The findings reveal that dogs are pressing buttons purposefully to express their desires and needs, not just imitating their owners.

Dr. Learn recently picked up a button starter kit from FluentPet, a popular speech-button brand co-founded by Alexis Devine — best known for using these buttons with her dog Bunny (@whataboutbunny).

Researchers from the University of California San Diego have found that dogs really can 'speak' to their owners using soundboard buttons.

You might have come across this new trend online, where owners are using talking pet buttons to teach their dogs how to 'speak.' While it might seem absurd – or even impossible – the concept ...

Initially, the dog is shown the button, for instance out, then it is pressed and the dog goes out. After a few practice runs the dog will associate the button with outside and can use it to go out.

Can dogs talk to their human owners? Christina Hunger explains how in a new book The Aurora resident wrote a 2021 bestseller about how she trained her dog Stella to communicate using buttons. In a ...

The videos are all over social media: Dogs (and some cats) pushing soundboard buttons to “talk” to their owners. The uptick in the use of these devices among pet owners has produced some ...

Puppy Parker Posey, a beagle mix living in Des Moines, uses augmentative interspecies communication to express herself.

Dogs are using button boards deliberately and in ways that are distinct from their owners, according to a study published December 9 in the journal Scientific Reports.

A woman shared her mortification after her dog, named Baxter, recently shocked visitors in their home by telling them to leave. The goldendoodle residing in Houston, Texas, has been trained to use ...

Rossano said, "We want to know if dogs can use these soundboards to express ideas beyond their immediate needs, like absent objects, past experiences, or future events.

People Are Teaching Their Dogs To Talk Using These $28 Buttons. A Behaviorist Explains Why They Work So Well. Story by Kevin Cortez • 1w ...