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Post by putabuttononit on Sept 8, 2022 7:15:58 GMT
Would love to hear about your experience. I’m teaching my cat and its been fascinating. PM me if you have a social media account to share, and I can share mine.
(For those unfamiliar, it’s using buttons and teaching your pet each one - then they “talk” by pushing their buttons)
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Post by Zee on Sept 8, 2022 11:26:01 GMT
I absolutely think my dog could learn to press buttons associated with wants or needs, since I easily taught her to ring a bell when she needs to go outside. I don't know about talking to me. I already talk for her all the time so it already feels like she's talking to us  But I have a hard time believing my cats could or would be able to do that consistently. The only button that they'd be interested in would be the one for Temptations. One cat does ring the bells trying to get us to let him into the basement, so he's capable of that much, but I'm not sure he has anything else to say to me. Please keep us updated! |
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Post by crazy4scraps on Sept 8, 2022 12:57:56 GMT
Keep us posted with your results! I’ve always been fascinated by the videos I’ve seen of people who have done that with their pets but I think it would take more time than I’d be willing to devote to the training.
LOL, maybe I just need two buttons for my poodle, one that says “Poop!” and one that says “Pee!” since the little jerk never lets me know when she needs to go out. The little thing was so skittish when we got her that there was no way we could even bell train her. I’d ring the bell at the door and she’d run the other way. I’m pretty sure our lab could learn to use the buttons but the only ones he would voluntarily use would be BALL!!! or FOOD!!! 🤣
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Post by naby64 on Sept 8, 2022 13:42:19 GMT
I have wanted to work with my catahoula/husky since I started watching Bunny the dog use her buttons. I just know there would be no consistency with DH when I wasn't home so it would be a frustrating experience. I think it is fascinating to see it happen IRL.
Keep us updated!
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Post by maryannscraps on Sept 8, 2022 13:46:46 GMT
My dog couldn't even learn the bell on the front door to go out. But my late cat used to go ring the bell for her when she was standing quietly at the door. She might have had a lot to say to us.
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Post by paget on Sept 8, 2022 13:47:24 GMT
I follow Stella with her buttons on Instagram and it’s amazing. My dogs are older 11, 9. I still think they could learn but I’m not going to do it. We communicate well already. It’s amazing to me how many words they know of us talking to each other and them.
If I get a new dog/s someday I will use buttons with them.
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Post by disneypal on Sept 8, 2022 17:08:22 GMT
Would love to hear about your experience. I’m teaching my cat and its been fascinating. PM me if you have a social media account to share, and I can share mine. (For those unfamiliar, it’s using buttons and teaching your pet each one - then they “talk” by pushing their buttons) I saw one of your posts recently with your cat. May I ask how old is your cat and how did you teach him/her? I have 2 cats and have seriously considered this. They are 4 and 2 years old. I'm curious as to how you begin teaching them and how old your cat was when you started. |
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Post by Basket1lady on Sept 8, 2022 18:37:05 GMT
I got them because Emma doesn’t ask to go out. She never did like the bell, so I thought the buttons would work. She already has a huge vocabulary and I think she would like them if she would not be so stubborn about it! She never took to them and pointedly ignores them unless she’s really excited. Then she will just reach out without even looking and hit her “outside” button.
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Post by scraplette on Sept 8, 2022 19:35:38 GMT
I’ve been wanting to try! My little guy would be a good candidate. My concern is mainly MY discipline in teaching him.
He’s 2-1/2, is that an issue? I’ll keep checking this thread for tips, I’m not sure where to start.
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Post by scraplette on Sept 8, 2022 19:37:57 GMT
My dog couldn't even learn the bell on the front door to go out. But my late cat used to go ring the bell for her when she was standing quietly at the door. She might have had a lot to say to us. I love this! |
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Post by 950nancy on Sept 8, 2022 19:37:58 GMT
My female would push those buttons day and night. She's a talker. And when talking doesn't work, she throws her bowls at me. I generally get one door warning with a quiet woof and then she is loud and proud.
