Why do we apologize for having emotions and crying. Don’t be sorry that you loved THAT MUCH that your love is spilling out of your eyes. It’s beautiful to witness. Thank you for sharing. ❤
It is emotional masturbation, actually. She doesn't need to feel guilt at not having wordbuttons before. She just likes to think how delicate she is, and put on a show!
The ramifications these buttons could have for animal rights and animal justice could be seismic! I'm looking forward to sanctuaries giving these buttons to pigs and cows too. I know there's at least one cow learning to use these and I've seen her ask for help after knocking something over.
I knew pigs were intelligent. Hearing cows could be too makes me feel conflicted over my diet. Which is why, I suspect, some people think these videos are completely made up.
If dogs can honestly express themselves so well, imagine what the future will look like if a device were created so that their barks, growls, noises could be translated through a small speaker connected to their collars like the movie Up.
At first I also thought how cool, we can meet their basic food and life needs! But then watching Bunny grow, tell jokes, create new word combinations within the words given to really tell us her life was astonishing and heartening!
This has reinforced what I have always believed, apart from the fact that animals are sentient beings, I truly most wholeheartedly believe that they have a sort of personhood about them. They are not just mindless creatures and the buttons are an incredible avenue for them to express themselves.
Im surprised these buttons arent being used by more. I wish some of these sucess stories would teach online classes to help pet parents get started. I bought the whole kit the 1st day i saw my 1st bunny video. I wanted my cat to talk to me.... She is no where near bunny but our 3 buttons are a life changer. We keep adding more buttons and its a slow process when you have a large family and busy household but its still possible.
Bawling. Alexis, thank you so much for introducing us - the whole world - to the buttons. I know you weren't the first to do this, but you have been so incredible at sharing from day one, ar spreading the word. I will never forget the first time my dog used them correctly, and I knew he was using them correctly. That connection - there are no words for it. Following you four always! ❤
Forget all that A.I. stuff!! Buttons for animals are great! It would be wonderful to get something like buttons for whales, dolphins porpoises and octopus. Apes are known to learn sign=language. Lots of birds, that are not parrots, can mimic human speech AND know what they are saying. Parrots do that all the time.
Caden brought this to your attention and your relationship was so close that love and nurturing is WHY you are able to do this with your dogs now!dont regret what love you could have shown your best friend in the whole wide world knew without any doubt knew how deeply you loved them and that goes beyond language time place and beyond this lifetime that energy that soul that goodness impacts this entire Universe.
I know exactly what this last woman is talking about. It was 1990, my parents and me got our first pet, a sausage dog pup. That lil rascal got only 1 year old. He was sick, terribly sick and we were too inexperienced to listen to signs and indications he was maybe trying to give. When he was on someone's arm he appeared fine but whenever he was on the ground he walked along the walls of the room forever. He died that Friday night in his kennel screaming like hell. We thought it's just the seperation from us. The next morning he was dead. Until today I feel the urge for compensation. I have still something to repair, to make it good again. If I'll ever get a dog again, I will get such a board too and teach it at least the basics of communication !
I'm really sorry that happened. It sounds like a horrible and traumatic experience. Please don't beat yourself up about this. You were doing the best that you could at the time. Hindsights 20/20
This is a sweet video. Animals also often recognize sign language and movement for communication really well. My dog Gracie and I often "talk" that way...I have some specific movements for things like "sit", "come here",etc. and her barks vary in tone according to what she see/wants. And she has specific movements for "outside" or "come this way", things like that. Wish I'd trained her with buttons but she's 11 this year and I don't know if she could learn them.
You can start at any age, I don,t think the age of the pet matters much. Some pets will engage and some won't, the only way to see if they want to learn is to try
There is a channel called CatManJohn. Russell and 3 other cats live together. Russell pushes buttons and even communicates some of the other cats wishes. The other cats never or rarely push buttons.
