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 ...

Dogs can be trained to do all sorts of remarkably clever things, from showing restraint when left alone with a juicy steak to babysitting kittens. Some pet owners have even taught their canine ...

Speech pathologist Christina Hunger created a custom soundboard for her dog Stella and taught her dog to "talk" using the tool — her new book "How Stella Learned to Talk" helps pet owners do the same ...

Over a year into the pandemic, your bookshelves may be so crowded with books that you can’t imagine adding another. But a 3-year-old dog named Stella will have you rethinking that. Not familiar with ...

Have you ever wished your dog could tell you exactly what they need with the press of a button? Well, now they can! Thanks to ...

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 ...

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Just a few days after Christina Hunger got her new puppy, she noticed something that would change both their lives. Hunger is a speech therapist who often works with children who have difficulty ...

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 ...

Over a year into the pandemic, your bookshelves may be so crowded with books that you can’t imagine adding another. But a 3-year-old dog named Stella will have you rethinking that. In “How Stella ...