For generations, dog owners have joked that their pets listen in on conversations and seem to understand what people are ...

People often think play is a simple way to burn off a dog’s extra energy. A quick game of fetch in the yard or tug-of-war in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As dog parents, we've all dreamed of truly being able to talk to our dogs and know they understand exactly what we're saying.

Long recognized as a skill used by toddlers who are learning to understand language, scientists have discovered that a rare subset of “genius dogs” has also mastered the art of eavesdropping to decode ...

"Honey, will you take Luna to the P-A-R-K?" Both parents and dog owners know that some words should not be spoken, but only spelled, to prevent small ears from eavesdropping on the conversation. At ...

Basket, a 7-year-old female Border collie, knows the names of over 200 dog toys. A new study finds that certain dogs can learn new words simply by overhearing them — much as a human toddler would.

Dogs possess a remarkable ability to learn from visual media. Researchers have found that canines can watch human actions on video and then imitate them. This suggests dogs interpret two-dimensional ...

Q: My 2½-year-old Aussie loves to play with other dogs, but she is too rude and jumps all over them, ending in fighting and me pulling her off the other dog. This routine is becoming her habit. We ...

A new study from Eötvös Loránd University (Hungary) on so-called "Gifted Word Learner" dogs suggests that what sets these rare dogs apart may not be how they explore objects but rather how strongly ...

If you've ever had to spell out words like W-A-L-K or T-R-E-A-T around a dog, you know that some dogs listen in to humans' chitchat and can pick out certain key words. Well, it turns out that some ...