Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Miso, a 6-year-old male border collie from Canada, knows the names of about 200 toys. Toddlers learn new words in many ways, ...

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 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 ...

Dog intelligence isn’t only about tricks or sitting on command quickly. It’s more about how they understand their environment, how fast they learn new commands, and how they deal with different ...

Dogs are great at learning action commands like “sit” and “stay.” They're less good at remembering the names of things, like what their squeaky or stuffed toys are called. Only an elite group of ...

Dog owners are going to love the latest scientific poop on pooches: yes, your pup may be listening even when you aren't directly addressing them. The new study, published in the Jan. 8 issue of the ...

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Some dogs have an amazing ability to learn the names of dozens, even hundreds of toys. Now, a new study suggests these super learners can pick up... These dogs can learn new words just by ...

Basket, a 7-year-old female Border collie, knows the names of over 200 dog toys. A new study finds that certain dogs can learn new words simply by overhearing them — much as a human toddler would.