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

Some dogs have an amazing ability to learn the names of dozens, even hundreds of toys. Now, a new study suggests these super ...

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

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

Scientists have long known that dogs can learn the names of their toys, but new research suggests a rare subset of pets can ...

Many dog owners know their pets excel at learning words such as “walk,” “sit,” “stay” and even their own names.

These “Gifted Word Learner” (GWL) dogs can learn names for objects by overhearing exchanges between members of their human ...

Most dog owners are aware that their pooch is smart enough to know a few choice phrases—“walkies,” for instance, or, perhaps ...

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

The AI program was way less cute than a real baby. But like a baby, it learned its first words by seeing objects and hearing words. Some ideas of language learning hold that humans are born with ...

For instance, the group’s 2022 study discovered that dogs store key sensory features about their toys—notably what they look ...

Gifted word learner dogs seem capable of eavesdropping about as well as 18-month-old toddlers, the study researchers say.