Don the Talking Dog (1905–1915) was a popular vaudeville act in the early 20th century. Don was raised in , Germany by Martin Ebers and Martha Haberland. His breed is unconfirmed – reports state that he was a German hunting dog, either a setter or a pointer. Don was credited with being able to vocalise eight German words, including haben (“have”), Kuchen (“cake”), Hunger (“hunger”), and his own name. Don also learned to say ja (“yes”), nein (“no”), and Ruhe (“quiet” or “rest”) along with the name of his owner and his owner's fiancé. In April 1911 The Salt Lake Tribune reported that Don had been examined by “a number of the most eminent zoologists” and that they had declared him “a genuine prodigy”. The journal Science reported in May 1912 that Don's ability to speak was more down to “the p