In a new study published in Science on Thursday, researchers at Eötvös Loránd University in Hungary found that a small group ...

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 ...

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

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

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

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

Toddlers can pick up new words just by overhearing conversations. Now, new research suggests that some intelligent dogs can expand their vocabulary in just the same way.

Overall, the gifted dogs performed just as well when learning from overheard speech, as when they were directly taught.

Jay Ingram's "The Science of Pets" is a must-read about facts and myths about a global "petpourri" of animals, what's in ...

It's clear to anyone who pays close attention to how dogs should be taught to adapt to a human-oriented world that positive, force-free, do no harm training is the only show in town. Because dogs are ...