Because of Bunny and this particular video when you posted it, I say "do you have a stranger in your foot?" when my dog starts limping outside. We have a plant called goathead weed where I live and its Always getting in her paws. Your videos have helped me to communicate better with my husky. I bought the buttons and she has No interest in them, but its all helped me to pay more attention to the other ways she communicates. Thank you.
There are only two possible outcomes for enabling our pets to communicate with us and gouging their actual intelligence: - greatest invention ever - Humanity's greatest mistake
Awwe geeze so beautiful... Everyone made fun of me cuz I talk to animals. I say every thing that makes a noise has a voice... If you listen you will hear it!!!
This confirms what I’ve always known about my dogs. They have emotions, including frustration, the ability to love, to experience joy, become bored, etc. I do like the opening up of the ability to meet their needs and their understanding of the world.
This is a wonderful study. I am so glad that the people have found a way to enhance their animal companion lives. I was a vegetarian for years then I went back to eating meat. I do feel some guilt because everything has an innate desire to live and thrive whether it is an insect or an dog. On the other hand the truth of all life is that one being feeds on another in some way to survive. Scientists theorize that is how we got mitrocondria in our nucleuses. One ancient microbe consumed the mitrocondria but instead of dying the mitrocondria survived and eventually the host cell and the mitocondria formed a symbiotic relationship. So I think for me instead of shunning animal products it is about finding products that were raised in a more humane way. I know this is not a perfect solution but it works for me. Also many of the animals like sheep that have been bred for human desired traits would not survive without us. The domesticated sheep will die from the weight of the wool if it is not shorn regularly. Peace all
Yeah, that made me cry too. I really wish there was some way I could do these with my horse. I think he would love it. He's already so expressive and he loves to connect.
Liked commenting and sharing this needs to blow up, just so people can open their minds a little each time they see their pet try to communicate with them in *any* way
They give us so much. We owe them more. To be loved by another sentient being as our pets are is a love like no other. They deserve more and for those who receive more life is beyond compare for them.
Billi the cat (the BilliSpeaks channel) has needed medication that she hates the taste of the past few weeks....even hiding the medicine in food was not helping. But her human, with patience, building on buttons and concepts they had already learned, ("Medicine ouch bye" and "First medicine then food") has actually got her to the point that she is willingly taking the medicine! This whole thing is just amazing.
It must be so frustrating for intelligent dogs not to be able to communicate , and that they settle to their ' lot " in life 😢, these buttons allow dogs to not only communicate , but Live a more meaningful happier life ..
Can you imagine how frustrating it must be for dogs to deal with their clueless, unplugged people? I'm sure their people feel they're being attentive and kind to their dogs, but all the while, clueless.
I hope the people/person who invented and marketed this language interface knows what a HUGE Deal it is and how much gratitude and love he/she deserves🤗👍✨
Can you imagine if every major tv network globally played this clip a couple dozen times on mainstream? The impact it would have, not on all of course, but a lot. If we second guess how we talk and treat animals, it’s inevitable we will also think more about how we talk and are with each other.
I'm too old/disabled to take care of a pet, . . .Every time I watch these videos I am so Happy the Jetsons dog Astro talking is coming true. . . But I am so sad I didn't teach my favorite dog to talk back in 1965, I feel I have to apologize to him when I die and meet him in heaven . . . Bunny may not be the first, but she certainly is the turning point in domestic animal development, in that she inspires others by popular acclaim in a fashion that propagates human behavior and industry toward "pet education"
The joy I feel simply watching the richer and more fulfilling lives of animals and their humans is indescribable. I look forward to seeing them as often as possible. I wish someone's dog would name me Squirrel. 😊
I primarily follow Bunny's journey and development, but I was aware that there were several other families using the buttons and posting on UA-cam. Just like the woman in the clip, I think back to my mini schnauzer girl whom I had for 18.5 years, and I wonder how much closer we could have been if we could have communicated more naturally.
Bunny's depth of understanding always blows me away. There was another dog, Muman?, who wanted a wet towel and came up with water sweater. Animals abilities to understand us and communicate are totally amplified by watching the videos.
