Some dogs have an amazing ability to learn the names of dozens, even hundreds of toys. Now, a new study suggests these super ...

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

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

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

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 ...

The second occurred in the “overhearing” condition, where the dog watched as the primary caretaker talked to another family ...

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

Basket the Border collie seems to have a way with words. The 7-year-old dog, who resides on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, ...

Ten gifted dogs — including a Border collie named Basket and a Labrador named Augie — watched their owners hold a new toy and ...

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