Dogs can learn new words just by overhearing human conversations, a study has found. Many dog owners find they have to avoid ...

For instance, the group’s 2022 study discovered that dogs store key sensory features about their toys—notably what they look ...

In Shany Dror's study, super-smart canines had 90% accuracy in fetching toys whose names they learned directly or overheard; ...

The second occurred in the “overhearing” condition, where the dog watched as the primary caretaker talked to another family ...

These “Gifted Word Learner” (GWL) dogs can learn names for objects by overhearing exchanges between members of their human ...

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

According to the team, these findings suggest a dog’s ability to learn from overheard speech may rely on brain mechanisms ...