Billi the cat (BilliSpeaks) has a "friend" button for different humans who visit but don't have another title (like "Grandma" or "Aunty")....and on,e whom she particularly seems to like, she named! She calls her "Squirrel"! She doesn't get to see Squirrel very often at the moment, and was recently asking for her. Her guardian was trying to explain that it would be quite some time before Squirrel could visit, and Billi looked puzzled and then hit the "I don't understand" button!
I’m crying. OMGosh it makes me love Bunny and Alexis even more. I love Bunny simply because I had Old English Sheepdogs before and still love them. But seeing her talking ❤
I love how spite what is being said and reported by these "button experiments" people still separate humans from animals. Humans ARE animals. The cognitive gap between humans and other animals isn't as big as you'd think.
Makes me tear up too! We have so much to learn about what our four-legged family members think, feel, want and have to tell us! I wish I had known about this communication system a number of years ago. We had a cat who would have excelled in using them. She carried the title of communications director because she would come get me when the other cats, dog, or kids needed anything--and take me to who/what was needed. She also would do this when she had killed a mole or rat and had a special meow for it!
I wish Fluent Pet would develop a system of buttons that plug into USB or some other style of power rails. I would gladly pay the few hundred dollars for 100 buttons, but I simply can't afford to buy hundreds of batteries for them.
I think most of us with deep connection to our dogs know what they are saying or want with their natural communication abilities without the need for buttons. As a dog owner I feel it's our responsibility to deeply care & listen to what they have to say with their body language and vocalizations etc.
Thank you all for what you have given this world. So amazing. Communication doesn’t need words but it is helpful. So greatful for the knowledge you have shared.
As i watch this it stirs up some very heartfelt emotions. Ive told people for years I WISH I COULD UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY'RE (whether cat or dog) SAYING. I am so stirred.
Rinji just learned his first button last night/today! I have five dogs and trying out the treat button has been interesting. Two didn't care after a few treats and walked away. My spunky young gal seems interested but intimidated. I haven't tried it with my senior. He gets whatever he wants anyway, but I'd like to help him have a voice. I am trying to figure out how to add their names so I can tell who wants what. I have trained before, but I really don't want to mess up the button experience. I think I am overthinking it. A few years of watching Bunny and Billi (the cat) finally inspired me to try my own. I could only afford 4 buttons right now. I can buy more buttons, but it's the batteries that hurt lol. I will be trying to cut up my own foam mat.
I so wish I knew about this when my two girls were alive - ideally when young 17 years ago. I suspect Sasha would have been amazing and little Mischka her sister might hav e only got a few such as food and love you. Miss them so very much.
Humans always have the perception of knowing what the intention and state of mind of another creature is. Oftentimes it is called empathy. The trouble is that people rarely have the perception not to know what the other thinks. I have no idea how one might have the idea that an animal does not have a state of mind with feelings, but to assume that it is the same as that of a human is equally idiotic.
I love this. I was inspired to tell my story as well. If my mother (who is also a redhead) hadn't fallen in love with you and Bunny I probably would have never heard of using AIC buttons.
I just bought a starter pack for a friend who has a puppy and is a very hands on doggy mama. I can’t wait to see if he learns, because I know she’s definitely going to teach him to try.
How can I get in touch with this foundation?! I have an 11 year old crazy intelligent Mountain Feist and I want so so much to know what she has to say especially starting as an elder dog. How??? I see them on Amazon but I really want assistance to know I'm doing this right for her.
I have 2 sweet and beautiful male flatcoated retrievers, aged 5 and 8. I’m very interested in using these buttons to deepen my conversation with them. But I’m wondering if it makes sense at their age, or if they are simply too old now to learn this…. Can anyone advise? Many thanks!
I think Billi the cat started using buttons when she was 10 or 11 (?), so it doesn't seem like you have to start from when they're really young. It might be worth a try!
