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 ...

Long recognized as a skill used by toddlers who are learning to understand language, scientists have discovered that a rare subset of “genius dogs” has also mastered the art of eavesdropping to decode ...

What makes a dog able to learn? New research suggests that it may be the gift of confusion. Let me unpack that. My dog, Samson, is about 1.5 years old. Like most dogs, he knows that words mean things.

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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 ...

Some dogs are seemingly more talented than others. So-called gifted word learners (GWL) are rare canines that can rapidly learn the names of toys, a skill that most dogs don't possess. To understand ...

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Researchers at Duke University set out to study dogs' intelligence, finding insights into how dogs learn, their individual strengths, and how the species is evolving to become even better companions ...

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - How smart is man’s best friend? UW-Eau Claire is beginning the third year of their partnership with the emBARK dog training facility studying how our furry friends learn.