Most dog owners are aware that their pooch is smart enough to know a few choice phrases—“walkies,” for instance, or, perhaps ...

A new study found that some dogs can learn words for objects by overhearing a conversation, an ability humans begin to ...

The Sedgwick County Health Department has teamed up with Ascension Via Christi to offer free infant caregiver classes.

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

Basket the Border collie seems to have a way with words. The 7-year-old dog, who resides on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, ...

Canines have a unique talent for learning a vocabulary of toy names can pick up new words by simply overhearing conversations ...

Spelling F-O-O-D or O-U-T might only get you so far around your dog if he or she is considered a Gifted Word Learner (GWL).

Some dogs understand more than just “sit” and “stay”–they learn new words simply by listening. A study shows: So-called ...

Overall, the gifted dogs performed just as well when learning from overheard speech, as when they were directly taught.

These “Gifted Word Learner” (GWL) dogs can learn names for objects by overhearing exchanges between members of their human ...

Scientists have discovered that a rare subset of “genius dogs” has mastered the art of eavesdropping to decode human communication.

K?” both parents and dog owners know that some words should not be spoken, but only spelled, to prevent small ears from ...