The owners over-interpret and anthropomorphize the button “speech”
The is the biggest danger in my opinion. Hopefully with rigorous analysis during the study and specifically set up experiments we’ll be able to understand better at what level of communication the dogs actually are.
I think this is most of what’s going on here. I’d guess that the owners have in fact taught their animals some new words and associations, but that they’re way over-interpreting what the dogs are “saying”.
I think this is most of what’s going on here. I’d guess that the owners have in fact taught their animals some new words and associations, but that they’re way over-interpreting what the dogs are “saying”.