How Stella Learned to Talk The Groundbreaking Story of the World's First Talking Dog

Christina Hunger

eBook - 2021

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"Christina Hunger trained her puppy to use words in a meaningful way. She was amazed that language learning in her dog was similar to that of a young child. The results speak for themselves. A wonderful book." —Temple Grandin, author of Animals in TranslationA revolutionary true story and surprisingly simple guide from speech-language pathologist Christina Hunger on how to teach your dog to talk using simple, paw-sized buttonsWhen 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. During the day, she worked with toddlers with significant delays in language development a...nd used Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) devices to help them communicate. At night, she wondered: If dogs can... more