19 Jan 2026

How to talk to animals

From Summer Times, 11:20 am on 19 January 2026

Have you ever wondered what your pet would say if they could talk? Alexis Devine is an artist, entrepreneur and dog whisperer Alexis from Seattle, and she's been hard at work teaching her sheepadoodle Bunny how to speak. Bunny uses AIC, or 'augmentative interspecies communication' buttons to communicate, hitting the buttons with her paw to tell Alexis what she feels and wants. Alexis joins Anna.

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