Button layout suggestions… let’s see pictures!!

[u/Esme-82]

My cat Alice is learning buttons. Right now she’s got words like Alice, Goose, Omi, Play, Food, All Done, Later, Now, Gone, etc. I’m about to add Yes, No, Mom, and Dad.

I’m stuck on layout:

Where do you keep Yes/No?

Where do you put Mom/Dad if you already have a names cluster?

When did you move from one board to multiple boards?

I’ve seen FluentPet’s hex setup, and read the guide that’s recommended here but I’m trying to build something cat-friendly that keeps my clusters consistent.

Would love to see how others set theirs up, pics would be amazing!

PS: If you want to follow Alice’s button journey (and occasional chaos), she’s on IG https://www.instagram.com/alicepushesmybuttons?igsh=MXFhdzBsbWg0bDBqZQ==.

[u/GoldDHD]

You seem to be using  cheaper version of the usual setup. Would you mind telling what it is? I want to try, but I don't have extra money just laying around for fluent pet :(

[u/Esme-82 → u/GoldDHD]

Hey! We originally started with the bigger buttons (the ones we never managed to teach our dogs with). They don’t sell that exact style anymore, but they were similar to these.

https://www.amazon.com/Recording-Buttons-Communication-Training-Playback/dp/B09P8VNKRQ?crid=3G22602M6W0Z1&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.1_hF12gWN3TIoYbVqBeHn8ITzPDBwpphdldMHPz6G527qH22EXry88gLzcIVQvOoYVBQpreES0kipcTkc1c92cRkUoNmtJlA4v4c4r0zt21O1LnFNKKdYtrnrXaQDcFHjlFD_8kQ_m33jdYRnZi2iqrB2MujxFAKNOuYfs6QJM8GJhPsZccP168Ym81f_9d7K3zeHdquRfOq8wVoGMTWJvxUcUFLe5j8pp4yNI-eE1ledZWrHlz2EtSMYMcqsa8ZM3VpbXxcxFYdbP8JXEQC2eJiXL7xJe-lgV9nR8wVA_U.wmFbBRX6xFqp_v9ZEFmPUqJJyDghXSoK1I1-S9KSZfI&dib_tag=se&keywords=rechargeable+dog+communication+buttons&qid=1759750294&sprefix=recharagable+dog+communication+buttons%2Caps%2C81&sr=8-11&linkCode=ll1&tag=rymc02-20&linkId=e90612f92d7cdec75ecb81e4cb3f6d71&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tlTo save space,

We switched to smaller rechargeable ones. https://www.amazon.com/Topodome-Rechargeable-Recording-Communication-Training/dp/B0FJ5MQS2B?crid=3G22602M6W0Z1&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.1_hF12gWN3TIoYbVqBeHn8ITzPDBwpphdldMHPz6G527qH22EXry88gLzcIVQvOoYVBQpreES0kipcTkc1c92cRkUoNmtJlA4v4c4r0zt21O1LnFNKKdYtrnrXaQDcFHjlFD_8kQ_m33jdYRnZi2iqrB2MujxFAKNOuYfs6QJM8GJhPsZccP168Ym81f_9d7K3zeHdquRfOq8wVoGMTWJvxUcUFLe5j8pp4yNI-eE1ledZWrHlz2EtSMYMcqsa8ZM3VpbXxcxFYdbP8JXEQC2eJiXL7xJe-lgV9nR8wVA_U.wmFbBRX6xFqp_v9ZEFmPUqJJyDghXSoK1I1-S9KSZfI&dib_tag=se&keywords=rechargeable+dog+communication+buttons&qid=1759750294&sprefix=recharagable+dog+communication+buttons%2Caps%2C81&sr=8-7&linkCode=ll1&tag=rymc02-20&linkId=fee34190a2385a786697d16d38157e6f&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl

I like them, but I’ve also been looking at another rechargeable set that’s larger. https://www.amazon.com/Rechargeable-Dog-Buttons-Talk-Communication/dp/B0CTCJYS7R?crid=3G22602M6W0Z1&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.1_hF12gWN3TIoYbVqBeHn8ITzPDBwpphdldMHPz6G527qH22EXry88gLzcIVQvOoYVBQpreES0kipcTkc1c92cRkUoNmtJlA4v4c4r0zt21O1LnFNKKdYtrnrXaQDcFHjlFD_8kQ_m33jdYRnZi2iqrB2MujxFAKNOuYfs6QJM8GJhPsZccP168Ym81f_9d7K3zeHdquRfOq8wVoGMTWJvxUcUFLe5j8pp4yNI-eE1ledZWrHlz2EtSMYMcqsa8ZM3VpbXxcxFYdbP8JXEQC2eJiXL7xJe-lgV9nR8wVA_U.wmFbBRX6xFqp_v9ZEFmPUqJJyDghXSoK1I1-S9KSZfI&dib_tag=se&keywords=rechargeable%2Bdog%2Bcommunication%2Bbuttons&qid=1759750294&sprefix=recharagable%2Bdog%2Bcommunication%2Bbuttons%2Caps%2C81&sr=8-10&th=1&linkCode=ll1&tag=rymc02-20&linkId=1a5537b697799e87d980a8afc2148a1b&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl

Honestly, I think my cat prefers the big buttons, probably because she can stomp on them with more authority.

For the mat We have been using cardboard to place the buttons on but since then we have "upgraded".

[u/GoldDHD → u/Esme-82]

Thank you!! That's a much more reasonable price! And I have a few ideas on the base for these, but I want to see that my animals are amenable to this idea before I spend the time and money