I've heard it said that pigs are very intelligent. Like other species, they have a design-purpose on and for the Earth, to clean the land, somewhat similar to, but different from coyotes, vultures and ravens, etc., just as bottom-feeders and shellfish clean the waters. Tests have been done with heavily polluted water, such that "harvesting" shellfish was prohibited there, so that they could multiply to appropriately high and abundant numbers, and they went back and tested that water every year, and as the shellfish increased in number, the water became clean, and then pristine in its purity; shellfish are living filters. Man has not understood that all the species have their innate design purpose, just as butterflies, bees and hummingbirds pollinate the vegetation. So too do the keystone species, equines and elephants nourish the land in their respective regions, due to their singular stomach that passes along a great quantity of nutrients, enzymes and minerals, together with germinated seeds, such they they feed and re-seed the Earth, which benefits everyone. Man has largely been clueless in not perceiving the purposes and needs of the creatures, only thinking about how whatever animal can suit his temporal desires. Man has much to learn.
In the words of Martin Luther King Jr.: “One day the absurdity of the almost universal human belief in the slavery of other animals will be palpable. We shall then have discovered our souls and become worthier of sharing this planet with them.”
Why do we apologize for having emotions and crying. Don’t be sorry that you loved THAT MUCH that your love is spilling out of your eyes. It’s beautiful to witness. Thank you for sharing. ❤
You're absolutely right... tears of joy here. Not sorry. Mitch ❤
So beautiful when you love animals, and also maybe even a little human who has apraxia of speech. Your eyes are bound to leak a little.
It is emotional masturbation, actually. She doesn't need to feel guilt at not having wordbuttons before. She just likes to think how delicate she is, and put on a show!
The ramifications these buttons could have for animal rights and animal justice could be seismic! I'm looking forward to sanctuaries giving these buttons to pigs and cows too. I know there's at least one cow learning to use these and I've seen her ask for help after knocking something over.
OMG really! I'd love to see the account, do you remember the name/platform?? :O
@@allister.trudel oh, I'd love to know that, too!
ua-cam.com/video/vDSmjWUhxLE/v-deo.html here is a link to Nala, the button talking cow I just came across!
Edit: Norma the cow, not Nala
What an excellent point! This is a revolutionary system!
I knew pigs were intelligent. Hearing cows could be too makes me feel conflicted over my diet. Which is why, I suspect, some people think these videos are completely made up.
If dogs can honestly express themselves so well, imagine what the future will look like if a device were created so that their barks, growls, noises could be translated through a small speaker connected to their collars like the movie Up.
At first I also thought how cool, we can meet their basic food and life needs! But then watching Bunny grow, tell jokes, create new word combinations within the words given to really tell us her life was astonishing and heartening!
Jokes? Can you give me the link?
Heartening? What aspect of reality needs heartening by a dog having a mind?
This has reinforced what I have always believed, apart from the fact that animals are sentient beings, I truly most wholeheartedly believe that they have a sort of personhood about them. They are not just mindless creatures and the buttons are an incredible avenue for them to express themselves.
Bunny was confused about not being human. Because in many ways he is.
I keep thinking seeing-eye dogs should have this in their training.
Om so excited about this whole new future of our relationships with our dogs and cats,!!!!
Im surprised these buttons arent being used by more. I wish some of these sucess stories would teach online classes to help pet parents get started. I bought the whole kit the 1st day i saw my 1st bunny video. I wanted my cat to talk to me.... She is no where near bunny but our 3 buttons are a life changer. We keep adding more buttons and its a slow process when you have a large family and busy household but its still possible.
This would crush me if my pet expressed fear of her life coming to an end.
Bunny and Billi are my favourite Youtubing pets with buttons. I would like to watch videos of the cat in this video if they exist.
I would like to see Bunny photos documenting her from puppy-hood to today. Such a sweet girl. She reminds me so much of my Golden Doodle.
Bawling. Alexis, thank you so much for introducing us - the whole world - to the buttons. I know you weren't the first to do this, but you have been so incredible at sharing from day one, ar spreading the word.
