Several stories of dog communication

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When the animal presses the button, the device will sound out the corresponding word. Over time, the dog can learn to build phrases of two or more words to tell its owner about its needs and desires.

Each panel is shaped like a hexagon. This arrangement of buttons helps the animal remember that words placed next to each other belong to the same thematic group, scientists believe.


Bunny the Dog from FluentPet

Owners can use the device's automatic voice or record their own, as well as remove, add, and group buttons as they see fit.

The price of the device varies from $30 to $200 depending on the kit: for $30 you can buy a basic kit with two buttons on two panels, for $195 you can buy 32 buttons on ten panels.

FluentPet went on sale in the summer of 2020. According to bahrain number data the founders, the startup sold several thousand kits in three months.

The most popular pet that can "talk" to humans using FluentPet is Bunny the German Shepherd. The dog's interaction with its owner on TikTok is watched by over 6 million subscribers.

@whataboutbunny Communications like this are powerfu #bunnythedog #tiktokdogs #ouch #fypシ #vet ♬ original sound – I am Bunny
Bunny's owner, Alex Devine, began training her dog following Christina Hunger's example. She uses FluentPet and is involved in a study of animal language conducted by CleverPet in collaboration with the University of California, San Diego. As of 2020, Bunny knew over 40 words.

were known even before the advent of special devices and the popularity of Stella and Bunny. For example, a dog named Chaser understood over 1,000 words and simple sentences, and Rico recognized about 200 different toys by name.

Scientific breakthrough or ordinary drill
Some animal behavior experts are skeptical about the company's devices. Animal behaviorist Carlo Siracusa, in a commentary for The Wall Street Journal, said that the training method offered by ClevertPet does not reveal anything new and is not much different from conventional training.

Melissa Bain, an assistant professor of clinical animal behavior at the University of California, Berkeley's School of Veterinary Medicine , noted that different breeds vary in intelligence, so CleverPet needs to involve a wider range of dog breeds in its research.