Life gets a lot louder when a dog starts using talking buttons to demand a walk every day. Over at @flambothedog, a brilliant ...

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Nowadays, so many people’s social media algorithms are filled with animal videos. One particular type of video — dogs pushing word buttons — has really gone viral. In these videos, the dogs appear to ...

Christina Hunger spent the morning arguing with her dog. Stella isn’t an ordinary pup. The Blue Heeler/Catahoula mix doesn’t just whine and bark. She uses her words to communicate her frustration to ...

Animals talking to people? That’s been a long-cherished fantasy for millennia. Only now the question is seriously being asked as PBS’s Wednesday NOVA special “Can Dogs Talk” examines the scientific ...

Bunny explores new words using soundboard buttons, turning a curious dog moment into a fun look at animal learning and communication. What starts as simple button pressing becomes a surprisingly sweet ...

Some dogs bark when they’re hungry. Others whine. Willow, a 10-month-old German Shepherd, apparently prefers clear verbal communication... and maybe a little profanity to get her point across. In the ...

Christina Hunger is a speech pathologist who helps dog owners teach their pets to speak by using button communication, a method that allows dogs to give voice to their daily thoughts, requests, and ...

Stella isn’t an ordinary pup. The Blue Heeler/Catahoula mix doesn’t just whine and bark. She uses her words to communicate her frustration to Hunger, who told her it was time to come inside to start ...