I will never forget the first time my dog used them correctly, and I knew he was using them correctly. That connection - there are no words for it. Following you four always! ❤
Amazing, thank you for sharing
What I realized right off that I needed to give my guys a little time to react to my words. That’s what watching Miss Bunny formulate her reply’s.
I’m watching way to many Bunny videos, love seeing this
Thank you Christina Hunger for changing the world for the better.
Forget all that A.I. stuff!! Buttons for animals are great! It would be wonderful to get something like buttons for whales, dolphins porpoises and octopus. Apes are known to learn sign=language. Lots of birds, that are not parrots, can mimic human speech AND know what they are saying. Parrots do that all the time.
I would love to know what whales are saying. They are the most mysterious mammals of the sea in my opinion.
Caden brought this to your attention and your relationship was so close that love and nurturing is WHY you are able to do this with your dogs now!dont regret what love you could have shown your best friend in the whole wide world knew without any doubt knew how deeply you loved them and that goes beyond language time place and beyond this lifetime that energy that soul that goodness impacts this entire Universe.
I know exactly what this last woman is talking about. It was 1990, my parents and me got our first pet, a sausage dog pup. That lil rascal got only 1 year old. He was sick, terribly sick and we were too inexperienced to listen to signs and indications he was maybe trying to give. When he was on someone's arm he appeared fine but whenever he was on the ground he walked along the walls of the room forever.
He died that Friday night in his kennel screaming like hell. We thought it's just the seperation from us. The next morning he was dead. Until today I feel the urge for compensation. I have still something to repair, to make it good again. If I'll ever get a dog again, I will get such a board too and teach it at least the basics of communication !
I'm really sorry that happened. It sounds like a horrible and traumatic experience. Please don't beat yourself up about this. You were doing the best that you could at the time.
Hindsights 20/20
@@_WigglePuppy Thanks 🥲🤎
I’m so sorry for your loss. I know the hurt continues years afterward. I wish you all peace and know your beloved pet is at rest!
@@smrgoose364 Thanks ❤🩹
This is a sweet video. Animals also often recognize sign language and movement for communication really well. My dog Gracie and I often "talk" that way...I have some specific movements for things like "sit", "come here",etc. and her barks vary in tone according to what she see/wants. And she has specific movements for "outside" or "come this way", things like that. Wish I'd trained her with buttons but she's 11 this year and I don't know if she could learn them.
Billi the cat was able to learn and use a big board of buttons proficiently and she started out as an old cat. I think you could do it :)
How sweet
You can start at any age, I don,t think the age of the pet matters much. Some pets will engage and some won't, the only way to see if they want to learn is to try
@@Roarshark12 that's awesome that you made your own buttons
They don't just recognise human body language, they use their own, too. You just don't see it!
Ok, I didn't find the cat (Jasper), but the others on YT are Mumen Does Dog Stuff, and Puppy Parker Posey. I hope this helps!! 😊💙
thanks!
There is a channel called CatManJohn. Russell and 3 other cats live together. Russell pushes buttons and even communicates some of the other cats wishes. The other cats never or rarely push buttons.
Billie speaks is a cat channel too
@@luciferfaust Yes, I like Billie Speaks too! Someone had already mentioned it above.
@@luciferfaust I'm not a cat person, but I've been subscribed to Billie for a while now. 🥰
Because of Bunny and this particular video when you posted it, I say "do you have a stranger in your foot?" when my dog starts limping outside. We have a plant called goathead weed where I live and its Always getting in her paws. Your videos have helped me to communicate better with my husky. I bought the buttons and she has No interest in them, but its all helped me to pay more attention to the other ways she communicates. Thank you.
Your husky is going to teach you HER language instead, or she'll just speak English lol no compromises for huskies
i desperately wish i could get these buttons for my babies... i wish things were different...
There are only two possible outcomes for enabling our pets to communicate with us and gouging their actual intelligence:
- greatest invention ever
- Humanity's greatest mistake
I agree with it all, and I would’ve liked to have buttons for my dogs and cats I had thur the years rip
Awwe geeze so beautiful... Everyone made fun of me cuz I talk to animals. I say every thing that makes a noise has a voice... If you listen you will hear it!!!
