UGH!

The UGH may have been an accident but it was too perfect so it cracked me up 😂

[@revangerang]

Maybe "snuffle mat" and "device" meant she smelled/heard something and she wanted to "look"?

[@FlameEmber]

I'm glad you stand firm with "I don't understand" when the buttons are missing context. It's hard, but learning to communicate accurately is always rewarding at the end ❤

[@puppyparkerposey]

Well and her saying something I don’t understand doesn’t mean she’s not being accurate it just means I don’t get it!

[@spacechicken527]

Could the home be a reference to where you moved from? Homesick perhaps?

[@puppyparkerposey]

It could be tho I’ve been referring to our new place as home and she seems to be getting that.

[@spacechicken527]

@@puppyparkerposey Do you have anywhere where we can find a list of all Parker's buttons? Like an index?

[@rdklkje13]

Accident or not in this case, I love that Parker has buttons like Ugh, Frustrated and Device. She seems to have a broader range of vocabulary than most button pets I've seen, which in turn gives her more opportunities to come up with novel combinations to express even more ideas. You may need a little more time to get what she's saying sometimes, but that seems a small price to pay. Speaking of novel combinations, ngl, I was a little disappointed that the first results paper out of Rossano's lab about this only discusses whether the participating dogs understand words. I get that this is how science works, but still. I'm really looking forward to seeing what they make of "squeaker car", the soaking sweaters case and such in that context so I'm a little impatient 😃 Do you happen to know if there's a public list of upcoming publication dates available somewhere?

[@JMA864]

Ooh, there’s finally a paper! See me running to their site to see it 💨 Re. publication timeline, I’d be willing to bet many papers are in the pipeline but review takes forever even with uncontroversial papers and and these are going to take a LOT of back and forth to satisfy skeptical reviewers.

[@puppyparkerposey]

I don’t think there’s a public list but I do know that two more are under review right now!

[@rdklkje13]

Thank you both! My YT notifications are somewhat erratic, didn't realise anyone had replied to this comment.

[@JMA864]

@@rdklkje13 Seems like a thorough paper though very limited in scope. I was surprised and encouraged that it only took 5-6 months from submission to publication-an argument for limited scope. Not a lot of room for reviewers to argue with results. Also very important that they filed protocols before even starting the data collection. Given past controversy they have to be soooo careful!

[@seelogic9845]

After "look go go potty", I thought parker meant "ok can I do potty out the front yard on a hike then here at home?" , "ok can I do potty out the back yard on a walk?" And then to me "water, water, quickly" meant she had to pee? Oh dear I hope she didn't have to hold it in all night! Or she might just have been wanting an activity and was choosing from a range of activities hoping you'd say yes to something. That would explain "snuffle mat". Oh it must be hard to understand what they're saying sometimes, and other times it's just so clear!

[@puppyparkerposey]

She always get a last trip outside before bed don’t worry! And if I think she’s just playing me but she does need to go she’ll go paw at the door.

[@seelogic9845]

​@@puppyparkerposey oh right yeah! The pawing at the door lol. ❤