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, ...

Newfoundlands, which weigh an average of 150 pounds, are known to be loving and kind, loyal, intelligent and gentle. Nana in J.M. Barrie’s children’s story “Peter Pan” is a Newfoundland, who takes ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

Do dogs truly understand human language? Science suggests they recognise certain words through repetition while relying heavily on tone of voice, body language, and emotional cues. This article ...

Dogs are renowned for their remarkable ability to learn human language via training—now a new groundbreaking study has just revealed that some are even smarter than that. Published in the journal ...

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 ...