... Bunny the sheepadoodle presses buttons on a sound board to shout commands like 'play' 'beach' and 'park'

• The dog, from Tacoma, Washington, is owned by artist Alexis Devine
• She learned to use the specially made communication board shortly after arriving at family home in September 2019
• First word she mastered was 'outside' but vocabulary now also includes 'play', 'beach' and 'park'
• Bunny can also tell his owner that she loves her, as well as demand 'come play'  

 Most pet owners are proud when their dog learns to give them its paw. 

But this 11-month-old sheepadoodle, named Bunny, has gone one step further by learning to 'speak' using a sound board. 

An amazing video shows him pressing different buttons to ask to play, go out and even tell owner Alexis Devine, from Tacoma, Washington, that she loves her. 

Bunny was introduced to the specially made communication pad as soon as she arrived at the Devine family home in September 2019. 

She learned to press down on a specific button when she wanted to go outdoors or go for a wee.

A sheepadoodle named Bunny, from Tacoma, Washington, has 'learned to talk' by pressing buttons on a sound board. She can say things including 'love you mom' and 'come play

 

The first word she mastered was 'outside' but her vocabulary now also includes 'play', 'beach' and 'park'. 

 

The dog can also talk about Ms Devine's pet cat, named Spooky. She uses the buttons to say 'Play, Spooky' and also to ask for 'happy scritches' - a tickly scratch on her head.

Artist Ms Devine said: 'The sound board has been an overwhelmingly positive experience.

'Bunny and I work on engagement, tricks and obedience to strengthen our bond daily, but this has added so much laughter, joy and wonder to our lives.

Bunny was introduced to the specially made communication pad as soon as she arrived at the Devine family home in September 2019

She learned to press down on a specific button when he wanted to go outdoors or go for a wee

'It's always an adventure, and we are thoroughly enjoying the ride regardless of the destination.

'Bunny currently has 45 words on her board with five of them being new enough that we are still helping her to understand them contextually.'

Ms Devine was keen to introduce the unusual method of communicating after seeing the technology being used online by other dog owners.

She made her own sound board after being inspired by speech language pathologist Christina Hunger and her dog Stella.

The first word she mastered was 'outside' but his vocabulary now also includes 'play', 'beach' and 'park'

 

The dog can also talk about Ms Devine's pet cat, named Spooky. She uses the buttons to say 'Play, Spooky' and also to ask for 'happy scritches' - a tickly scratch on his head

 

 

Christina uses augmentative and alternative communication to help non verbal people communicate and was one of the first people to use the sound board with dogs.

 

Alexis said: 'The first sound board that we used was one that I had made after following Christina's guidance on her blog.

'We used that for several months before I connected with Leo Trottier who is a cognitive scientist.

'He was looking for beta testers of a new device and that is the board we are currently using with Bunny.' 

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