Christina Hunger, a speech-language pathologist and author of “Your Dog Can Talk: A Step-By-Step Guide to Button Training,” ...

Stella is among the first of the viral “talking dogs” who have sparked curiosity and speculation across social media. In 2018, Hunger, a speech pathologist, wondered if the button mat, a form of ...

And over the last few years, many pet parents have been using talking buttons with dogs and cats alike. These buttons are based on devices that help non-verbal people to communicate, but are ...

6 Sweet Ways Dog Talking Buttons Help Build Your Bond, Experts Say first appeared on Parade Pets on Aug 20, 2025 This story ...

Unless you live off the grid, chances are, you’ve seen videos of pet owners “talking” with their animals using speech buttons on Instagram or TikTok. (@hunger4words, anyone?) The videos are ...

Writer Camille Bromley joins Morning Joe to discuss the NYT Magazine cover story 'Do Our Dogs Have Something to Tell the World?' ...

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 ...

However, after seeing Stella the talking dog, he switched to canine communication and now has 10,000 dogs from 47 countries in the study. What exactly are AIC devices? They are soundboards comprised ...