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These are loud, unlike Fluent Pet buttons (which we returned for this reason). The recording quality isn't great, but it works well enough. It struggles to pick up certain sounds ('W' always sounds like 'L', so my cat calls me a liar whenever he wants to play with his wire toy lol). My cat couldn't figure out how to put enough weight on them to trigger them, so I opened them up and jerry rigged them to trigger with the lightest touch. Inside, there is a little metal piece that sort of pops inside out when pressed (like a freshness seal on a jar lid). When it pops the other direction, it touches another bit of metal, completes the circuit, and the sound triggers. You can take this piece of metal and flatten it out a bit, so that it doesn't need to actually be popped to work. It will now trigger when the top of the button is just barely touched. It can be kind of finicky to get right (some of our buttons go off on their own sometimes, or go off when moved). This is a lot of work, but my cat could not figure it out without us doing this. After he had gotten comfortable using these rigged buttons to constantly beg for treats and laser pointers every waking moment of the day, I decided it was time to try the non-rigged buttons again. So, I replaced his favorite button ('treat', obviously) with a non-jerry rigged button and worked on teaching him to actually press it down. I did this by putting a treat under a tupperware container, saying 'paw' and tapping on the top of it, then revealing the treat to him only when he touched the top of the container the right way. Once he had that down, I put the tupperware over the treat button and continued to give him treats when he placed a confident little paw smack dab on the top of the container. Finally, I took away the container, tapped the button, and asked for 'paw'. He obviously thought I was a moron, because he quickly and lightly pawed at the side of it, with no care in the world, the way he always does with his rigged buttons. But this time it didn't work. I tapped it and asked for 'paw' again, and I could see his neurons stretching to reach each other in that little head of his, as he placed his paw smack dab on the top, and started to experiment with it. Whenever he started to act defeated, I pressed it and gave him a treat to prove this wasn't some sick joke. I actively trained him for about 20 minutes for a few days, and he would approach the button on his own and try new things in the mean time. Whenever he accidentally triggered it I gave him extra treats. Eventually he figured out how to consistently trigger the button, and now he can use them regularly.

I chose the option to buy a used box of these buttons, and when they arrived, they were untouched and brand new. Just the box was very messed up, but that was alright as long as the buttons were ok. So far I’ve taught my dog to press them properly, and it takes a bit of force for him to press so it would make noise. The quality of the speaker is a little iffy, so I had to speak loud and as clearly so that it sounds decent enough. The volume of the button is also pretty good, not too loud or quiet for me to hear from far. The size is pretty comfortable for the size of their paws too. I expected them to be bigger, but luckily they’re not extremely big. I’d say that they’re around 3”, which should even be ok for bigger dogs. Overall these buttons are very nice, and cheaper than other brands out there! I recommend these for everybody else who’s considering to teach their dogs!

I was searching for a product to teach our new puppy to communicate with us. As an educator I've known Learning Resources to be a reputable company. I decided to go with this product for that reason and the fact that she is a Great Pyrenees, other products designed for dogs seemed too small for her already huge paws. Others mentioned the amount of pressure needed to press the buttons, but I didn't think this would be a concern as she gets bigger. I only introduced them yesterday, setting one by the door for "outside" and one by her dishes for "food". I worked with her a bit with the food and every time we let her out. She doesn't have it down yet, but she sniffs at the button every time she goes to the door, so I know she is starting to understand. My only disappointment is in the sound quality. They seem to be loud enough for us, although I don't know how easy it would be to hear from another room. It would be nice if there were a volume control. Also they are not very clear, almost staticky sounding. I only bought the four pack, but might consider buying more depending on how she takes to them. If we went with another brand, I would still use these, repurposing theme for my classroom or family games.

Recording button is too easy to push accidentally erasing what was recorded. The recordings are not nearly as clear as they should be for a learning resources product. Speech being recorded must be spoken clearly and slowly to be understood. Speakers are on the bottom and contribute to a muffled sound. Product works and does what we want it to overall.

