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

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

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; ...

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 ...

Typical family dogs can understand action words such as ‘sit’, but not words that describe objects. Shany Dror at the ...

This is not comparable to word learning in children. By around age two, typical English-speaking children learn approximately ten new words each day, reaching an average vocabulary of about 60,000 ...

New research suggests prodigious pups that already have large vocabularies can learn new words by listening in on their ...

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

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