Una perra de raza pitbull aprendió a hablar con seres humanos a través de un tablero digital de comunicación, como lo mostró su dueña a través de su cuenta de Instagram donde muestra en videos cómo la canina es capaz de expresar diferentes ideas.

 

Christina Hunger, la propietaria de la perra de 18 meses llamada Stella, es una terapeuta de lenguaje que enseñó a su mascota a comunicarse a través de un tablero con botones que al ser apretados reproducen palabras específicas.

 

Hasta el momento, la canina ha aprendido 29 palabras del idioma inglés, con las cuales es capaz de formar frases.

 

 

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Stella uses language differently when she’s in a heightened state versus when she’s calm! • Today when she heard some noises outside and wanted to go investigate, I told her we were staying inside. • Stella responded by saying, “Look” 9 TIMES IN A ROW, then “Come outside.” She was clearly in a more frantic state, and her language use matched that. We all sound differently than normal when we’re in distress, Stella included! • I’m impressed that Stella is communicating with language during her more heightened states, not just when she’s calm and in a quiet space. This shows me that words are becoming more automatic for her to use. It’s similar to when a toddler starts using language to express himself during times of frustration instead of only crying. That happens when it’s easy for the toddler to say words, not when he’s still learning and it takes a lot of focus to talk 🧠🗣 • • • • • #hunger4words #stellathetalkingdog #slpsofinstagram #speechtherapy #AAC #ashaigers #slp #corewords #SLPeeps #slp2be #earlyintervention #languagedevelopment #dogsofinstagram #dogmom #doglife #dogs #guarddog #animalpsychology #doglover #dogvideos #sandiegodog #catahoula #blueheeler #smartdog #dogcommunication #mydogtalks #animalcommunication #interspeciescommunication #loveanimals

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Las habilidades comunicativas de la perra de raza pitull han podido desarrollarse gracias a un tablero de comunicación diseñado por su propietaria, con el cual ha sido capaz de comunicar pensamientos y sentimientos.

 

Stella ha logrado expresar ideas como tomar siesta, o que preferiría comer en lugar de jugar en un momento determinado, y ha expresado sus deseos de salir, específicamente al parque.

 

 

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Last night, right before this video was taken, I accidentally said “ball” on Stella’s device while I was actually reaching for a different word. But, Stella took this very seriously! She picked up her ball, dropped it on her device, and said “Good” (Translation: Good idea, Mom!) • I started recording right after she said “Good” and caught the rest of her thought: “Happy ball want outside!” • Like all AAC users, Stella thrives when we talk to her using her device and say words that she loves. She never needs to know it was on accident! 😉 • • • • • #hunger4words #stellathetalkingdog #slpsofinstagram #speechtherapy #AAC #ashaigers #slp #corewords #SLPeeps #slp2be #aacawarenessmonth #earlyintervention #languagedevelopment #dogsofinstagram #dogmom #doglife #dogs #animalpsychology #doglover #dogvideos #sandiegodog #catahoula #blueheeler #smartdog #dogcommunication #mydogtalks #animalcommunication #interspeciescommunication #loveanimals

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