Some gifted dogs with an expanded vocabulary can learn new words and connect them to objects, a sign they learn as well as ...

Some dogs are not just listening for the word “walk.” A small, rare group can quietly monitor human conversations and pick up ...

Some dogs have an amazing ability to learn the names of dozens, even hundreds of toys. Now, a new study suggests these super ...

Some dogs can learn new object names by overhearing human conversation, highlighting advanced learning skills also seen in ...

Spelling F-O-O-D or O-U-T might only get you so far around your dog if he or she is considered a Gifted Word Learner (GWL).

Gifted word learner dogs seem capable of eavesdropping about as well as 18-month-old toddlers, the study researchers say.

Dogs can learn new words just by overhearing human conversations, a study has found. Many dog owners find they have to avoid ...

The second occurred in the “overhearing” condition, where the dog watched as the primary caretaker talked to another family ...

Many dog owners know their pets excel at learning words such as “walk,” “sit,” “stay” and even their own names.

Most dog owners are aware that their pooch is smart enough to know a few choice phrases—“walkies,” for instance, or, perhaps ...

A new study has discovered that dogs can learn names of new objects just by listening to their owners interact with each ...

Basket the Border collie seems to have a way with words. The 7-year-old dog, who resides on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, ...