Dogs are great communicators. No, our pups can’t use language in the same way as humans, but we can read a lot from their body language and the sounds they make. And over the last few years, many pet ...

PBS’s Wednesday NOVA special “Can Dogs Talk” examines the scientific evidence by exploring the viral social media  phenomenon ...

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 ...

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

Speech buttons can help you communicate with your pets.Amazon, Olena Malik via Getty Images Give yourself (and your pet) some credit! Dogs are sentient beings that have likes, dislikes, feelings and ...

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

Premieres Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream with KPBS+. Can dogs understand what we say—and talk back?

Dogs are capable of forming two-word combinations when using a soundboard to communicate with humans, a groundbreaking study has found. In the last few years, thousands of dogs have been trained to ...

Premieres February 4 @ 9 p.m. on PBS ...