According to researchers at Hungary’s Eötvös Loránd University, a very small subset of dogs can go “much further” than just ...

For years, researchers have known that young children pick up words just by being around conversation. Toddlers do not need ...

To what extent are dogs really paying attention to our conversations? Quite a bit, actually.

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

New research reveals that a group of gifted word learner dogs can pick up new names by eavesdropping on their owners.

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). Researchers have just figured out that even when you're not talking to them ...

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 ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Our dogs communicate with us all the time, not just with vocalization, but through canine body language like ...

Basket, a 7-year-old female Border collie, knows the names of over 200 dog toys. A new study finds that certain dogs can learn new words simply by overhearing them — much as a human toddler would.