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Post by putabuttononit on Sept 8, 2022 20:05:39 GMT
I’ve been wanting to try! My little guy would be a good candidate. My concern is mainly MY discipline in teaching him. He’s 2-1/2, is that an issue? I’ll keep checking this thread for tips, I’m not sure where to start. I started my cat at a year old. He’s not quite two and he has 36 buttons. He uses them all and understands them. He does some two word combinations now. It’s absolutely astonishing sometimes! Pea mail me and I’ll give you our Tiktok account- I’ve got some tips on there. Any age works! 😋 |
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Post by Lexica on Sept 8, 2022 20:19:58 GMT
I think my dog would have been really good at using buttons if I had started teaching him when he was younger. I communicate with him both verbally and with sign language. He communicates with me by tapping me to get my attention, then he will walk over and stare back and forth from my face to whatever it is he wants to bring to my attention whether that is to be let out in the backyard, have a snack from the refrigerator, or to go upstairs to bed at night. Oh, and sometimes he has thrown a toy too hard and it has ended up underneath the couch or dresser or someplace that he can't get to. He will then come tap on my leg and when I ask what he wants he will run to wherever he got the toy stuck and look at me and look under the couch a few times until I get down and get it out for him. I think it would be fun to use word buttons, but he is quite good at making his desires known as it is. He is the smartest dog I have had.
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Post by papersilly on Sept 8, 2022 20:37:17 GMT
i will spare myself from hearing the "cookie" button go off every 20 seconds.
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Post by putabuttononit on Sept 8, 2022 20:48:58 GMT
I absolutely think my dog could learn to press buttons associated with wants or needs, since I easily taught her to ring a bell when she needs to go outside. I don't know about talking to me. I already talk for her all the time so it already feels like she's talking to us But I have a hard time believing my cats could or would be able to do that consistently. The only button that they'd be interested in would be the one for Temptations. One cat does ring the bells trying to get us to let him into the basement, so he's capable of that much, but I'm not sure he has anything else to say to me. Please keep us updated! My cat LOVES his buttons. He has 36 now and he uses all of them. He’s quite hilarious. |
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Post by Rhondito on Sept 8, 2022 20:55:03 GMT
I follow a dog on TikTok named Bunny and think she's so amazing! I never knew about the buttons before seeing her. My favorite things are when she tells on her dad for pooping upstairs and when she says "love you mom".
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Post by putabuttononit on Sept 8, 2022 21:39:26 GMT
I follow a dog on TikTok named Bunny and think she's so amazing! I never knew about the buttons before seeing her. My favorite things are when she tells on her dad for pooping upstairs and when she says "love you mom". I love Bunny too! If you want to visit us on Tiktok just send me a PM 😋 |
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Post by Sanibel on Sept 9, 2022 4:47:22 GMT
I love CatMan John on Tik Tok. Russell is their kitty that came from a hoarded home and now he has fits if laundry is left in the washing machine. And he wants the litter box to be cleaned. When Russell’s mom and dad left town, their carer stopped in to take care of them. Russell tapped two buttons immediately. “Mom. Mad.” 🤣
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Post by putabuttononit on Sept 9, 2022 17:10:03 GMT
Would love to hear about your experience. I’m teaching my cat and its been fascinating. PM me if you have a social media account to share, and I can share mine. (For those unfamiliar, it’s using buttons and teaching your pet each one - then they “talk” by pushing their buttons) I saw one of your posts recently with your cat. May I ask how old is your cat and how did you teach him/her? I have 2 cats and have seriously considered this. They are 4 and 2 years old. I'm curious as to how you begin teaching them and how old your cat was when you started. He was just over a year old. You can start at any age. It is exciting for them. My cat has 36 buttons since we started eight ago. He loves his buttons and it’s so cool having conversations with him. Pm me if you want our Tiktok or IG. I have tips for getting started. |
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Post by disneypal on Sept 9, 2022 18:57:09 GMT
He was just over a year old. You can start at any age. It is exciting for them. My cat has 36 buttons since we started eight ago. He loves his buttons and it’s so cool having conversations with him. Pm me if you want our Tiktok or IG. I have tips for getting started. Wow! 35 buttons. I'm not on Tiktok but I do follow you on IG so will check out your cat and his buttons there. Thanks for the info, I watched a video that showed you how to train them...I may start with a 4 button set and give it a try. |
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Post by craftedbys on Sept 9, 2022 19:18:31 GMT
Sending you PM because DD thinks our cat Mando is smart enough to use them.
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Post by stine on Sept 10, 2022 7:25:29 GMT
I have tried to get my dog to use the buttons but he's afraid to push them. He gets excited when I push them but won't do it himself. The cat accidentally pushed one the other day and he gave her the funniest look!
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Post by Just Beth on Sept 10, 2022 23:46:44 GMT
Wow I never knew this was a thing! Our elderly dog probably wouldn’t trouble himself to push any buttons but our A-Hole younger dog might tell us off 😂
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Post by putabuttononit on Sept 11, 2022 22:00:21 GMT
Wow I never knew this was a thing! Our elderly dog probably wouldn’t trouble himself to push any buttons but our A-Hole younger dog might tell us off 😂 😂😂😂 |
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