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 ...

Have you ever wondered if your dog is eavesdropping on you? A new study published in the Journal of Science found that some ...

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 ...

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

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).

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

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

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

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