a long time. I think her mom has always joked about her “thoughts”. I really don’t think she’s exploiting her… I’m a pretty frequent watcher and I’m a little disappointed by the lack of research Into bunny’s story….

Bunny is quite deliberate in which button she presses and doesnt press. What she walks over and what she decides to use.

Angelika this is probably the only video I’ve entirely disagreed with you on. If bunny has the capability to learn this much then another dog has before. This wouldn’t and shouldn’t actually be considered a new phenomenon. The only reason why this makes you uncomfortable is because you see bunny as just a pet… And being able to communicate better with your dog is always a good thing. Bunny will always be able to express discomfort rather than suffering in silence like some poor pets

wow what a time to be alive 💀💀i kinda love this

I believe dogs can understand humans and can understand their parents language. This lady has just found a way to show dogs can understand us

I love how we are still washing this when it came out 5 months ago

i think bunny can comprehend the buttons but is unable to understand the concept of the mirror. so she's asking about the dog in the mirror without understanding it's herself so when she says "when will dog go" she's just asking when the dog in the mirror will go because she's scared of it 😭 like how babies don't have enough brain development to understand their reflection isn't another child. she's just saying dog or bunny to refer to it because she's repeating what the owner called it. it's a middle ground i think, dogs aren't dumb but definitely not intelligent enough to compehend their own existence or mortality. tbh the anxiety meds probably helped because she's not scared of her reflection anymore people's reactions to it and the interpretations of what the dog may be "feeling" is honestly just projection and humanity's tendency to emotionalize and humanize everything animals do

There’s a study somewhere saying not to name your dog anything over two syllables because they can understand it and won’t know their name, which alone proves that this dog isn’t communicating

Teaching dogs about death, dreams, self aware of existing is such a weird and abstract thing, super disturbing. Animals aren’t humans they shouldn’t learn about that NEVER

Alexis was part of a study at the beginning of this. I think they local university gave her the buttons and wanted her to see how much she could teach her dog. I’m still not convinced it’s not just training the dog to use the buttons even though the dog can put together words, I really believe that the dog just watches her push the buttons in certain orders, and then repeats it because that’s what a dog does when you’re training it but I don’t know.

WOW I last saw Bunny 3 years ago and she has so many more buttons now. That is amazing and super cool that this woman has basically started a very interesting research study. *In my opinion I don't think you're giving the dog or her owner enough credit! Dogs are crazy smart. I'm not sure if you've ever had a dog for over a decade, but they definitely know what you're saying. They can learn their names, the names of different toys, and other simple words such as "food," "water," "walk," and so much more. It's not *solely* tone of voice. Their intelligence is already known to be about that of a toddler or preschooler. And children of that age can definitely put sentences together and understand simple concepts.

I’ve long suspected the bunny videos to be fake. It was like “toilet” “treat” “dad” that sort of made sense to me but I don’t believe that the dog can navigate conversations like that. Dogs have pretty good word recognition and vocabulary but vocabulary of physical items or activities “chicken” “walk” is so different than learning to ask questions. Dogs are smart, but they’re smart in dog ways.

You've not been around many dogs? Even the lower end of the intelligence scale do know certain words: walk vs. outside, leash, etc. On the upper end of the intelligence scale, border collies easily learn 200+ words, with the top of their breed nearing 400 words. They can easily learn words and even simple phrases. What blew me away was a dog having existential thought patterns. Not sure about it but sure as hell not ruling it out either.

Hey, I find it important to point out that she was originally a part of a study. At least that is what she claimed at one point. I don't doubt the owner, I just wanted to make it clear that there hasn't been a 3rd party verification

