Ever since I first spotted the "talking buttons" trend on Instagram last year, I've been enthralled by the idea that my dog could communicate with me by using them. You know the ones: Each button says ...

More and more pet parents are giving talking buttons a try with their dogs and cats, and FluentPet makes and sells recordable sound buttons that can be used to train pets to communicate with their ...

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The viral trend of talking buttons for dogs has captured the imagination of pet owners everywhere. These buttons, which play recorded words when pressed, promise a new way for dogs to communicate with ...

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 ...

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 ...

Every once in a while, a dog or cat (but usually a dog) goes viral on TikTok for “saying” something profound through the help of talking buttons. It all started with Bunny, the sheepadoodle that ...

"Can Dogs Talk?" opens with Stella, a Catahoula–Blue Heeler mix who became the first viral “button dog." Stella appears to use recorded sound buttons to communicate with her owner, speech therapist ...