This new device will allow your dog to talk to you... No, really!

Dog lying on floor
(Image credit: Fluent Pet)

One of the best parts of the 2009 Disney movie Up was the special collar that allowed Dug the dog to talk to his owners. Now a new system called FluentPet is giving canines in the real world a similar ability.

FluentPet uses a system of buttons to give pets a "voice". The buttons are placed in into differently coloured hexagonal tiles, which group together different kinds of words, such as action words, sentence objects, adjectives and places. 

@whataboutbunny

This is how playdates are made ##dogplay ##communication ##dogtok ##bestie ##foryou

♬ original sound - I am Bunny

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Tom May
Freelance journalist and editor

Tom May is an award-winning journalist and author specialising in design, photography and technology. His latest book, The 50th Greatest Designers, was released in June 2025. He's also author of the Amazon #1 bestseller Great TED Talks: Creativity, published by Pavilion Books, Tom was previously editor of Professional Photography magazine, associate editor at Creative Bloq, and deputy editor at net magazine.