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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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"Hearst Magazines and AOL may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Ever since I first spotted the “talking buttons” trend on Instagram last year, I’ve been enthralled by the ...