P H OTO S C O U RTES Y O F C HR I S TI NA HU NG ER
W
e all know dogs understand us. We know they respond to our voice commands, our body language—and seemingly our thoughts! But what if we could teach our dogs to not only respond, but to initiate conversations with us—to talk to us? Not with nudges to our legs, pushes with noses to our arms, or with whimpers, barks, or intense eye contact.
What if they could be taught to communicate with us with words? What if they could tell us how they are feeling; are they happy, sad, mad? What if they could choose words to specifically tell us what they’d like to
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