[NAGDU] Have any of you taught your dogs to talk?

[Sandra Gayer]

Hello Everyone,
I do not have a service animal but have had pet dogs for a couple of
decades. It's worth saying that with learning anything, especially as
complex as this, the younger the better. It's hard getting them to do
something specific for reasons other than getting rewards although the
communication board, or whatever button pushing method used, would
have to be rewarded frequently at first to bed the skill in.

Very best wishes,
Sandra.

On 12/27/22, mike michaelhingson.com via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Adding to this thread, Canine Companions For Independence says that they
> teach their dogs anywhere from 50 to 200 commands and they show the dogs how
> to provide feedback to their handlers.
>
>
> Best Regards,
>
>
> Michael Hingson
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: NAGDU <nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Cindy Ray via NAGDU
> Sent: Tuesday, December 27, 2022 12:00 PM
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> Cc: Cindy Ray <cindyray at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [NAGDU] Have any of you taught your dogs to talk?
>
> This is an interesting question. How would such a skill be best used with a
> guide? Would you want the skill trained by your school, or would it be a
> skill you would traim later? Do the dogs learn faster if younger? How big is
> a communication board? It would be interesting to hear some thoughts.
> cindyray at gmail.com.
> Cindy Lou Ray
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>
>> On Dec 27, 2022, at 12:17 PM, Tara Briggs via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Hi everybody! I just finished listening to a fascinating book called how
>> Stella learned to talk by Christina Hunger. Christina has a masters degree
>> in speech therapy and she primarily works with children on using a
>> talking  communication board for speech. In the late 20/10s, Christina
>> started teaching her puppy to use a communication board. The board is
>> comprised of buttons the dogthe  can push with their paws  that  speak
>> custom recorded  words such as outside, walk, and eat. Stella the  dog now
>> knows how to use 50 words including the dogs name, Christina’s and her
>> husbands name, help, mad and happy. The book is available from  audible
>> and it is absolutely fascinating! Christina has a website called
>> hungerforwords.com. On the website, you can watch videos of Stella using
>> her communication board and you can purchase your own communication board.
>> In  addition, the website and Christina‘s book offers instructions on how
>> to teach your own  dog to talk. The website seems extremely accessible and
>> it also includes photo descriptions. In her book, Christina wonders what
>> affect her method would have on service dogs. I look forward to anyone’s
>> thoughts if you have read the book or tried Christina‘s method with your
>> own dog.
>>
>>
>> —
>> Tara Briggs
>> Check out my podcast, Crip Parenting on your podcast platform of choice.
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