This February, we’re inviting you to join our Food Modeling Challenge on the FluentPet Community! Fear of starting with food-related buttons is a common concern raised every day at Button Bootcamp, but choosing a food word can actually be a great way to reinforce more presses. ��
By using your learner’s daily allotment of kibble, you can in theory say yes hundreds of times a day (if your learner pressed that much) with minimal effort, to build up tons of equity in your relationship bank account.�
To participate in the food modeling challenge, visit us at community.fluent.pet and share the food-related word that you’ll be modeling. Throughout the month of February, you can share a daily video of yourself modeling the button for your learner! It’s a fun way to stay consistent, celebrate progress, and inspire the rest of the community.
One of the best things about AIC is how buttons encourage the humans to think about what might be on our learners' mind. In this video, @letsgoripley uses his @fluentpet buttons to request "CAR FOOD" and his humans have to put their heads together to understand his request!
Buttons are more than just a social media trend, they are a transformative technology for numerous learners in the FluentPet community! In this video, cofounders @trottier & @whataboutbunny discuss how buttons have helped Alexis understand Bunny's emotions and facilitate better emotional regulation.
During a recent California windstorm, @justinbieberthecat uses his @fluentpet buttons to express concern. Did you notice how his purposeful presses align with his body language? This is a great example of how buttons can facilitate co-regulation between the human and animal learner!
Today, we're showing you how you can add new words to your soundboard. Join Alexis of @whataboutbunny as she conducts a rapid modeling session with two brand-new learners! 😄
Huge thanks to everyone who joined us for our live tonight, and a special shoutout to @pawsitivebehaviors, @bastianandbrews, @puppyparkerposey, and @monkeydogdelmer for the fantastic discussion and Q&A!
We covered all things Button Breakthrough Week (happening now through January 31st) and gave a sneak peek of the Food Modeling Challenge (which starts February 1st).
Don’t forget—as part of Button Breakthrough Week, our Button Bootcamps are FREE this through the month of January! Whether you have buttons or not, you can visit community.fluent.pet to RSVP and secure your spot.
And if you’re curious about the Food Modeling Challenge, join our “FluentPet Friends” broadcast channel to stay in the loop and get updates first.
Missed the live? No worries—catch the recording here, let us know your favorite part (which we assume will be @wild.wild.westley’s acrobatics), and tag a friend who might want to attend a Button Bootcamp!
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We've known for millennia that they can understand words we say. It turns out that with a few sound-making buttons they can "say" words too.