I have 2 dogs a german shepherd lab mix and a catahoula. They can understand quite a bit of english. My dogs know probably a couple 100 words and I can most definitely add to that. They know locations, tasks, each individual toy, all people that are pretty close to us, each others names, and some different animal types. For example a duck vs a rabbit. I can say the words they know in any tone and they will first react to the tone but will focus and disregard my tone if its words they know and they can act on them. They know many commands and even will jump in the tub when i say under my breath you need a bath. I have also expressed I should go for a run to my roommate and my shep brought me my running shoes as they associate my shoes on what type of exercise or the liklihood of them even going with me. They even figure out what phrases mean without me really training them if they find consistency in the phrase or words with the actions associated with them. I love to say wait 5 minutes and they will leave me alone and be back in 5 minutes. I dont know if it is a coincidence but they almost always come back at the 5 min mark. They are most likely waiting for my subtle cue of me subconsiously measuring 5 min and realizing i should get up now but they know to wait and they know when to get in my face when I am being lazy after the 5 min is up. What amazes me is putting simple sentences together or them being able to associate feelings with the word. But she is a speech pathologist so there maybe a type of training to get the dog to pick up on it. All I know is that dogs are extremely smart and they work really hard to try to understand and figure out what is being asked from them. To me this could be an amazing breakthough into a dogs mind a capability of understanding or it can be a mix of using most of the words to communicate like walk outside, beach etc and then also being trained to push certain buttons and look at the mirror to make it appear she is thinking of her existence and trting to make sense of it all. I think it is the latter but this experiment needs to be repeated many more times with different researchers and dogs for a more diffinitative answer.

Seems like she got the dog for more of an experimental reason rather than letting a dog be a dog. You can just seem the dogs eyes are sadden and confused.

Sometimes ignorance is bliss! 😭 we shouldn't be teaching dogs everything, just let them remain unaware😭 I'm pretty sure Bunny wouldn't be ears-deep in an existential crisis if her owners had left her alone!

This entire thing made me very anxious

dogs also really only know words based off sound. basically if we tell my dog “crate” he goes to his crate, but he will also go if we say great, rate, mate, fate, berate, etc. if that makes sense.

I have over a decades worth of experience in the animal industry. Bunny is not, and was never having an “existential crisis,” and should have never needed or been put on medication, especially at her age. Dogs can learn language to a certain extent, but not in the same way that humans learn and understand language. Tone and volume are important. Research is not substantial enough yet to determine much beyond that. The owner has a huge problem with anthropomorphism, and that, along with a lack of training or appropriate mental stimulation (beyond buttons) is likely what has led to the anxiety and aggression Bunny was experiencing. You *have* to treat dogs as dogs. Their needs will vary depending on the breed, personality/temperament, and breeding; but they all have to be met.

I agree. However, I did know a cat once who knew what fat meant - or just didn't like the word. This cat was extremely obese and I was told not to call it fat because she get mad at me. I assumed there's no way this cat knew this word and thought it was the tone people used. So I used my higher "good boy" voice and said, "What a fat cat you are." This cat stopped- she was being super friendly- looked at me and turned her butt to me then walked away. It was insane. I've never seen anything like it since then.

Dogs CAN understand, just like we can eventually learn words in another language. If someone kept pointing at a house and saying, "casa!" I could eventually figure out that casa meant home, even if I knew nothing else in Spanish. They don't, to our knowledge, have the capability to learn LOADS of words like us- but they can learn words. There was a guiness record holding dog who knew over a hundred toys by name- if that dog can understand the word associated with a specific toy on over a hundred unique applications- why can't a dog learn that the sounds that create the word "dad" or their name, or any other concept? They can even learn what time of day someone comes home, they can learn people by name, they can learn what time food comes. I DO think the owner is looking too far into the words the dog is using in this case. I don't think she's having an existential crisis, but I don't doubt that the dog can understand a lot of words or the pictures on the top of each button.

People need to stop thinking dogs and other animals are so stupid. They aren't. The dog that has bonded to me knows every single word I say and can agree or disagree and tries to talk. Dogs are really effing smart.

phoebe is keeping her mouth shut so she doesn’t have to help with rent

it’s scary and sad….but like should we silence them by way of not providing the buttons? or should we do more research into what these animals know and how they communicate….. god this is terrifying what is even happening

KPassionate did an exceptional video on this topic. Bunny only pressed one button and not both. it looks as though they edit most of their videos to make it seem like Bunny said things but she never did!

Dogs understand us. Dogs know our thoughts and what we're communicating.

