Scientists have found that a small number of dogs can memorize and recognize the names of dozens of toys. These “gifted word ...

A tiny group of dogs can learn object names simply by overhearing humans talk, blurring the line between pet behavior and childlike cognition.

There's a few special words that will perk the ears of many a dog -- hungry, park, and of course T-R-E-A-T. But a choice group of gifted canines appear to have remarkable capacity for learning human ...

Dogs are great at learning action commands like “sit” and “stay.” They're less good at remembering the names of things, like what their squeaky or stuffed toys are called. Only an elite group of ...