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There's an attempt to refine the normal dog-human interpretative dance into a more formal setup. Some people are using buttons to get the dog to reply in a con

There's an attempt to refine the normal dog-human interpretative dance into a more formal setup. Some people are using buttons to get the dog to reply in a context format rather than just gauging enthusiasm for a given task. https://www.hungerforwords.com https://www.hungerforwords.com I don't think higher order communication between adults is that simple either. There's a lot of inference and deriving from implication that is prone to error.

crooked-v 6y ago
Along with the dog featured on that page, there's a YouTube channel full of videos of someone else using the same methods with a cat: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGMTesZlKa0Lokb7ZNqOJXQ/videos https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGMTesZlKa0Lokb7ZNqOJXQ/vid... The cat hasn't developed the same kind of talent for stringing words together, but has managed at least a couple of abstract things like 'mad' as a general unhappy word and 'where (item)' when looking for something.