A sheepadoodle's 100-word vocabulary led scientists to test whether soundboard dogs truly understand language — or are ...

Behind those puppy-dog eyes lies a linguistic sponge: Recent studies prove our four-legged roommates are actually analyzing ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you’ve had the pleasure of being a dog parent, you’ve likely had experiences where your furry friend seems to understand every ...

When Your Dog Tilts Its Head, Is It Really Listening? Every dog parent has experienced it. You say “walk,” and your dog jumps up with excitement. You whisper “bath,” and suddenly they disappear. You ...

Humans can communicate various instructions to dogs without using actual words—simply by modulating the tone of their voice, a new study from ELTE University's Department of Ethology shows. By ...

They're a viral hit on social media, letting your dog "talk" to you by pressing a button to play a pre-recorded word. I tried ...

This could help trainers select dogs well suited for important roles such as assisting people with sight or hearing impairments or supporting police work. But does this all now mean dogs learn words ...

Human toddlers pick up new words by a variety of mechanisms, including by eavesdropping on adults. Prior research has shown that GWL dogs can learn many different toy names just by playing with their ...

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 ...