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

“Gifted” dogs, who have a rare talent for learning lots of words for objects easily, also turn out to be more playful than other dogs, a new study finds. Prior research in humans has shown a link ...

Source: SC Psychological Enterprises Ltd. I was recently attending an online conference focused on dog behavior and dog training. One of the speakers contended, "It has been shown that dogs can learn ...

Curiosity might have killed the cat, but it could prove to be one of the keys to dogs' cognitive abilities, according to a study by the University of Portsmouth's Dog Cognition Center in England and ...