The Nature of Things explores how dogs might be using human language with the help of buttons on a soundboard.

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The research suggests that dogs have the neurological capacity to eavesdrop and learn new words when they hear humans talking ...

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

If you’ve had the pleasure of being a dog parent, you’ve likely had experiences where your furry friend seems to understand every single word you say. My most recent fluff baby—Huxley, a Bernese ...

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 ...

The front door to a house on a wide, leafy street opens and Stella greets me, tongue slurping my fingers, her tail wagging like a windshield wiper in overdrive. Stella, part Australian cattle dog and ...