PBS science series examines what dogs’ use of soundoard buttons can reveal about language and cognition ...

PBS’s Wednesday NOVA special “Can Dogs Talk” examines the scientific evidence by exploring the viral social media  phenomenon ...

The Nature of Things explores how dogs might be using human language with the help of buttons on a soundboard.

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 ...

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The research suggests that dogs have the neurological capacity to eavesdrop and learn new words when they hear humans talking ...

The front door to a house on a wide, leafy street opens and Stella greets me, tongue slurping my fingers, her tail wagging like a windshield wiper in overdrive. Stella, part Australian cattle dog and ...