Teaching your dog to communicate using buttons does all of these, she said. It also requires active participation on the owner's part, facilitating strong bonds, teamwork and active listening.

The best dog talking buttons help you teach your dog to "talk". Our top picks from Fluent Pet and Hunger for Words are recordable and easy to use.

The truth about talking dog buttons is that it’s really difficult to teach your dog how to use them without putting in a lot of hours and a lot of hard work.

Christina Hunger taught her dog, Stella, to communicate via buttons. It's become a global movement. Her new book has techniques to replicate at home.

You might have come across this new trend online, where owners are using talking pet buttons to teach their dogs how to 'speak.' While it might seem absurd – or even impossible – the concept ...

Puppy Parker Posey, a beagle mix living in Des Moines, uses augmentative interspecies communication to express herself.

You might have come across this new trend online, where owners are using talking pet buttons to teach their dogs how to 'speak.' While it might seem absurd – or even impossible – the concept ...

Hunger says pausing is “the most underrated” tool in teaching your dog to talk. “Dogs process words a ... Stella doesn’t just ...