Premieres Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream with KPBS+. Can dogs understand what we say—and talk back?

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — Nova, a dog who was taken in by the Washington County-Johnson City Animal Shelter, is well on her way to recovery. Nova was taken in by the shelter in July. At the time, ...

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — Nova is a dog who was recently taken in by the Washington County-Johnson City Animal Shelter. She came in with a bad case of mange and severe front leg issues that were in ...

Animals talking to people? That’s been a long-cherished fantasy for millennia. Only now the question is seriously being asked as PBS’s Wednesday NOVA special “Can Dogs Talk” examines the scientific ...