"Under the right conditions, some dogs present behaviors strikingly similar to those of young children," lead scientist, Dr.

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

Eavesdropping “genius dogs” are able to learn names for objects by overhearing their owners, according to groundbreaking new ...

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

K?" Both parents and dog owners know that some words should not be spoken, but only spelled, to prevent small ears from ...

Some dogs are not just listening for the word “walk.” A small, rare group can quietly monitor human conversations and pick up ...

Scientists have discovered that a rare subset of “genius dogs” has mastered the art of eavesdropping to decode human communication.

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 ...

Canines have a unique talent for learning a vocabulary of toy names can pick up new words by simply overhearing conversations ...

Both toddlers and Gifted Word Learner dogs can learn new words by listening to people, providing new insight into the social ...

Ten gifted dogs — including a Border collie named Basket and a Labrador named Augie — watched their owners hold a new toy and ...