This confirms what I’ve always known about my dogs. They have emotions, including frustration, the ability to love, to experience joy, become bored, etc. I do like the opening up of the ability to meet their needs and their understanding of the world.
Alot of animals do cats, cows, dogs, birds, rats, and even mice they just have different ones than us humans 😊
@@deethwarrior even fish
This is a wonderful study. I am so glad that the people have found a way to enhance their animal companion lives. I was a vegetarian for years then I went back to eating meat. I do feel some guilt because everything has an innate desire to live and thrive whether it is an insect or an dog. On the other hand the truth of all life is that one being feeds on another in some way to survive. Scientists theorize that is how we got mitrocondria in our nucleuses. One ancient microbe consumed the mitrocondria but instead of dying the mitrocondria survived and eventually the host cell and the mitocondria formed a symbiotic relationship. So I think for me instead of shunning animal products it is about finding products that were raised in a more humane way. I know this is not a perfect solution but it works for me. Also many of the animals like sheep that have been bred for human desired traits would not survive without us. The domesticated sheep will die from the weight of the wool if it is not shorn regularly. Peace all
In time house pets will be animals with the rights and protection of there human care givers
Yeah, that made me cry too. I really wish there was some way I could do these with my horse. I think he would love it. He's already so expressive and he loves to connect.
Wish cows and pigs have these buttons too.. they'd probably tell us a lot
Liked commenting and sharing this needs to blow up, just so people can open their minds a little each time they see their pet try to communicate with them in *any* way
They give us so much. We owe them more. To be loved by another sentient being as our pets are is a love like no other. They deserve more and for those who receive more life is beyond compare for them.
It is a human thing to cry to relieve pressure. Don't apologize for crying.
Billi the cat (the BilliSpeaks channel) has needed medication that she hates the taste of the past few weeks....even hiding the medicine in food was not helping.
But her human, with patience,
building on buttons and concepts they had already learned,
("Medicine ouch bye" and "First medicine then food")
has actually got her to the point that she is willingly taking the medicine!
This whole thing is just amazing.
Bunny is gonna learn how spell! ❤
It must be so frustrating for intelligent dogs not to be able to communicate , and that they settle to their ' lot " in life 😢, these buttons allow dogs to not only communicate , but Live a more meaningful happier life ..
Can you imagine how frustrating it must be for dogs to deal with their clueless, unplugged people? I'm sure their people feel they're being attentive and kind to their dogs, but all the while, clueless.
*I LOVE THIS THUMBNAIL* 🤘🏻💜🤘🏻
I love it. Now all we need are those special talking collars like the dog from Up.
I hope the people/person who invented and marketed this language interface knows what a HUGE Deal it is and how much gratitude and love he/she deserves🤗👍✨
I love this so much! 💜💜💜
I watch Bunny but does everyone else have UA-cam channels for their pets??
Lovely.
Can you imagine if every major tv network globally played this clip a couple dozen times on mainstream? The impact it would have, not on all of course, but a lot. If we second guess how we talk and treat animals, it’s inevitable we will also think more about how we talk and are with each other.
Beauitiful❤
I'm too old/disabled to take care of a pet, . . .Every time I watch these videos I am so Happy the Jetsons dog Astro talking is coming true. . . But I am so sad I didn't teach my favorite dog to talk back in 1965, I feel I have to apologize to him when I die and meet him in heaven . . . Bunny may not be the first, but she certainly is the turning point in domestic animal development, in that she inspires others by popular acclaim in a fashion that propagates human behavior and industry toward "pet education"
Bunny’s mom is so Bay. Love it. ❤
This is very emotional and I love hearing that others love their babies like I do. Well done ❤️🐾 love you guys.
Emotional? Why? Why can't you just be happy? Or if you are criing from happiness, why be so lax and effluent? It seems like narcissism!
So right its time..
