the dog stands next to a row of buttons that have pre-recorded words, pushes one of the buttons with their paw, and words like  “more” and “now” are heard. if you want to give spot another way to communicate his needs with you, you can certainly teach your dog to “talk” using word buttons. so, if a dog learns to press word buttons and then presses “outside, toy” we don’t know if that’s actually a request, an observation, or if …