{"product_id":"how-stella-learned-to-talk-the-groundbreaking-story-of-the-worlds-first-talking-dog","title":"How Stella Learned to Talk: The Groundbreaking Story of the World's First Talking Dog","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eHow Stella Learned to Talk: The Groundbreaking Story of the World's First Talking Dog\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eChristina Hunger\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780063046832\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eWilliam Morrow\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2021\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003eHardcover\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e272\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eExcellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eINSTANT \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSTARS OF THE PBS NOVA DOCUMENTARY \u003ci\u003eCAN DOGS TALK?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"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.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eTemple Grandin, author of \u003ci\u003eAnimals in \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTranslation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA 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 buttons\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen 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 and used Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) devices to help them communicate. At night, she wondered: \u003ci\u003eIf dogs can understand words we say to them, shouldn't they be able to say words to us? Can dogs use AAC to communicate with humans?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChristina decided to put her theory to the test with Stella and started using a paw-sized button programmed with her voice to say the word \"outside\" when clicked, whenever she took Stella out of the house. A few years later, Stella now has a bank of more than thirty word buttons, and uses them daily either individually or together to create near-complete sentences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow Stella Learned to Talk\u003c\/i\u003e is part memoir and part how-to guide. It chronicles the journey Christina and Stella have taken together, from the day they met, to the day Stella \"spoke\" her first word, and the other breakthroughs they've had since. It also reveals the techniques Christina used to teach Stella, broken down into simple stages and actionable steps any dog owner can use to start communicating with their pets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFilled with conversations that Stella and Christina have had, as well as the attention to developmental detail that only a speech-language pathologist could know, \u003ci\u003eHow Stella Learned to Talk\u003c\/i\u003e will be the indispensable dog book for the new decade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"William Morrow","offers":[{"title":"How Stella Learned to Talk: The Groundbreaking Story of the World's First Talking Dog | Christina Hunger | Hardcover | 9780063046832 | Used: Like New | Back Stacks C 1758160","offer_id":49178565378200,"sku":"1758160","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/71Jvc4Pe7CS.jpg?v=1780077871","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/how-stella-learned-to-talk-the-groundbreaking-story-of-the-worlds-first-talking-dog","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}