The joy I feel simply watching the richer and more fulfilling lives of animals and their humans is indescribable. I look forward to seeing them as often as possible. I wish someone's dog would name me Squirrel. 😊
I primarily follow Bunny's journey and development, but I was aware that there were several other families using the buttons and posting on UA-cam. Just like the woman in the clip, I think back to my mini schnauzer girl whom I had for 18.5 years, and I wonder how much closer we could have been if we could have communicated more naturally.
Fascinating
Bunny's depth of understanding always blows me away. There was another dog, Muman?, who wanted a wet towel and came up with water sweater. Animals abilities to understand us and communicate are totally amplified by watching the videos.
Bunny's fart jokes were when we knew she was really talking, lol. And then she kept coming up with word combos - "sleep play" for dreaming was huge.
Billi the cat (BilliSpeaks) has a "friend" button for different humans who visit but don't have another title (like "Grandma" or "Aunty")....and on,e whom she particularly seems to like, she named!
She calls her "Squirrel"!
She doesn't get to see Squirrel very often at the moment, and was recently asking for her. Her guardian was trying to explain that it would be quite some time before Squirrel could visit, and Billi looked puzzled and then hit the "I don't understand" button!
I’m crying. OMGosh it makes me love Bunny and Alexis even more. I love Bunny simply because I had Old English Sheepdogs before and still love them. But seeing her talking ❤
I love how spite what is being said and reported by these "button experiments" people still separate humans from animals. Humans ARE animals. The cognitive gap between humans and other animals isn't as big as you'd think.
Makes me tear up too! We have so much to learn about what our four-legged family members think, feel, want and have to tell us! I wish I had known about this communication system a number of years ago. We had a cat who would have excelled in using them. She carried the title of communications director because she would come get me when the other cats, dog, or kids needed anything--and take me to who/what was needed. She also would do this when she had killed a mole or rat and had a special meow for it!
I wish Fluent Pet would develop a system of buttons that plug into USB or some other style of power rails.
I would gladly pay the few hundred dollars for 100 buttons, but I simply can't afford to buy hundreds of batteries for them.
I think most of us with deep connection to our dogs know what they are saying or want with their natural communication abilities without the need for buttons. As a dog owner I feel it's our responsibility to deeply care & listen to what they have to say with their body language and vocalizations etc.
Crying happy tears of joy. It's nice to bridge the communication barrier between human and animal species ❤
Thank you all for what you have given this world. So amazing. Communication doesn’t need words but it is helpful. So greatful for the knowledge you have shared.
As i watch this it stirs up some very heartfelt emotions. Ive told people for years I WISH I COULD UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY'RE (whether cat or dog) SAYING. I am so stirred.
What sweethearts🥹🥰❤
Wow so cool, maybe one day they'll make ones so parents can communicate with their kids too?
There is infant sign language so I don't think it would be hard to transfer that to buttons.
Rinji just learned his first button last night/today! I have five dogs and trying out the treat button has been interesting. Two didn't care after a few treats and walked away. My spunky young gal seems interested but intimidated. I haven't tried it with my senior. He gets whatever he wants anyway, but I'd like to help him have a voice. I am trying to figure out how to add their names so I can tell who wants what. I have trained before, but I really don't want to mess up the button experience. I think I am overthinking it. A few years of watching Bunny and Billi (the cat) finally inspired me to try my own. I could only afford 4 buttons right now. I can buy more buttons, but it's the batteries that hurt lol. I will be trying to cut up my own foam mat.
If only we knew this before. Great invention. 👍
I so wish I knew about this when my two girls were alive - ideally when young 17 years ago. I suspect Sasha would have been amazing and little Mischka her sister might hav e only got a few such as food and love you. Miss them so very much.
Humans always have the perception of knowing what the intention and state of mind of another creature is. Oftentimes it is called empathy. The trouble is that people rarely have the perception not to know what the other thinks.
I have no idea how one might have the idea that an animal does not have a state of mind with feelings, but to assume that it is the same as that of a human is equally idiotic.
