Published 20:13 IST, November 7th 2019

Woman successfully teaches her dog how to talk using a soundboard

A Catahoula and Blue Heeler mix dog has learned how to talk with the help of a soundboard and has already learned 29 different words after her owner taught her

Reported by: Bhavya Sukheja
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A Catahoula and Blue Heeler mix dog has been learning how to talk from her owner and has alrey learned 29 different words. Stella, 18-month-old has been reportedly training with her owner, Christina Hunger and learning how to talk with help of a soundboard. California resident started using techlogy when dog was just eight weeks old and has been keeping track of her pet's progress on Instagram and her blog, 'Hunger for Words'. 

Hunger in an Instagram post said, “Stella apts her mess when she isn’t feeling understood, just like we all do! If someone doesn’t understand us or we don’t get response we were expecting, we change words we’re using to explain ourselves better.”

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Christina Hunger, 26-year-old is a speech pathologist and started setting up a button board when Stella was eight-weeks-old. buttons on soundboard emit a human voice and allow Stella to step on word she wants to say to her owner. In an interview with an international media outlet, Hunger says that she is constantly amazed and shocked as everyday Stella comes up with something different and 'cooler' than what she said a day before. Hunger ded that dog uses words like 'walk', 'come' and 'happy' to tell her owner what she wants and she can even tice an emotional reaction from her pet as Stella gets excited when she's able to express a new word. Hunger furr also said that Stella's favourite words are 'beach' and 'walk'. 

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17:59 IST, November 7th 2019