The recording times on these buttons is short. Like a few seconds short, but that's all I needed. I saw stuff on instagram where this woman gave her dog these buttons with a single word recorded on each button so the dog could communicate (no joke, it's @hungry4words). I wanted to try it with my cat, so I bought a set. The recording time is just long enough for a single word, which is all I need. (I have 4 buttons, so I did "treat," "water," "food," and "outside." He is still learning to use his buttons, but he's got treat down. Now he can learn to press the button to tell me which thing he wants. That's taking a while, but that's a cat/person issue. The buttons themselves work great. Recording your word is easy, and the volume at which it plays when you press the button is good (not too quiet, but not obnoxiously loud). I only wish the recording time was a pinch longer, but overall these buttons work great for what I need them for. And so far I haven't had a single one die on me, so they've got good battery life (we use that treat button every single day, sometimes multiple times a day, and I've been using them for MONTHS) so the battery life life seems pretty adequate. I'm very happy with them, and once he's got the hang of it completely and understands/knows/uses these 4 words, I plan on buying more sets and slowly introducing new words. EDIT: Concerning recording, when I spoke the words in to record, I said them at a loud volume, but still what I would consider an "inside voice" and I didn't have to yell or anything, just raise my voice a notch or two above polite talking (to slightly loud talking, but nowhere near yelling). Also, my cat only weighs 13 pounds, and he can easily push one with a single paw, so they are very easy to press, and I think any animal that would be capable of training could press them, so any person, even one with disabilities shouldn't have an issue. And even if you smash them pretty hard, they should be fine. (I drop them sometimes, heck, one even fell down our stairs and it was fine)

I use these button to train my dog. Use them for basic words like potty, treat, play. She could learn more if I worked with her. Another friend has trained his dog in about 20+ words. She goes crazy with the "play" button, and it's the only one she does that with. But she tosses it, pushes it, plays hide and seek under the blanket with it. It's hysterical to watch. She's had her mouth all over the button, and yes, it's taken a beating. But it took months for her to beat it up until the button became detached from the bottom piece and I couldn't fix it. WELL worth the price for such a great item. And under ordinary use, the other ones I have are excellent. Gifted my son with a couple as well to teach his dog potty. Highly recommend. Only thing I wish they would do is make the reset button a little less touchy! It's so easy to accidentally hit and you have to re-record. But then again, MOST people aren't playing with it like we are!

The buttons can be pressed between 8-15 times before the batteries die. I purchased these 8/20, got them by 8/25, and the 26th was my first day using them. I'm writing this on 9/27; almost exactly 1 month later. The first set of batteries I put in these were an off brand, so when they died after about a half dozen presses it was really annoying, but I figured that was why. I went to the store right then to buy new well-known batteries. That was yesterday. It's approximately 24 hours later and the same button just died again. My dogs use them to communicate with me and this particular button was the "walk" button. My dogs are both seniors just to give you an idea of how many times they might press it (in one day!). They are not puppies who just hit it over and over again because they have so much energy. Since yesterday, my mastiff has pushed the button about 6 times. He started too early in the morning for me, so we didn't go after the first 4. By the fifth press I had had enough coffee to go, so we did. It's now evening, when he would normally be looking for something to do, so he pushed it again with hope in his eyes and it made the tell tale high pitched beep indicating that was its last "walk". That was number 6. With brand new batteries we've all heard of and used. DO NOT waste your money with these. This was not the first button to die in such a short amount of time, the first one was "hungry", but it was the one that sent me over the edge and angered me enough to get my laptop and write this review. I know you may be tempted to buy these because there hasn't really been another option (and the thought of your dog talking to you is too beautiful to ignore) but there actually is now! I can't imagine this will get posted if I say the name, but suffice to say if you follow the same talking dog on TikTok or FB or IG, you can go there and see what I mean. I don't even understand how these Learning Resource buttons are even still in production. They are complete garbage DO NOT BUY THEM! You'll be so mad at yourself if you do.

I love these!!!!! This is my second set. I may buy a third. Saw some dogs on YouTube that use them to communicate. Thought may be fun to try with our rescue puppy. These are great. She has learned 8 words and I can hear from upstairs or back in my office. Recordings are clear - If it doesn’t sound loud enough just re-record it with a louder voice. Some of them I did have to re-record a couple of times until it was what I wanted. She tells me when she is hungry and what she wants whether it is a treat or her dinner. She tells if she has to go outside, wants to play (and with what), or if she wants to cuddle. It’s so much fun. The buttons are easy for her to press and always work. And trust me. She uses them. Especially if I don’t respond quickly enough. I may hear “hungry” “treat” repeated. Be careful what you teach hahaha. Definitely recommend these. Great price and work fine for me. We used our LabelMaker to put a level on it with the word so I would know which was which easily if they happened to get moved or I pick up to clean floor etc.