Dog Buttons for Communication, 4 Dog Talking Button Set, Speaking Buttons for Cats and Dogs, 30s Voice Recordable Pet Training Buzzer with Waterproof Dog Activity Mat and 48 Scene Stickers

This dog talking button set is an absolute game-changer! I'm so impressed with the quality and how well thought out everything is. The 30-second recording time is perfect for teaching my dog more nuanced phrases, and the sound quality is super clear. The anti-slip mat is brilliant – no more buttons sliding all over the floor during excited "conversations." And the 24 scene stickers? Genius! They make organizing and identifying each button so much easier. My dog is already picking up on it, and it's amazing to see him communicate. This set is definitely worth every penny and then some!

got the talking-button set for my dog and it’s been super fun — I recorded words like “play,” “treat,” and “outside” and my pup actually pushes them sometimes which totally amazes me. The buttons are big and colourful so my dog can see them easily, and the sound recording works well. One little downside: it takes patience and practice for the dog to use them consistently, so we’re still working on it and sometimes the buttons get ignored. But overall it’s really cool and I’m happy we got it!

So I've already started this process with the "my talking dog" original buttons. My dogs are mastiffs. They're big, they're drooly, they're doofusses. While the my talking dog buttons where great, these are so much better for my guys for so many reasons. 1- they're much bigger (better for big snoots) 2- theyre much louder. 3- theyre not AS perceceptible to drool. Now that doesn't mean they're perfect for everyone. If your dog is a brute, these are the buttons for you. They're bigger, but they are a little more difficult and require a good bump to activate. I used craft velcro to attach them to both the Mat and the wall. (They have a "needs" selection above their bowls [food, water, outside, bedtime] on the wall, and a "feelings" section that's on the floor nearby [mad, cuddles] so they can differentiate) and I have no issue with my 150lb brutes moving the buttons. The sound is good quality and I haven't come across any buttons yet that don't work yet but I've only activated 7 out of 9 so far. I do like that the mats are separated so that you can use them in separate parts of the house. That is definitely a huge bonus. I also like that they use AAA instead of watch batteries. Definitely cheaper and more sustainable for how often they're used with multiple dogs. The stickers included - while some of them are ridiculous, a lot of them are straight forward enough for me to remember which button is which. Like I said, this isn't the beginning of the journey for us, so we started with 7 of 9 buttons. Ours were food, water, outside, bedtime, cuddles, and mad in the main living area, with an additional outside button on the wall at the back door. The key is to make sure YOU are pushing the buttons when you do these things while your dog is learning. Don't wait for them to push the buttons, they will understand the correlation as long as you are pushing the buttons before the action happens. E.g. if you fill the food bowl push the food button first, if you're going to let them outside- push the outside button first. They will surprise you by pushing the button the very first time you're late with their perceived schedule. The key thing is to stick with it and be persistent. Overall, I'm super happy with the price, the quality and the inclusions and this is not my first rodeo. Make the purchase, definitely wish these were available when we started this journey!

This is a really nice idea for communication with pets if you start them out young. I have a couple of younger dogs and a couple of older dogs. The younger ones seem to take to the new direction easier. Packaging and shipping were great. No problems. The buttons are recordable with your own voice, which I feel helps the pet connect more. Batteries not included so get a large pack of AAA. Product also included a black, bone shaped mat to set the buttons on. While I like the material of the mat, I do not care for the fact that the buttons have no way to stay on there. The second the dog hits it, the button is pushed off. I suppose you could cut out the holes and set the buttons in, if it was really a problem. The set also comes with a small variety of stickers to label the buttons, which is a nice touch. Overall, a good product. Just don’t expect your pups to catch on right away. It takes a good bit of time and patience.

The day they arrived, I tested the buttons and immediately found one of them had a speaker issue. Less than a week later, it failed to play at all. 6 months later, I'm noticing more of the buttons have random speaker issues. I've seen and heard my dog hit the button, but no sound comes out - not even the low battery beeps. I've changed the batteries, but the issue has persisted. The buttons are also part of her top 3 favorites ("walk," "play," and "outside"). The mat and the exterior of the buttons still look great. Besides stickers I altered, they are still solid and without damage - and my pup has big, rough paws.