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 new object names by overhearing human conversation, highlighting advanced learning skills also seen in ...

This is not comparable to word learning in children. By around age two, typical English-speaking children learn approximately ...

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

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

"Under the right conditions, some dogs present behaviors strikingly similar to those of young children," lead scientist, Dr. Shany Dror, said ...

Typical family dogs can understand action words such as ‘sit’, but not words that describe objects. Shany Dror at the ...