Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Photo Credit: @elvisbatzthelab / Instagram) The bond between kids and their pet dogs is always special. Right from being their ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Photo Credit: @wally.meets.world / Instagram) There’s a fine line between teaching a dog a new skill and accidentally teaching ...

A heartwarming video of a rescue dog learning to trust after being abandoned has touched the internet’s heartstrings. Baby, a Labrador, was abandoned at a ranch last year. Fortunately, the sweet girl ...

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 the living room is more than just fun. One of the most important things we ...

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Some dogs are not just listening for the word “walk.” A small, rare group can quietly monitor human conversations and pick up brand new vocabulary without any direct training, behaving more like ...

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 ...

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"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 ...

Dog owners are going to love the latest scientific poop on pooches: yes, your pup may be listening even when you aren't directly addressing them. The new study, published in the Jan. 8 issue of the ...