When the Catahoula/Blue Heeler mix wants to "talk," she steps on buttons corresponding with words Hunger recorded and programmed into the device. Stella. Christina Hunger Christina Hunger and Stella.

Hunger noticed that a young child on the verge of speaking showed many of the same behaviors that Stella, her 8-week-old Catahoula-blue heeler mix, was exhibiting.

Since then, the Catahoula-Blue Heeler mix has acquired the ability to communicate about what she wants, what she just did, and how she is feeling. Hunger told People that she’s “in constant amazement ...

Stella, a 3-year-old Catahoula Blue heeler mix in Chicago, is more articulate. When she’s ready to run, she says, “Park, outside, come.” Stella’s no Martha who speaks or Scooby-Doo.

The speech language pathologist lives in San Diego with her Catahoula/Blue Heeler mix, Stella, and has used her expertise to teach the pup how to communicate. So far, the results are astonishing: ...

Stella’s owner, Christina Hunger, 26, tells PEOPLE that the 2-year-old Catahoula/blue heeler mix had appeared “bummed out” during the first few weeks of the shelter-in-place restrictions in ...

The show follows six-year-old Bluey who is a blue heeler puppy. Bluey regularly goes on adventures through imaginative play. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.

Wednesday, Mayor Joe Smith will introduce Shep, a two year old, Catahoula - Blue Heeler mix, that will help our parks department control the Canada Geese population.

Did you know that the Louisiana state dog was a Catahoula Leopard Dog? And that it appeared on a popular children's tv show?