A ‘NOVA’ special examines the question of canine communication—and whether the internet’s viral ‘button dogs’ have any actual ...

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 ...

The team’s first commercially available product is a specifically-designed button that service dogs can press to help turn on ...

It's great that dogs respond positively to certain pitches and tones, because people who baby talk their dogs usually have these 11 specific personality traits.

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

"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 ...

In this short clip I show how I train my dogs in China to “speak” Chinese using colored talking buttons. Each button plays a simple Mandarin phrase, and the dogs respond in their own hilarious way. I ...

RICHMOND — A police encounter with a man and his dog ended with an officer using a stun gun on the dog, an incident that was caught on video. In a statement Tuesday night, police provided links to two ...

If you've ever had to spell out words like W-A-L-K or T-R-E-A-T around a dog, you know that some dogs listen in to humans' chitchat and can pick out certain key words. Well, it turns out that some ...

In an era in which obsessed pet owners are bringing their fur babies on lavish vacations and spending $50,000 to clone them for an everlasting bond, it’s no surprise that people will do whatever it ...

Have you ever looked at your four-legged best friend and wished you could properly talk to them? Mind you, if your dog is anything like mine, she would just ask for treats constantly. Shoppers have ...