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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 ...

A new study from UC San Diego’s Comparative Cognition Lab shows that dogs trained to use soundboards to “talk” are capable of making two-word button combinations that go beyond random behavior or ...

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Source: Federico Rossano/ used with permission. The videos are all over social media: Dogs (and some cats) pushing soundboard buttons to “talk” to their owners. The uptick in the use of these devices ...

Dear reader, there have been times in the past when I knew my BFF was pushing my buttons by wanting in, then out, then in and out again for no visible reason. Well, with technology and recent ...

Have you ever wanted to talk to your dog? Or at least have a better idea of what they need and want? We have as well. Unfortunately, while that's not an option (yet), the next best option is word ...

Dogs are great communicators. No, our pups can’t use language in the same way as humans, but we can read a lot from their body language and the sounds they make. And over the last few years, many pet ...

A new study from UC San Diego's Comparative Cognition Lab shows that dogs trained to use soundboards to "talk" are capable of making two-word button combinations that go beyond random behavior or ...