I love this. I was inspired to tell my story as well. If my mother (who is also a redhead) hadn't fallen in love with you and Bunny I probably would have never heard of using AIC buttons.
I just bought a starter pack for a friend who has a puppy and is a very hands on doggy mama. I can’t wait to see if he learns, because I know she’s definitely going to teach him to try.
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Like that episode of rick and morty and dog intelligence
I felt the same way. I wish I could have done more for my Nelly 😔💕
We’re waiting for our buttons to arrive. I’m looking forward to seeing what our dog and cats do because they all seem to have much to say.
Many non Western, peoples traditionally believe all living creatures have personhood, a view which I share.
This made me tear up too. 🥹
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Beautiful! Tip of the ice burg… yay. Is there an age where buttons may not work. My boy will be 8…
Can they ask the dogs why they specifically need to pee on the carpet?
I’m just trying to figure out where you live because I’m obsessed with your little house on the water.
I bet people are afraid to try the buttons because they don’t want to face knowing they could have done more for past pets.
Very noble ❤
You can tell bunny loves you BOTH soooooooooo very much, it's heartwarming to watch
What an absolute beautiful video. Thank you for sharing 💗💖💖😱 And love the thumbnail image, very poignant!
So incredibly awesome!
How can I get in touch with this foundation?! I have an 11 year old crazy intelligent Mountain Feist and I want so so much to know what she has to say especially starting as an elder dog. How??? I see them on Amazon but I really want assistance to know I'm doing this right for her.
This is how my husband felt when our children began talking 😅
yep. me too.
Great project.... keep up the good work! 🤟
BilliSpeaks; I keep thinking about what Dr Kendra can get up to as a young vet in a zoo. She has decades ahead to innovate… !
I have 2 sweet and beautiful male flatcoated retrievers, aged 5 and 8. I’m very interested in using these buttons to deepen my conversation with them. But I’m wondering if it makes sense at their age, or if they are simply too old now to learn this…. Can anyone advise? Many thanks!
Never too late to learn something for any living creature! Just give them a try and chance
I think Billi the cat started using buttons when she was 10 or 11 (?), so it doesn't seem like you have to start from when they're really young. It might be worth a try!
just WOW
What ever happened to Stella and Hungerforwords?
Do we have video of dogs or cats using buttons to talk with each other?
This is great. I wonder if birds would be able to use the buttons. I have two budgies, and I would love to know what's going on in their minds.
its not just dogs. Its most animals. Also the ones we usually eat like cows and pigs. Pigs are probably more intelligent than dogs.
I've heard it said that pigs are very intelligent. Like other species, they have a design-purpose on and for the Earth, to clean the land, somewhat similar to, but different from coyotes, vultures and ravens, etc., just as bottom-feeders and shellfish clean the waters. Tests have been done with heavily polluted water, such that "harvesting" shellfish was prohibited there, so that they could multiply to appropriately high and abundant numbers, and they went back and tested that water every year, and as the shellfish increased in number, the water became clean, and then pristine in its purity; shellfish are living filters. Man has not understood that all the species have their innate design purpose, just as butterflies, bees and hummingbirds pollinate the vegetation. So too do the keystone species, equines and elephants nourish the land in their respective regions, due to their singular stomach that passes along a great quantity of nutrients, enzymes and minerals, together with germinated seeds, such they they feed and re-seed the Earth, which benefits everyone. Man has largely been clueless in not perceiving the purposes and needs of the creatures, only thinking about how whatever animal can suit his temporal desires. Man has much to learn.
In the words of Martin Luther King Jr.: “One day the absurdity of the almost universal human belief in the slavery of other animals will be palpable. We shall then have discovered our souls and become worthier of sharing this planet with them.”
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I'd love to use buttons with my rabbits but the ones I've seen all look very chewable. Are there any hardier versions?
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Wow
And if the others have channels can you share the links please
I found a few other channels by using the hashtags in the video. Try searching “fluentpet”.
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