Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As dog parents, we've all dreamed of truly being able to talk to our dogs and know they understand exactly what we're saying.

"Honey, will you take Luna to the P-A-R-K?" Both parents and dog owners know that some words should not be spoken, but only spelled, to prevent small ears from eavesdropping on the conversation. At ...

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 ...

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 ...

For years, researchers have known that young children pick up words just by being around conversation. Toddlers do not need lessons or direct instruction. They listen, watch, and slowly connect sounds ...

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 ...

A new study from Eötvös Loránd University (Hungary) on so-called "Gifted Word Learner" dogs suggests that what sets these rare dogs apart may not be how they explore objects but rather how strongly ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Long recognized as a skill used by toddlers who are learning to understand language, scientists have discovered that a rare subset ...

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 ...