California-based tech company Traini has unveiled what it claims is the “world’s first real-time human-dog conversational collar,” designed to translate human speech into dog-friendly signals.
Demonstrations on the company’s website show the device in action: in one clip, a man asks an app on his phone, “Can you get me the remote?” and the collar converts the words into AI-generated barks, prompting the dog to respond. In another video, the dog licks its owner after the app translates the command, “Give me a kiss.”
Traini describes the device as “the world’s first pet behavioural AI that responds emphatically, built to align technology with pet well-being,” claiming it can interpret human instructions and elicit responses from pets in real time.
However, celebrity dog trainer Sharon Bolt expressed skepticism over the collar’s potential. Speaking to The Sun, she said, “When a dog barks, different emotions are displayed through high-pitched and lower gruffer barks. Higher tones often indicate anxiety or fear, while lower tones show confidence. An app might be able to recognise those emotions, but full conversations? I don’t see it. You can train a dog to fetch the remote or respond to commands like ‘dinner’ or ‘walkies,’ but general chit-chat is unrealistic.”
Despite the doubts, Traini continues to promote the collar as a tool to enhance human-pet communication through AI technology, attracting attention from pet owners curious about bridging the gap between human and canine interaction.
