04/16/2026
This one was just fun to think through. It starts with a dog named Stella pressing buttons to ask for the exact blanket she wants, but it turns into something bigger about whether dogs are really “learning English,” or whether humans are just finally noticing how much dogs have been communicating all along. If you’ve ever had a dog side-eye your bad mood, intervene in an argument, or make it painfully clear that dinner is late, this one might be for you.
Come read and tell me what your dogs seem to understand.
We’re asking the wrong question about how dogs communicate.
