Posted on 11/11/2019 8:28:48 AM PST by cann
Speech-language pathologist Christina Hunger can make her dog talkwithout barking. The 26-year-old has devised a way for her pup Stella to use human language to communicate her needs. Thanks to Hungers ingenuity, the Catahoula/Blue Heeler mix can specify when she is thirsty, when she wants to go outside, and when she is looking for her favorite toy. Hunger documents Stellas burgeoning skills in short videos and their back-and-forth conversations are nothing short of amazing.
So, how does Stella talk? Hunger created an adaptive device that features rows of large, colorful buttons. Each switch corresponds to a different word that describes places like park and objects including ball as well as emotions ranging from happy to mad. When the button is pressed, Hunger or her fiancés voice says the word. Stella can then string together multiple words to express what shes trying to say.
In one video, Hunger told Stella that it was time to lay down, but Stella responded with the word water. When her human went to her dish, it turns out that it did need to be refilled. After Stella drank the water, Hunger again tried to get her to go to bed. Stella countered with toy ball want to communicate that she wanted her Kong toysomething that is always in her bed with her. Once the Kong was found, Stella showed her gratitude by saying all done happy!
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A dog or its owner must be super dumb not to understand when the dog wants to be fed, go outside, wants attention or understand it’s bedtime.
I had a dog who understood most everything that was said to her. She was smart enough to figure out all on her own to go potty before getting into the car and when she was allowed to get out of the car without any commands. If the cat knocked over something, she’d rat him out by bringing me the item.
Or cats.
On our neighborhood website, every day someone is looking for their lost cat.
Cats are nearly as smart as dogs if a person took the time to understand them.
Oh ours too, everyday it’s my dog got loose or my cat got loose. Idiots all of them ...
Trust me, I know all about it, believe me
My ex-husband’s African Grey was the most hilarious pet.
My FIL loved opera and played it all the time. Pedro sang opera.
If you walked quickly close to the dining room table, he’d make car sounds ‘cause when the boys were young, they’d “race” around the table. (”Vroom vroom.”)
When he wanted to call Danny, he’d yell, “Danny!” in my MIL’s voice.
When he laughed, it was my ex’s voice.
When he got depressed, he’d back in to a corner of his cage, hang his head and rub it, and pitifully say, “Poor Pedro” over and over again.
Their life spans are so long, I wonder if he’s still alive.
Okay that post was funny.
Their is a twisted (I find it hilarious) cartoon out called “Rick and Morty” that has an episode of Dog’s gaining knowledge and speech....it is worth tracking down . It is on “adult swim” on the cartoon network .
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Bookmark so I can show to my speech pathologist wife.
“..I miss the Far Side, too..”
The Far Side was great! However the author Gary Larson is a whacko hard-core leftist.
My dog taught me to understand him.
later
What’s the point of colored buttons for a dog?
dogs are very smart
cats are 100 times as smart
and no, we will never be able to understand cats
When he got depressed, hed back in to a corner of his cage, hang his head and rub it, and pitifully say, Poor Pedro over and over again.
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LOL!
My dog would frequently use the button, “it wasn’t me”.
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