PBS’s Wednesday NOVA special “Can Dogs Talk” examines the scientific evidence by exploring the viral social media  phenomenon ...

Could dogs ever learn something like speech? A new review explores the science behind enhancing canine communication.

The front door to a house on a wide, leafy street opens and Stella greets me, tongue slurping my fingers, her tail wagging like a windshield wiper in overdrive. Stella, part Australian cattle dog and ...

The Nature of Things explores how dogs might be using human language with the help of buttons on a soundboard.

If you’ve had the pleasure of being a dog parent, you’ve likely had experiences where your furry friend seems to understand every single word you say. My most recent fluff baby—Huxley, a Bernese ...

For years, researchers have known that young children pick up words just by being around conversation. Toddlers do not need ...

Our dogs aren’t just barking at cars — they’re communicating like their ancestors, wolves. That's according to Jeffrey Reed, whose Cry Wolf Project has helped identify 30 different wolf calls, many of ...

One of the biggest perks of being a dog trainer/behavior consultant is that my furry clients never stop “talking.” Indeed, dogs are constantly communicating, most of which involve their body parts and ...

If you've ever had to spell out words like W-A-L-K or T-R-E-A-T around a dog, you know that some dogs listen in to humans' chitchat and can pick out certain key words. Well, it turns out that some ...