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A review by ela_lee_
How Stella Learned to Talk: A Speech Therapist's Memoir of Her Groundbreaking Work in Communicating with Dogs by Christina Hunger
4.0
Very interesting and unique read; I learned a lot about speech pathology for humans AND dogs. I really enjoyed the stories from Hunger's client sessions and seeing the big difference communication devices have made in the modern world for those who can't communicate verbally.
I do think this book would be slightly more effective if Hunger had previously raised her own dog (as an adult) before teaching Stella to talk. You can obviously form an extremely close connection and understanding with your pet without buttons, and I don’t think Hunger had enough previous experience with dogs to compare Stella's reactions to a dog without buttons.
I also wish she answered the question: How much more difficult is it to teach your dog these buttons if they’re no longer a puppy? Funny enough, this book didn’t convince me to invest in buttons when I definitely thought it would. But maybe someday!
I do think this book would be slightly more effective if Hunger had previously raised her own dog (as an adult) before teaching Stella to talk. You can obviously form an extremely close connection and understanding with your pet without buttons, and I don’t think Hunger had enough previous experience with dogs to compare Stella's reactions to a dog without buttons.
I also wish she answered the question: How much more difficult is it to teach your dog these buttons if they’re no longer a puppy? Funny enough, this book didn’t convince me to invest in buttons when I definitely thought it would. But maybe someday!