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.

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 ...

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.

Speech-language pathologist Christina Hunger created a custom soundboard for her dog Stella and taught her dog to "talk" using the tool — her new book "How Stella Learned to Talk" helps pet ...

When my dog, Fauci, wants to go out to play, he drops a toy at my foot and paws my knee. Stella, a 3-year-old Catahoula Blue heeler mix in Chicago, is more articulate. When she’s ready to run ...

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: ...

The Catahoula Leopard Dog is one of the only few dog breeds that originated in North America. In 1979, the Catahoula was officially designated as the state dog of Louisiana.

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.

The Catahoula Leopard Dog is one of the only few dog breeds that originated in North America. In 1979, the Catahoula was officially designated as the state dog of Louisiana.