I Am Bunny

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

By: Alexis Devine

Narrated by: Alexis Devine

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.

Delightful

Wanted to read to learn more about communication with my pets and was delighted to have learned about so much more.
Thank you.

Excellent, well worth the time!

Excellent, well worth the time and energy. Both educational and entertaining. I will recommend it to several people.

A wonderful story about a symbiotic relationship between a human and a dog.

I enjoyed this story and related to it being a dog owner myself. I appreciate her strong desire to understand Bunny and in the process learn about herself. I will be listening to this again.

Going deeper with Bunny and Alexis

As a long-time follower of Bunny and Alexis who has pieced together what I know about them from 60 second snippets on insta, I really appreciated the depth and context this Alexis/Bunny bio provided, as well as the history and science of animal communication the book offers. The book is well written and well read by the author.

Bravo!

Articulate and most enjoyable! Thank you Alexis, for putting in to words what many of us experience as dog stewards. Beautiful book. An absolute delight.