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Some Dogs Can Learn Words by Eavesdropping

Gifted dogs learn new toy names by eavesdropping on their humans

Some clever dogs can pick up on the names of hundreds of toys just through natural interactions with their owners. A team led by cognitive scientist Shany Dror from Eötvös Loránd University in Hungary found that so-called Gifted Word Learner dogs could learn the names of objects purely by eavesdropping on their owners' conversations – and even learn the name of a toy when it's out of sight.

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These dogs eavesdrop on their owners to learn new words

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Some Dogs Can Learn Words by Eavesdropping, According to New Study

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Some Dogs Learn New Words Just Like Toddlers Do

In a new study published in Science on Thursday, researchers at Eötvös Loránd University in Hungary found that a small group of “gifted” dogs can learn the names of new toys just by overhearing their ...

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Dogs can learn words by listening to owners’ conversations

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Some super-smart dogs can pick up new words just by eavesdropping

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Basket the Border collie seems to have a way with words. The 7-year-old dog, who resides on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, knows the names of at least 150 toys — “froggy,” “crayon box” and “Pop-Tart,” among them — and can retrieve them on command.

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Your dog might secretly understand more words than your toddler

Discover how Basket the 7-year-old border collie from Manhattan amazes researchers with her advanced word-learning abilities, comparable to 18-month-old children.