Bunny and buttons is a research study. Not advocating buttons for every dog but as a way of learning about dogs and communication. It is just like any other research on understanding more about the intelligence and learning capabilities of animals. Koko the gorilla was taught sign language to communicate and she proved that communication with animals can give us incredible insight to their inner life

The other problem with using these buttons with dogs is that a lot of people are unaware of how many people use alternative & augmentative communication (AAC) devices-with an early example being Steven Hawking-to express themselves. Communication as we understand it is a uniquely human experience that other species approximate in different ways. Also, fluoxetine is Prozac for those who don’t know.

To answer “How does she know what she’s saying?” I can only say “How do you know what you’re saying?”

Bunny hit button, make owner do.

the last part of your video, where you explain dogs perceives certain sounds with certain actions --- THAT'S THE SAME THING humans do. The sound of a specific word has a meaning, whether it be an action or an item, etc. That's what language is. Dogs, when taught words outside of tone, can recognize the word and its related meaning in any tone.

Bunny I assume is a very smart breed of dog. Dogs on average have the intellect of a small child. Dogs learn many words during their lives, they just can’t speak because of the structure of their vocal cords. It’s not surprising that they can be trained in this way.

She probably feels frustrated because she can't form the words and she feels less than the people 😢😢😢

Maybe bunny is just asking for no more making content like “when no bunny”=when are we done doing Insta bs ;))😂😂😂😂😂

I have read that dogs know about 250 different words. What Numny is foing is remembering which button gives which action. A dog could definitely fo that For example when I put on my makeup or put on my shoes, my dog knows I'm leaving the house and goes to his crate. Before I get hate on crate training, he is only crated when I leave the house. I work at home and he sleeps in my bed. I am a hermit so it is only for short periods of time I live in a rental and can't take the chance of him damaging the place I live. He has separation anxiety and his crate is a safe place when I'm gone

I watched Bunny since the beginning of the button nonsense and I would say 99% of the things she says are complete nonsense and the other is her being delusional. The dog has no clue what's going on

They not called mama best friend for a reason.

really can’t believe you just said dogs don’t understand English they def understand language if you rehome a dog from a English speaking household to Spanish speaking household the dog will be very confused for a period of time and it’ll take em a min to understand the new language I’ve seen it happen

Im really sad that all the dogs who talk with buttons look depressed. And the youtubers only allow there dog to 'use their words' so im like JUST LET YOUR DOG BE A DIG FOR ONCE! because my dog has no fricking idea what a human thinks, he just barks and trash bags and demands belly rubs 24/7

The owner has been working with Bunny for years. None of this happened quickly. Bunny is extremely smart and she and her mom are part of a study being done at a university. I think it is very positive.

Animals do understand. That humans were ignorant to it because there was no viable way for them to communicate with us is different. Whether Bunny has buttons to express herself or not, her thoughts remain the same.

I feel like you might be onto something with her getting attention for the buttons. Not a dog behaviourist, but it set off some memories about how some scientists tried to teach a chimpanzee to use sign language in the 1970s (I believe its name was Nim?), but it ended up being the chimp just mimicking signs without understanding what it said. There are videos on KZfaq about it. Whether or not Bunny understands the tone of different words is hard to say, though. Would love to see someone with an understanding of dog brains weigh in on it.

I think Bunny is asking when will, she become human. Therein lies the existential crisis.

Animals can just be smart with communication without necessarily fully understanding human words I think. My cat knows how to let me know he wants out of a room; he literally jumps at the door. When I’m giving him treats, I use a specific tone of voice and he reacts, same as when I ask him if he’s ready to go up or downstairs (he’s my shadow, yes lol) and he’ll perk his ears up and look at me, run to the stairs and often waits for me. He’ll even come back to fetch me if I don’t get up quick enough for his liking. He will also show signs he’s unhappy; we keep the living room door shut when no one is in there so he doesn’t get up to naughty business. If we don’t go to the living room, sometimes he’ll seem depressed so we go in there just for him, play with him and then he’s happy again. We have this thing literally called "window ledge time"; he hears the curtain/window open and he’ll come running to the window bc apparently he’s a big fan of PDA and wants everyone on the outside to see him getting all the fuss on the window ledge. 😂 I don’t need buttons to understand my cat’s cues, moods and behaviours and he knows how to communicate what he wants too. Animals are super smart in their own right, they have feelings and they can be depressed etc. It can just display differently than it does to humans. Perhaps adding so many buttons has complicated things and ultimately confused the dog’s communication/moods… the set up and constant recording just makes me uncomfortable… would this dog be this potentially depressed if she were treated like a normal loved dog without all the performing? Because it seems that’s what her life is - performing? Idrk, this situation just bothers me.

