New research suggests prodigious pups that already have large vocabularies can learn new words by listening in on their ...

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

Toddlers can pick up new words just by overhearing conversations. Now, new research suggests that some intelligent dogs can ...

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

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

Mack’s story shows dogs in labs are capable of love, curiosity and joy, yet their lives are stolen for research. Every dog ...

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

Overall, the gifted dogs performed just as well when learning from overheard speech, as when they were directly taught.

One of five billboards going up near the state capital and one on I-75 in Detroit, calling on Wayne State University to stop cruel experiments on dogs. Credit: Physicians Commitee for Responsible ...