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

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 ...

Canines have a unique talent for learning a vocabulary of toy names can pick up new words by simply overhearing conversations ...

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

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

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

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

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

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).

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