This is actually a study being run - https://www.theycantalk.org/research https://www.theycantalk.org/research They are recording button presses and sequences i

This is actually a study being run - https://www.theycantalk.org/research https://www.theycantalk.org/research They are recording button presses and sequences in both controlled and open situations, and have already observed a consistent capacity to chain multiple buttons together in naming a thing, and have found patterns in the names dogs come up with (I think they're also doing cat studies.)