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Dog has learned to "speak" with a soundboard: "Outside. Come now."
Koko the gorilla (RIP) amazed the world when she learned to communicate with humans, but now there's a dog whose learned to "talk." Not with sign language, but with a soundboard. According to her speech-language pathologist person, Christina Hunger, Stella the dog has already learned 29 words and several phrases. By pressing her paw on the pre-programmed buttons, she has learned to say what's on her mind.
One day, the [18-month-old] pup was whining at the front door and started pacing back and forth. Hunger assumed that she needed to go outside. Instead, Stella walked to her device and tapped out, Want, Jake Come then stood in front of the door until Hungers fianc, Jake, came home a few minutes later and then Stella immediately pressed Happy and rolled over for a belly rub.
Here are a few videos of Stella doing her thing:
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