Ever since I first spotted the "talking buttons" trend on Instagram last year, I've been enthralled by the idea that my dog could communicate with me by using them. You know the ones: Each button says ...

Animals talking to people? That’s been a long-cherished fantasy for millennia. Only now the question is seriously being asked as PBS’s Wednesday NOVA special “Can Dogs Talk” examines the scientific ...

The viral trend of talking buttons for dogs has captured the imagination of pet owners everywhere. These buttons, which play recorded words when pressed, promise a new way for dogs to communicate with ...

My smart dog uses her talking buttons to share something surprising, her dreams. During a playful exchange, she presses buttons that suggest she’s dreaming and reacts to questions about it, sparking a ...

Every once in a while, a dog or cat (but usually a dog) goes viral on TikTok for “saying” something profound through the help of talking buttons. It all started with Bunny, the sheepadoodle that ...

Imagine a world where your furry best friend could tell you exactly what they're thinking. A growing number of dog owners claim this is already happening, thanks to innovative word buttons that seem ...

A sheepadoodle's 100-word vocabulary led scientists to test whether soundboard dogs truly understand language — or are echoing a century-old illusion.

Life gets a lot louder when a dog starts using talking buttons to demand a walk every day. Over at @flambothedog, a brilliant Australian Shepherd named Flambo is out to show he has quite a lot on his ...

A TikTok account dedicated to a French bulldog named Trixie shared a video showing how the dog uses a talking button to ask her owner for paw rubs. The clip shows Trixie pressing a button that plays ...

Do speech buttons really allow dogs to talk to us? Scientists investigate. Can dogs understand what we say—and talk back? Witness amazing moments from a major experiment, as thousands of dogs use ...