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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days ago
Pets

Gifted learner dogs' can learn words by eavesdropping, study says

Some dogs can learn object names by overhearing human conversations and by using social cues like gaze, gestures, and voice to map words to objects.
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
3 months ago
Science

These Clever Dogs Know the Difference between Pull' and Throw' Toys

Gifted dogs with large vocabularies generalize object names by function, choosing correct 'pull' or 'throw' toys after minimal exposure, well above chance.
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