A recent study reports that your dog may not just hear you talking. In a few rare cases, they may actually learn from it. An international group of researchers found that a group of unusually ...

When it comes to cognitive ability, not all dogs are created equal. Most dogs can learn simple action cues like “sit” or “down.” But so-called “gifted word learner” (GWL) dogs exhibit a remarkable ...

Dog owners may be inadvertently teaching their pets new words. Eavesdropping “genius dogs” are able to learn names for objects by overhearing their owners, according to groundbreaking new research ...