@@babettestaiger5856 Alexis will tell Bunny, no not right now, we'll go tomorrow morning. Then the next morning Bunny says, with buttons, ok it's tomorrow morning, let's go! And Alexis says, yes, but after breakfast. Then after breakfast Bunny brings it up again. Oh. Also the tides. They can only go to the beach when the tide is low, and Bunny understands, not now, the tide is high, but we can go late this afternoon.
@@catherinemerrill5511they're right though...a 3 year old is capable of understanding what tomorrow is and what night and day is. It's not a difficult concept to comprehend. You look outside and it's dark it's night, light is day or a nuclear explosion near you. Simple. Tomorrow is after night and yesterday was before the morning. Now understanding to count the days or the days of the week that would be impressive and surpassing 3 year old capabilities
I certainly HOPE a 3 year old is capable of compensating that! Bunny - and most animals, or, at least very many, are - frankly, is smarter than the average 3 year old! I'm curious, though, @xx_storm_xx514, darling, what 3 year olds do you know, that you think that grasping the basic passage of night and day is so brilliant for a 3 year old - or a dog, for that matter?
Ive seen some dogs with buttons that may or may not just be hitting them randomly, but you can tell by bunny's body language that shes being extremely deliberate with what she's choosing to say
@TheMistri yeah I've seen billie, she's also clearly communicating. and I don't think it's that cats are less intelligent, it's just that they don't listen as much lol
Cats pretty clearly try to communicate specific ideas with specific vocalizations. Most people know the sound of their cat asking for attention vs asking for food, etc. It makes sense that they would be able to assign meaning to other noises too @@theghostofsmileyjunction
We can see the evolution of dogs as companions as it’s happened the past thousands or so years. With this new technology for communication, imagine how much more they’ll evolve in future generations. Damn
Now that there are other dogs doing these buttons online, I get to appreciate Bunny even more because she is so human in her thought process and such a sensitive little soul. I love her so much!
This is insane. I remember having this same conversation with my parents when I was like 4ish. About what tomorrow meant. How every day has a tomorrow. It’s mind blowing that this dog is putting these thoughts together just like a young child who is starting to grasp the concept of time. Amazing.
@@user-mm8cd4wd8t yes, while in fact we are the odd ones. Animals understand more than we can think of and we simply don't understand the world. Humans are a cocky species thinking that we're the only species who can think... ;-)
So fascinating getting this insight into how she puts the world together. And confirms my thought that our animals have a much greater complexity of thoughts and emotions than most people think
Bunny really is so smart and communicates so well. What will be her next step? I mean do you have any plans on teaching more communication if so in what way. How about teach her what signs mean.?
Thank you for giving your dog a good life and opportunities to communicate and learn with you ❤ I wish all dogs were this loved. God bless you. Your videos are comforting to me. Brings me right back to my early childhood.
I know some people say it's just a coincidence, and we are just giving meaning in there, but the way Bunny carefully considers and chooses the words she wants to push is just fascinating.
Bunny is so adorable! I just love her! OF COURSE dogs are intelligent! I don't know why people are so shocked by it... animals are INCREDIBLY intelligent. The great thing about Bunny is that she has the tools to communicate that! That makes all of us truly lucky! I just adore her!
Bunny said something extraordinary maybe two years ago. Bunny asked, "Is today yesterday's tomorrow?" I was blown away. How old must a child be to start thinking in those terms?
Bunny is showing us ALL how much animals really understand. WE MUST TREAT THEM ALL WITH THE MOST LOVING CARE. Unfortunately, animals are abused & mistreated. Thanks to the men who made this shitty world.
She is really amazing. She's obviously thinking about these things and she's able to ask about them. It's such a window into her mind every time she expresses her thoughts or feelings. This is a serious accomplishment for Bunny and her amazing mom. Kudos!!!!!!!!🎉❤😊
She might enjoy a lesson on why night follows day, and then night comes again. Honestly, she searches for deeper information often (true, once she got that night follows day and yesterday was before and tomorrow is next), I wondered whether she might enjoy hearing why. Do you have any kids you could ask if they understand while Bunny is around? You could rather have them explain it to you, or you explain to them. I would love to know whether Bunny might be capable of this type of understanding? She might not be, or she might not care. But what if she could?
there's a really interesting radiolab episode where a deaf man who was raised without language of any kind (including sign) learns language for the first time as an adult. he said it was like the lights suddenly came on in his world. when asked about what life was like before words, he said he almost can't remember -it was like a darkness for him. it makes me wonder how words are changing her mental landscape in contrast to a regular dog.
@@alexv5349 It MIGHT have been the man Ildefonso written about in the book A Man Without Words, which is the main result I find when I try searching this story up. The book is written by the woman who initially taught him sign language for four months when he was 27 and apparently isn't very long. However when searching Ildefonso himself I can't find any other interviews he might have done. Radiolab does seem to have interviewed the book's author so I'd probably bet on that being the correct case.
What a smart dog! She must have poodle genes somewhere in her lineage. They are super smart, understand human vocabulary and have intense emotions. ( She looks like a poodle to me but there are so many designer breeds it is hard to know).
The buttons are incredible. It's as if they have found a way to communicate with us in our own language. I always wondered if animals communicate with eachother in a way we can't. And it's us who are the unintelligent ones lol. -John's wife
First Bunny question; “Night come, yes? Answer; “Yes, night come every day. Second Bunny question; “After night tomorrow end?” Answer; 💁🏼♀️ “Morning come.”
