A vest developed by a research team at Georgia Tech, external is aiming to give trained dogs the ability to "speak" to their owners. The FIDO project - which stands for Facilitating Interactions ...

This could have huge potential for service dogs who often need to communicate to get help. If the dog's owner is unconscious, the dog could more easily get help from a passerby using the vest.

William Bottger, 66, an Army National Guard veteran from Bellevue, Ohio, found an unlikely hero in his beagle, Roxie, who has fur markings in the shape of ... comfort in his dog's unwavering ...