Learning Resources Recordable Answer Buzzers, Set of 4 | Classroom Must Haves, Teacher Supplies, Sound Effect Button, Family Game Shows For Trivia, Participation Tools

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!

the best audio quality i was able to get was when i was indoors in a quiet room and held it about a foot away from my face, they’re not fantastically clear, which i think made it a little difficult for my dog to actually pick up on what it meant, he got it after a few days (what helped most is when i pressed the button and said the phrase in the same tone repeatedly), outdoors made the quality worse, too close or too far made the quality worse. and the button to record is on the side of it, so once or twice my dog has accidentally reset it. which really isn’t a big deal, but i think having them on a mat would probably help. overall they’re pretty good. i think they’re really fun to use with my dog, and they’re a pretty good price.

I actually bought this try teaching letter sounds and to practice Spanish vocab with my toddler. I tried to record myself making the vowel sounds and most of the sounds were indistinguishable from button to button. Longer phrases, you could discern what was being said. I read reviews about the sound quality and didn't think it would be that much pf a problem, but it really did render these ineffective for what I bought them for. When you play back whatever you recorded it sounds pretty garbled and warped. If you're not looking to use them for something where sound quality matters, they seem to work great and are fun to mess with. My toddler loves them anyways and keeps hitting the record button and erasing my recordings anyways LOL.

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)

So if you're here, you've probably seen that cute dog on Instagram using these buttons to talk. I have smart cats. I figured, they can talk too. I chose 4 of their favorite words and recorded them. I hoped the cats would catch on and push the buttons. They think this is a ridiculous idea. Why should they use extra energy to push buttons, WHEN I ALREADY KNOW their favorite 4 words, what their favorite 4 words mean, and when they're "saying" their favorite 4 words? Cats talk with their bodies, not with buttons. They think I'm the one who needs the lessons. Not them. Still giving 5 stars because the product works as advertised. Now looking for a dog owner to buy them from me. I won't entertain offers from any hopeful sucker cat owners!

These work great and our doodle was quick to learn. Unfortunately we did have to change the treat button as she would push it constantly.lol

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.

War ein Geschenk an eine Kollegin, die Hunde hat. Leider versteht man das, was aufgesprochen wird nicht super gut. Aber dennoch coole Sache.

I've had these for more than a year now so I probably shouldnt be surprised that the speakers are dying. Even with a battery change it is difficult to hear them. But they were my dogs first set and I now have him using many buttons to help tell me what he needs... even if that is Treat 20 times over... lol

Pratique, sympa de pouvoir différencier le son des Buzzer mais volume du sons beaucoup trop faible pour jouer

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Great idea as seen online. However, our pooch needs lots of training to encourage him to press them himself. The sound quality isn't the best, but just make sure you speak clearly and not too close to the device when recording. So far so good with the one we've started to use....patience is definitely key I think 🤗 Thank you!