Devices for providing language-like abilities for dogs. Using polygonal layouts, audible, scent, visible and other cues, the devices provide an efficient and novel ability to communicate with dogs in a granular manner. Devices for capturing and releasing scents are provided. Novel button designs and functions are taught with particular suitability for animal training.

An electronic education and drawing pad device includes a housing and a touch screen display disposed on the housing and a stylus. A processor is integrated into the housing and a speaker is integrated into the housing. A game button, a music button, a story button, a drawing button and a language button is each disposed on the housing. The touch screen display is responsive to contact with the stylus to enable a child to create the drawings on the touch screen display when the drawing button is pressed. The touch screen display displays a game when the game button is pressed. The speaker emits spoken words of a language when the language button is pressed to enable the child to learn a spoken language. The speaker emits a story when the story button is pressed and the speaker emits music when the music button is pressed.

Training labs for training linemen and other power or utility technicians are disclosed. The training labs can be configured to provide equipotential zone (EPZ) grounding training in overhead and/or underground power scenarios. In some instances, the training labs can be mobile. For example, a mobile training lab can comprise an overhead training side that comprises one more deployable overhead power poles and/or an underground side comprising one or more component cabinets.