These dog buttons originate from pressable augmentative communication buttons, long used by speech-language pathologists to communicate with nonverbal people. Speech therapist Christina Hunger ...

When dogs combine two buttons, these sequences are not random ... “While dogs already communicate some of these needs, soundboards could allow for more precise communication.

When the Catahoula/Blue Heeler mix wants to "talk," she steps on buttons corresponding ... and the dog seems pleased as well. When Stella first learned to communicate the word "walk," she acted ...