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 ...

A new study finds that some gifted dogs can learn the names of new toys by eavesdropping. It's a skill that has only been ...

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

Anyone who has kept different dogs as pets will have noticed over time that some are more attuned than others to speech and ...

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 ...

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

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

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

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