Dogs have long been known as loyal companions, but many pet owners often wonder: do dogs understand human language? It sometimes feels like they do. From responding to simple commands like “sit” and ...

Dogs may have better linguistic talents than scientists have previously given them credit for. The ability to recognize specific word sounds in human speech is a difficult task since small differences ...

We live in a sea of constant sounds and noises. Some are meaningful and some are not. However, it seems as though we have a remarkable ability to discriminate human speech from all of those other ...

SD: Researchers have found that some dogs are more likely to tilt their heads when they hear words they recognize. AC: Wait, ...