Scientists have long known that dogs can learn the names of their toys, but new research suggests a rare subset of pets can do something more startling. Some of these animals appear to pick up fresh ...

Some dogs are not just listening for the word “walk.” A small, rare group can quietly monitor human conversations and pick up brand new vocabulary without any direct training, behaving more like ...

If you've ever had to spell out words like W-A-L-K or T-R-E-A-T around a dog, you know that some dogs listen in to humans' chitchat and can pick out certain key words. Well, it turns out that some ...

Dog owners are going to love the latest scientific poop on pooches: yes, your pup may be listening even when you aren't directly addressing them. The new study, published in the Jan. 8 issue of the ...

Dogs are renowned for their remarkable ability to learn human language via training—now a new groundbreaking study has just revealed that some are even smarter than that. Published in the journal ...

“Honey, will you take Luna to the P-A-R-K?” both parents and dog owners know that some words should not be spoken, but only spelled, to prevent small ears from eavesdropping on the conversation. At ...

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. Children as young as 18 months ...

You may want to choose your words carefully around your canine companion: new research reveals that a group of ‘gifted’ dogs can learn new names by eavesdropping on their owners. ‘Gifted word learner’ ...

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 ...

Human toddlers pick up new words by a variety of mechanisms, including by eavesdropping on adults. Prior research has shown that GWL dogs can learn many different toy names just by playing with their ...