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

Imagine Max, a well-trained border collie, manages to ignore a squirrel in the park when his owner tells him to sit. His ...

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

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, ...

Some dogs can learn new object names by overhearing human conversation, highlighting advanced learning skills also seen in ...

Some dogs can learn words by eavesdropping on conversations, study finds. The rare ability mirrors how 18-month-old toddlers ...

According to the team, these findings suggest a dog’s ability to learn from overheard speech may rely on brain mechanisms ...

As dog parents, we've all dreamed of truly being able to talk to our dogs and know they understand exactly what we're saying. While they do catch on to some simple words, it's not always accurate, and ...

Researchers made the discovery after working with a group of "Gifted Word Learner (GWL) Dogs," per a piece published by the ...

Researchers at Duke University set out to study dogs' intelligence, finding insights into how dogs learn, their individual strengths, and how the species is evolving to become even better companions ...

Long recognized as a skill used by toddlers who are learning to understand language, scientists have discovered that a rare ...