If you’ve seen those viral social media videos of dogs using soundboard buttons to “talk,” you’re not alone. These buttons have taken the pet world by storm, leading to impressive and sometimes ...

Summary: A new study reveals that dogs trained with soundboard buttons can comprehend and respond to specific words, indicating they may truly understand the words and not just react to cues from ...

Videos of “button dogs” often go viral on social media as they tap soundboards with prerecorded words such as “walk,” “park” or “mom.” But are the pets really communicating or are ...

If you’ve seen those viral social media videos of dogs using soundboard buttons to “talk,” you’re not alone. These buttons have taken the pet world by storm, leading to impressive and ...

Now, a study published in PLOS ONE—by researchers from the University of California San Diego and other institutions—reveals that dogs trained with soundboard buttons can indeed comprehend ...

The study is the first empirical paper to emerge from the world’s largest longitudinal project on button-trained pets led by UC San Diego If you’ve seen those viral social media videos of dogs using ...