You’ve probably heard of or seen videos of dogs pushing buttons on a board to get the desired outcome: “Go outside”; “Treat”; “Cuddle.” Is it real? Can dogs be trained to push buttons that say in human language what they desire? Preliminary research appears to be pointing in that direction.
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