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 ...
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A new global study allows dogs to ‘talk’ to their owners by pressing buttons that say human words
Researcher Jack Terwilliger looks at a video feed in his lab — a cozy room with a couple of tables and computers. He’s not just watching animal videos for amusement but examining a unique method to ...
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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 ...
To strengthen her bond with Bastian and give him some agency in his care, Andres began training the dog to use communication buttons. They started with "treat"—Andres recorded the word on the button, ...
Bastian, a 7-year-old rat terrier mix from Levittown, N.Y., is the winner of PEOPLE's World's Cutest Rescue Dog Contest Presented by the PEDIGREE® Brand Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She ...
While searching for her first dog, Joelle Andres saw a photo of a scrappy-looking rat terrier on a pet adoption site and was immediately drawn to his face. "His eyes were very soulful, but he looked ...
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