PBS’s Wednesday NOVA special “Can Dogs Talk” examines the scientific evidence by exploring the viral social media  phenomenon ...

Premieres Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream with KPBS+. Can dogs understand what we say—and talk back?

PBS science series examines what dogs’ use of soundboard buttons can reveal about language and cognition ...

Riggie has watched this occur many times, the woman narrating the video explains, and has learned the pattern. So Riggie ...

Social media users were in stitches over the "clever" pup's hilarious antics in the viral clip.

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 ...

The Nature of Things explores how dogs might be using human language with the help of buttons on a soundboard.

Riggie has watched this occur many times, the woman narrating the video explains, and has learned the pattern. So Riggie starts to hit the "play" button on his word mat. "He took it upon himself 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 ...

Christina Hunger is a speech pathologist who helps dog owners teach their pets to speak by using button communication, a method that allows dogs to give voice to their daily thoughts, requests, and ...

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