Christina Hunger, a speech-language pathologist and author of “Your Dog Can Talk: A Step-By-Step Guide to Button Training,” joins John Williams to talk about how her career in speech pathology led her ...

Stella isn’t an ordinary pup. The Blue Heeler/Catahoula mix doesn’t just whine and bark. She uses her words to communicate her frustration to Hunger, who told her it was time to come inside to start ...

The front door to a house on a wide, leafy street opens and Stella greets me, tongue slurping my fingers, her tail wagging like a windshield wiper in overdrive. Stella, part Australian cattle dog and ...

DEAR PET TALK: How do dogs talk to each other? Zion, Mr. Wironen’s 4th Grade, Reingold School, Fitchburg DEAR ZION: They definitely talk (bark), but also have more ways to communicate with one another ...

The psychological reasons behind our tendency to talk to dogs like they are human are complex, ranging from our innate need ...

Wouldn't it be great to always know what is going on in a dog's mind? Despite the fact that dogs are the oldest domesticated animal (domestication took place roughly between 16,000 and 12,000 years ...

One of the biggest perks of being a dog trainer/behavior consultant is that my furry clients never stop “talking.” Indeed, dogs are constantly communicating, most of which involve their body parts and ...

Christina Hunger spent the morning arguing with her dog. Stella isn’t an ordinary pup. The Blue Heeler/Catahoula mix doesn’t just whine and bark. She uses her words to communicate her frustration to ...

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