An international research team reports that a subset of dogs can learn new object names by overhearing owners’ conversations, a finding relevant to animal cognition. Led by Eötvös Loránd University ...

Countless viral reels capture that iconic head-tilt when a dog hears a favorite word mentioned in passing. Now, research confirms these aren’t just cute reactions — some intelligent dogs are actually ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Dogs are great at learning action commands like “sit” and “stay.” They’re less good at remembering the names of things, like what their squeaky or stuffed toys are called. Good dog!

NEW YORK — Dogs are great at learning action commands like "sit" and "stay." They're less good at remembering the names of things, like what their squeaky or stuffed toys are called. Only an elite ...