Dogs Go Viral For 'Talking' To Humans — But Can They?

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🗓️ 6 September 2024

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Last year, a dog named Bunny went viral on TikTok for pressing buttons with words on them to "communicate" with her owner. But can dogs even understand those words on a soundboard in the first place? A new study in the journal PLOS One seeks answers. Host Regina G. Barber and producer Rachel Carlson break down that story and more of the week's news with the help of All Things Considered's Ari Shapiro.

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0:47.1	We're also going to talk about whether those dogs you see on Tik-Tock can really understand those
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