Most dog training relies on direct instruction—pointing at a ball and repeating the word “ball” until the association is made ...

A new study has discovered that dogs can learn names of new objects just by listening to their owners interact with each ...

Dogs can learn new words just by overhearing human conversations, a study has found. Many dog owners find they have to avoid ...

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

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

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

When dogs do manage to amass large vocabularies, they tend to do so through direct interactions with their owners, such as ...

Toddlers can pick up new words just by overhearing conversations. Now, new research suggests that some intelligent dogs can ...

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

Puppy Bowl is going to the dogs. Quite literally. Puppy Bowl XXII will feature senior dogs for the first time ever, Discovery ...

Dogs can learn new words just by overhearing human conversations, a study has found. Many dog owners find they have to avoid ...

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