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 ...

Building a button board turns dog communication into a fascinating experiment as pet owners test whether their dogs can learn words and respond with purpose. It is a fun look at training, curiosity, ...

Dogs can understand words, tone, and gestures. Discover how much your dog really understands when you talk and what science reveals about canine communication ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Give yourself (and your pet) some credit! Dogs are sentient beings that have likes, dislikes, feelings and preferences. More ...

"Can Dogs Talk?" opens with Stella, a Catahoula–Blue Heeler mix who became the first viral “button dog." Stella appears to use recorded sound buttons to communicate with her owner, speech therapist ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One of the biggest perks of being a dog trainer/behavior consultant is that my furry clients never stop “talking.” Indeed, dogs ...

Christina Hunger spent the morning arguing with her dog. Stella isn’t an ordinary pup. The Blue Heeler/Catahoula mix doesn’t just whine and bark. She uses her words to communicate her frustration to ...

One of the biggest perks of being a dog trainer/behavior consultant is that my furry clients never stop “talking.” Indeed, dogs are constantly communicating, most of which involve their body parts and ...