For years, researchers have known that young children pick up words just by being around conversation. Toddlers do not need ...

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

When it comes to cognitive ability, not all dogs are created equal. Most dogs can learn simple action cues like “sit” or “down.” But so-called “gifted word learner” (GWL) dogs exhibit a remarkable ...

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). Researchers have just figured out that even when you're not talking to them ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- There was a furry farewell Monday for the dogs who are helping Chicago Public Schools students learn how to read. SitStayRead brings dogs to the classroom to help improve reading ...

Gifted word learner dogs seem capable of eavesdropping about as well as 18-month-old toddlers, the study researchers say. Reading time 4 minutes Dogs might have more tricks up their furry sleeves than ...

If you've ever had to spell out words like W-A-L-K or T-R-E-A-T around a dog, you know that some dogs listen in to humans' chitchat and can pick out certain key words. Well, it turns out that some ...

"Under the right conditions, some dogs present behaviors strikingly similar to those of young children," lead scientist, Dr. Shany Dror, said Irene Hewlett ; Tres Hanley Some dogs have the ability to ...

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