Dogs who are hard of hearing may require buttons that project sound clearly. If you want to teach your dog a select number of phrases, a few buttons rather than a whole set is ideal.

“Our findings are important because they show that words matter to dogs, and that they respond to the words themselves, not just to associated cues.” The research involved two complementary ...

In total, 194,901 instances of dogs pressing buttons were assessed, of which 56,676 were multi-button combos. Additionally, 65,682 instances of humans pushing buttons in modeling events or ...

A new study reveals that dogs trained with soundboard buttons can indeed comprehend specific words, producing contextually appropriate responses. If you've seen those viral social media videos of ...

The project consists of 1,300 dogs, 67 cats, plus a couple of horses. ... “We have one pilot participant that, after six months, has managed to train his dog to learn only four buttons.

Within the dog-button community, Horowitz is regarded as a killjoy. Another dog researcher in the same camp is Clive Wynne, ... “She was my next big project,” Devine said.

The project consists of dogs, cats, a small cohort of horses, and one peahen. In the study, participants receive instructions on how to set up their AAC buttons.

Bunny, a dog who can communicate using sound-making buttons, has over 5.7 million followers on TikTok. Her owner, Alexis Devine, frequently posts videos showing her dog 'talking' to her.

WATCH: There’s evidence animals can communicate through buttons. But researchers are skeptical. Globe Ideas editor Brian Bergstein explains. Parker’s first word, at 6 months old, was ...

They seem to be combing buttons to create new words. For example, in one video, a dog named Parker looks out the window, returns, and pushes two buttons: “squeaker” and “car.” (Squeaker was on the ...

Study reveals that dogs trained with soundboard buttons can indeed comprehend specific words, producing contextually appropriate responses. Led by UC San Diego researchers, this is the first ...