Source: Sonja De Laat Spierings, used with permission. Every dog is a good boy or girl. But it turns out that a few of them may also be geniuses. According to a new study, some uniquely gifted dogs ...

Some dogs might be smarter than others. Hungarian researchers at Eötvös Loránd University are gathering evidence on this topic with a "Genius Dog Challenge." The nonprofit research project has been ...

“These special dogs learn very fast, so it is not surprising that when we conducted the test with the dogs, the average number of toy names they knew was 29, but when we published the results, more ...

One measure of intelligence is being able to learn the name of an object after only hearing it a few times, a cognitive ability known as 'fast mapping'. Humans can quickly associate an object's ...

We often view the ability to construct and learn a language as a skill set so unique it sets us apart from all other creatures in the animal kingdom. Dogs, in all their unknowing wisdom, make a mess ...

Brainy dogs can work out how similar toys work - even when they don’t look alike, reveals new research. Clever canines can categorize objects by function - just like humans, say scientists. They ...

“Where’s your red ball? Get your squeaky chicken!” Some dogs know their favorite toys by name. Now, it turns out that dogs with a knack for learning words are also capable of mentally labeling toys ...

Shira, a 7-year-old hound and border collie mix from Rumson, has close to 200 toys and she has learned a name for all of them. When she's asked to to fetch her toys, she accurately heads for the one ...

Canine Mozarts or Einsteins are likely rare, says a new study of gifted and talented dogs—and scientists want to know why. Border collies (pictured, a working dog in Arizona) are likely so smart ...

Some talented dogs can learn new words after hearing them only four times, according to a new study. Most dogs do not learn words unless they are extensively trained – but a team of researchers has ...