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 ...

The Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show is celebrating a milestone. The 150th annual show opens Saturday and culminates with the ...

Kinship reports signs your dog may be lonely include destructive behavior, restlessness, and excessive vocalization; ...

"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 ...

Could dogs ever learn something like speech? A new review explores the science behind enhancing canine communication.

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

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 ...