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A Woman Created a Soundboard to Communicate with Her Dog

James // Dave & Chuck the Freak November 6th, 2019

A speech pathologist in San Diego named Christina Hunger created a soundboard that helps her communicate with her dog.  The board is on the floor and it has over 20 “sound buttons” that the dog can step on to let her know what it wants.

The dog tells her when she wants to eat, go outside, take a nap . . . things like that.  Christina says the dog knows at least 29 words, and even combines up to five words at a time to make a phrase or sentence.

Last night, right before this video was taken, I accidentally said "ball" on Stella's device while I was actually reaching for a different word. But, Stella took this very seriously! She picked up her ball, dropped it on her device, and said "Good" (Translation: Good idea, Mom!) * I started recording right after she said "Good" and caught the rest of her thought: "Happy ball want outside!" * Like all AAC users, Stella thrives when we talk to her using her device and say words that she loves. She never needs to know it was on accident! ???? * * * * * #hunger4words #stellathetalkingdog #slpsofinstagram #speechtherapy #AAC #ashaigers #slp #corewords #SLPeeps #slp2be #aacawarenessmonth #earlyintervention #languagedevelopment #dogsofinstagram #dogmom #doglife #dogs #animalpsychology #doglover #dogvideos #sandiegodog #catahoula #blueheeler #smartdog #dogcommunication #mydogtalks #animalcommunication #interspeciescommunication #loveanimals

7,414 Likes, 647 Comments - Christina Hunger, MA, CCC-SLP (@hunger4words) on Instagram: "Last night, right before this video was taken, I accidentally said "ball" on Stella's device while..."

 

The Hunger4Words Instagram page has several clips of the dog “talking” to her.

 

 

FULL STORY

Dog Learning to Talk By Using a Custom Soundboard to Speak: 'I'm in Constant Amazement'

Many dog parents already know their pets communicate with them, but what EXACTLY are they trying to say? A speech-language pathologist with an 18-month-old dog is working to find out, and she's already discovered that her dog Stella can literally tell her things - like she's tired after playing and now would like a nap, or that instead of playing at this moment she would prefer to eat, and that she would like to go outside, specifically to the park.

 

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