My sweet puppy baby Max (rest in peace my angel) grieved my dad’s passing so severely that he couldn’t sleep and would cry and roam around all night for weeks. It was unbearable watching him suffer. The vet put him on the same medication as Bunny. However I didn’t do that to him,but what happened to Bunny was her owner’s fault. I agree with you that she shouldn’t have been pushed to be on medication, it shouldn’t have gotten this far. However now that I’m thinking about it would it make her more depressed to take the buttons away? I am extremely concerned for her and her health. This whole situation is extremely hard to understand honestly.

My dog has separation anxiety so he is one of those dogs that needs anxiety medications if I'm going to be away from him for too long. I feel so guilty for causing his anxiety that anyway someone else causes a dog anxiety I just get so heartbroken like we're giving them the curse of humanity

Personification has made us "see" a face on Mars that turned out to just be poor camera quality and mountains in a cluster. The uncanny valley is where it's almost human but not quite. This is just a dog pressings buttons. We, I think the owner and kids on tik tok "feel" like it's expressing a human emotion. It's a dog, not a human baby. And why out of all the languages in the world, only an English speaking dog owner have a dog not only understand human speak, but English. I think just statistically speaking if any animal would talk, it would speak Chinese. A lot of birds actually can mimic human sounds, and speak, but that does not mean it upstands it.

Dogs do understand and recognise words, depending on the breed they can learn hundreds of words. But the buttons are an odd one - like everything else online it's hard to know how much is real...

I have grown up with dogs my whole entire life, and we have had about 20 different dogs throughout my 21 years of life, the most amount of dogs we've had at once was 14. My mom works fulltime as a dog trainer and has since I was born. Now, most dogs aren't that smart beyond "If I'm good, I get treat" but we have had a couple of dogs that was incredibly smart that instead of feeling like a pet, we all felt they were like a younger sibling. these dogs knew exactly what some words meant, example; if i was talking to my mom and said "I'm going out to the car" they would run out before us and wait at the car, same with if we mentioned the words beach or park. it got to the point with one of them that we had to spell out words instead of saying them cause our dog would get way to excited if we said the word, even if not talking to him, he did however eventually learn the spelling of that word so we had to switch the words we used in everyday talk. Now, the bunny situation is clearly staged and edited, sometimes the dog presses fewer buttons than the words we hear, sometimes it presses different buttons. its not very noticeable when watching it on the phone, but they are edited. Most dogs have the mental capacity of a 2 - 2.5 year old toddler, some smarter breeds like Labrador, poodle and husky might have a bit higher, like a 3 year old, and like humans, some have a higher IQ and some have a lower. most dogs might learn a couple of words but as you say, go more of tone of voice, but some dogs like the two I had do understand the meaning of some words, the same as a human kid.

This is actually making me scared😂😂

You keep saying "Dogs don't understand English" Except they DO! Even dogs that aren't trained in the button system DO understand words that are repeated every day. They know "good dog", they know "out", and much more besides. There are a lot of dogs being trained on this system, and like humans, some are more talkative than others. Bunny is a communicator. I don't know if she's talking about death--or if she's wondering if she may be taken away from her home. Either way, she needs reassurance. How good is it that she can tell her human what is bothering her.

For as long as I can remember people have talked about the tone of your voice with dogs of course they can learn certain things but if I say wanna go bye bye in a higher pitch my dog gets excited I could say wanna to a party in the same pitch and I’ll get the same excitement. This dog isn’t having any kind of crisis other than the owner making something out of nothing for views

I have been watching Bunny all through Covid. Her anxiety seems tied to living right next to the ocean which seems to have waves sounding right under the house. She calls it big water. Says she is concerned. She has sense of humor. After a bath she said she was MAD emphasizing the word by walking in a circle before hitting the button...her own invention. She also claimed to be human but her companion dog she quickly said was a dog. She reminds her mom about her medication.

I think someone who is in this field of study and knows the dog should make a thorough video on this. Because this dog clearly is different from other dogs and understands what we are saying and how to communicate.