Learn how a rare group of dogs can learn object names by overhearing conversations — reaching word-learning levels seen in young children.

Imagine Max, a well-trained border collie, manages to ignore a squirrel in the park when his owner tells him to sit. His ...

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 new words by overhearing people talk, just as toddlers ...

Some dogs can learn words by eavesdropping on conversations, study finds. The rare ability mirrors how 18-month-old toddlers ...

There is a large amount of behavioral evidence which suggests that dogs are quite good at reading human emotions (click here, here, or here for examples). However a new study extends our knowledge ...

I recently received a note from a dog trainer that I first met at a meeting of the International Association of Canine Professionals (IACP). She wrote, in part: "I was teaching a beginners dog ...