Overhearing speech helps some dogs learn words, study finds
TL;DR
A Hungary-based study from Eötvös Loránd University reports that a rare subset of dogs can learn new words by overhearing people talk, extending beyond trained commands to assign meanings to objects and even categorize toys—skills rivals to an 18-month-old child’s sociocognitive abilities—revealing surprising language-learning potential in dogs without explicit training.
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