It chronicles the journey Christina and Stella have taken together, from the day they met, to the day Stella 'spoke' her first word, and the other breakthroughs they've had since. How Stella Learned to Talk is part memoir and part how-to guide. A few years later, Stella now has a bank of more than thirty word buttons, and uses them daily either individually or together to create near-complete sentences. At night, she wondered: if dogs can understand words we say to them, shouldn't they be able to say words to us? Can dogs use AAC to communicate with humans?Ĭhristina decided to put her theory to the test with Stella and started using a paw-sized button programmed with her voice to say the word 'outside' when clicked, whenever she took Stella out of the house. During the day, she worked with toddlers with significant delays in language development and used Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) devices to help them communicate. When speech-language pathologist Christina Hunger first came home with her puppy, Stella, it didn't take long for her to start drawing connections between her job and her new pet. Want to know more about your pet’s health? Chat to a Pet Circle Vet.'A wonderful book.' - Temple Grandin, author of Animals in TranslationĪn incredible, revolutionary true story and surprisingly simple guide to teaching your dog to 'talk' from speech-language pathologist Christina Hunger, who has taught her dog, Stella, to communicate using simple paw-sized buttons associated with different words. Looking for something else? Shop all tech toys.Īfter a different kind of product type? Shop all interactive toys. Check them regularly for signs of damage or loose parts and remove them if small enough to be ingested. Im-paw-tant: We recommend supervising your pet with new items. Note: This product does not come with the word starter kit, and is the book only. Great for those who want to teach their dogs to use the word kit.Aids with teaching your dog how to talk.This book takes you step by step to dicover how the first talking dog learned how to communicate with her pet parent.Ī must-read if you plan on teaching your dog how to speak, Stellas journey with her speech therapist pet parent will help you best understand your pup when learning this useful form of communication. The kit allows pet parents to record simple words to give their dog a useful vocabularly, offering words such as outside or play. The talking pet kit is designed to help you and your pup communicate with one another, offering your dog a way to tell you what they want and how theyre feeling. Hunger for Words Book how Stella Learned to Talk
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