A global study of 10,000 dogs explores whether pets truly understand and use word buttons to communicate with humans.

Purrs of contentment. Soulful eyes locked on yours over dinner. Valentine's Day? Not for pet owners. For those of us who share our lives with animals, this is a daily—if not exactly ...

Talking pet buttons have become increasingly popular, especially as more people have been sharing videos of their dogs and ...

"Ceili the Puppy" is an 11-year-old Shih Tzu with a following of over 77,000 on Instagram Ceili The Puppy/Instagram A dog is going viral after an adorable video of her refusing to eat her food was ...

Animals talking to people? That’s been a long-cherished fantasy for millennia. Only now the question is seriously being asked as PBS’s Wednesday NOVA special “Can Dogs Talk” examines the scientific ...

A Pennsylvania woman got more than she bargained for after having her rescue dog undergo a DNA test to find out his breed. Nikki from Scranton adopted Dutch from Mommy and Me Rescue in Mount Carmel ...

The Open University’s Animal-Computer Interaction Laboratory in the U.K. was founded in 2011 to help promote the art and science of designing animal-centered systems. Led by Clara Mancini, a professor ...

Rico, an eight-year-old border collie was the first dog who demonstrated under experimental conditions that he knew the names of over 200 different toys. Dogs like Rico seem different to other ones.

Imagine Max, a well-trained border collie, manages to ignore a squirrel in the park when his owner tells him to sit. His owner says, “Max, stop chasing that squirrel and sit down,” and Max obeys. Can ...

For some dogs, picking up the names of new toys is as easy as listening in on human conversation 1. Typical family dogs can understand action words such as ‘sit’, but not words that describe objects.

Some dogs have an amazing ability to learn the names of dozens, even hundreds of toys. Now, a new study suggests these super learners can pick up... These dogs can learn new words just by ...