A new study suggests that some dogs don’t need direct training to learn new words—they can pick them up simply by listening ...

For generations, dog owners have joked that their pets listen in on conversations and seem to understand what people are ...

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 ...

Most dog owners know the thrill of saying a favorite word and watching ears perk up instantly. New research suggests some dogs may be doing something even more impressive, picking up new object words ...

“These special dogs learn very fast, so it is not surprising that when we conducted the test with the dogs, the average number of toy names they knew was 29, but when we published the results, more ...

Brainy dogs can work out how similar toys work - even when they don’t look alike, reveals new research. Clever canines can categorize objects by function - just like humans, say scientists. They ...

For years, researchers have known that young children pick up words just by being around conversation. Toddlers do not need lessons or direct instruction. They listen, watch, and slowly connect sounds ...

CHEYENNE -- Food doesn’t just come from the grocery store, and getting it can be a long process. That is some of the information that members of the Laramie County Cowbelles offered to students during ...