Imagine your dog telling you, "I want to play," or "I'm hungry," not through barks or body language, but by pressing a button that vocalizes these words. This scenario, once the realm of fantasy, is ...

Wouldn't it be fun if your dog could communicate with you using words? As a pet parent, it would be great to know what your dog was thinking so you can ensure they're happy and emotionally healthy.

Wolves have been carefully (and often unconsciously) molded into docile dogs over thousands of years of domestication, many of their wild instincts softened into something more in tune with the way ...

In the animated movie Up, a boisterous dog wears an electronic collar that translates his doggy thoughts into English words. “My master made me this collar,” he tells his new acquaintances. “He is a ...

You don’t need to be a dog whisperer to know when your pup loves you—but the signs aren’t always as obvious as a wagging tail. Dogs speak a different language, one made of nudges, stares, goofy grins, ...

I was at a conference for police dog handlers where I had just finished giving a talk on how to read the emotional state of dogs. The hotel in which the conference was being held had made itself ...

Pet owners know that some dogs are more apt to listen to speech and pick up commands more quickly than others. A team of researchers says there is a small subset of dogs that can learn language by ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Training dogs requires patience, consistency and using gestures or ...

Up until the 17th century, people thought dogs were little more than unemotional machines that could not feel pain, either emotional or physical. It took behavioral science a long time to move away ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Our dogs communicate with us all the time, not just with vocalization, but through canine body language like ...