Some clever dogs can pick up on the names of hundreds of toys just through natural interactions with their owners. A team led by cognitive scientist Shany Dror from Eötvös Loránd University in Hungary ...

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). Researchers have just figured out that even when you're not talking to them ...

A recent study reports that your dog may not just hear you talking. In a few rare cases, they may actually learn from it. An international group of researchers found that a group of unusually ...

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 ...

Gifted word learner dogs seem capable of eavesdropping about as well as 18-month-old toddlers, the study researchers say. Reading time 4 minutes Dogs might have more tricks up their furry sleeves than ...