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 ...

Toddlers can pick up new words just by overhearing conversations. Now, new research suggests that some intelligent dogs can expand their vocabulary in just the same way.

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

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

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

Eavesdropping on their owners seems to help some highly gifted dogs learn new words, a complex cognitive and social ability that may put them on par with human toddlers. New research published this ...

For instance, the group’s 2022 study discovered that dogs store key sensory features about their toys—notably what they look ...

Overall, the gifted dogs performed just as well when learning from overheard speech, as when they were directly taught.

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

Both toddlers and Gifted Word Learner dogs can learn new words by listening to people, providing new insight into the social ...