A study finds intelligent dogs are able to acquire vocabulary by eavesdropping on humans' conversations, just like babies do.

We all know dogs are intelligent creatures, capable of learning tricks and understanding commands. However, a different kind of smarts – emotional intelligence – allows some dogs to navigate the ...

Some dogs just get it—where you left the treats, how to unlock a gate, or which toy is “Mr. Squeaky.” A great memory is how certain breeds thrive in demanding roles, from search-and-rescue to ...

The humble dog has been adapting and evolving alongside humanity since before we learned agriculture and how to make our own tools. This long history means dogs are incredible at human-canine ...

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

According to a 2021 study published in Animal Cognition, dogs can read many human facial expressions, at least to a certain degree, and may be able to sense when humans are happy, angry, and disgusted ...

Toy poodles are the smallest of the poodle breeds (which also includes standard poodles and miniature poodles) but they’re huge characters. Possessing incredible intelligence, they’re always up for a ...

Plus, eight of the most common ...

There are some dogs that just seem to understand everything you say. You know, the ones who pick up a new trick in minutes and are always ready for a new challenge? Who sometimes seem to intuit your ...

One easy way to start an argument is to announce that dogs are smarter than cats or vice versa. It seems that everybody has an opinion of our most familiar pets, yet it seems that few people have ...

At a recent neighborhood gathering I found myself chatting with a woman who told me, "Dogs are really smart. My dog Robbie can read my moods better than my eight-year-old son Steven." Her part of the ...

"Words themselves don’t make dogs panic, it is what the words have come to predict that triggers dog anxiety. When a word ...