Imagine Max, a well-trained border collie, manages to ignore a squirrel in the park when his owner tells him to sit. His ...

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

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

In Shany Dror's study, super-smart canines had 90% accuracy in fetching toys whose names they learned directly or overheard; ...

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

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

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

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

Scientists have long known that dogs can learn the names of their toys, but new research suggests a rare subset of pets can ...

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

These “Gifted Word Learner” (GWL) dogs can learn names for objects by overhearing exchanges between members of their human ...

Some dogs can learn words by eavesdropping on conversations, study finds. The rare ability mirrors how 18-month-old toddlers ...