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?

Talking pet buttons have become increasingly popular, especially as more people have been sharing videos of their dogs and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Christina Hunger spent the morning arguing with her dog. Stella isn’t an ordinary pup. The Blue Heeler/Catahoula mix doesn’t just ...

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

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 ...

"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 ...

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 ...

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 ...