Some dogs have an amazing ability to learn the names of dozens, even hundreds of toys. Now, a new study suggests these super learners can pick up new words by overhearing people talk, just as toddlers ...

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

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

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

This is not comparable to word learning in children. By around age two, typical English-speaking children learn approximately ...

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

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

Most dog owners are aware that their pooch is smart enough to know a few choice phrases—“walkies,” for instance, or, perhaps more likely, “time for dinner.” Some particularly intelligent canines can ...

"Under the right conditions, some dogs present behaviors strikingly similar to those of young children," lead scientist, Dr. Shany Dror, said ...

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

Scientists have long known that dogs can learn the names of their toys, but new research suggests a rare subset of pets can do something more startling. Some of these animals appear to pick up fresh ...