It’s Firework Season—Do You Know Where Your Dog Is?
By Courtney Sexton For us humans, the sound of a firework can be startling, but since we understand that this surprising sound is safe, what would be scary becomes merely exciting. Unfortunately, d...
My Reactive Dog Just Wants to Be Safe
by Elizabeth Phelps Your browser does not support the video tag. Part 1: My New Puppy I brought Roscoe home from a local farmer's market when he was just 8-weeks old because I...
FluentPet’s Scientific Integrity Review Board
At FluentPet, we’re excited to announce a significant step forward in our mission to revolutionize animal communication: the formation of our Scientific Integrity Review Board (SIRB). This board wi...
Food-Related Buttons Got Fülöp Talking
Catch Beki & Fülöp in action on Instagram @fulop.a.beszelo.beagle Q. Who is this learner of yours? Fülöp is a 5-year-old Beagle from Hungary and he is without a question true to his breed: ...
How Breed May Influence Your Dog’s Learning Style
I don’t know about you, but I’m a “do it” learner. I can read and digest a good amount of material, and visual depictions are really helpful, but learning new things is easiest for me when I watch ...
What Could Your Dog's Face Be Telling You?
by Courtney Sexton What do you see when you look into the face of your furry friend? Perky ears? Soulful eyes? A heart-shaped nose? A familiar speckle or patch? It turns out that what dogs look li...
How Buttons Made Suki More Confident
Catch Cony and Suki in action on TikTok @tukiprrlanchina Q. So Cony, who is this learner of yours? Suki is a tortie calico kitty that we failed foster. She has Cerebellar Hypoplasia, which mak...
Dogs' Natural Drive to Communicate With Us
by Courtney Sexton Did you know that puppies are born ready to communicate with people? How well they end up being able to get their point across or respond to cues depends in large part on the h...
Communication’s Impact on Dog Domestication
by Courtney Sexton Long before I began my journey to becoming a dogologist (aka evolutionary biology/animal behavior researcher), I was inspired by the ways my late dog Remy and I were able to co...
8 Signs They May Start Pressing Buttons Soon
Feeling a bit discouraged because your dog or cat hasn’t started using their communication buttons yet? Don't worry, you're not alone. Many button teachers experience the same initial challenges. H...
Scarlett Shows Her Personality With Buttons
Catch Scarlett and Dianne in action on Instagram @ScarlettSaysMore and @NeuroDogTraining Q. So Dianne, who is this learner of yours? Scarlett is Miss Personality but I don’t think she means to...
Jackson the Cat Loves Asking for Kisses!
Catch Jackson in action on TikTok @speaking_of_cats Q. So Joshua, who is this learner of yours? Jackson is a 8 year old medium haired cat! He is laid back, sweet, and loving but sometimes deman...
by Courtney Sexton How long do dogs really live? The short answer is, not long enough. Dogs are the source of immeasurable joy and happiness, and have much to teach us about living and loving. Th...
Catch Snowy and Cody in action on Instagram @snowycodyragdolls Q. So Shuang, who are these learners of yours? Snowy and Cody. Snowy is just over 3 years old, he is chatty, active, but demandin...
Catch Millie in action on Instagram at @buttonpigs Q. So Jenny, who is this learner of yours? Millie is a rescued guinea pig. She is extremely food motivated and sassy when she doesn't get what...
Catch Mylo in action on Instagram at @ohmymylo Q. So Maurice, who is this learner of yours? My learner’s name is Mylo. He is 35 pounds of energy, brains, and sass. The order of importance for ...
How Three-Legged Champion Learned To Talk
Catch Champion in action on Instagram at @chatwithchamp Q. So Melissa, who is this learner of yours? Champion is an orange, three-legged, feline goofball who loves snoozing as much as any kitty...
A Schnauzer's Tale of Learning to Talk
Catch Ovi in action on Instagram at @ovi_theschnauzer Q. So Mika, who is this learner of yours? Ovi is my 7-year-old rambunctious Mini Schnauzer. He loves his dad, his food, to patrol our house, ...
The New Realm of Reward-Based Training
by Courtney Sexton Until recently, common dog training methods relied on a dated understanding of animal behavior. A punishment-based approach grounded in ideas of “dominance” was the norm in man...
Do Dog Buttons Really Work? A Cognitive Scientist's Perspective.
by Leo Trottier One of the most frequent questions we get is “do dog buttons really work”? As a cognitive scientist with degrees from the University of Toronto and UC San Diego, when I saw the dog ...
How To Read Your Cat's Body Language
Getting Curious About How Your Cat Communicates You’ve likely heard the trope that cats are aloof, independent creatures who prefer to look upon the humans they live with more as subjects than soul...
FluentPet Connect Wows at CES Launch
At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), we unveiled FluentPet Connect, the only internet-enabled talking button system that deepens the connection between people and their pets. As the world's fir...
From Ignoring Buttons to Talking All Day
Inspired by videos of Bunny the Talking Dog, Christina ordered a set of FluentPet buttons to try with her shy 6-month-old Golden Retriever, Cache. She set them up and started teaching him to use th...
FluentPet Connect Selected as CES 2023 Innovation Awards Honoree
We are excited to announce that FluentPet Connect has been selected as a CES® 2023 Innovation Awards Honoree within the Smart Home category. With a record-breaking number of submissions this year,...