When dogs do manage to amass large vocabularies, they tend to do so through direct interactions with their owners, such as play sessions or intentional training, Dr. Dror said. But some owners also reported that once their dogs had learned these labels, they seemed to pick up on them in overheard conversations.

SACRAMENTO — The Front Street Animal Shelter in Sacramento is asking the public to beware of three husky-mix dogs on the loose in south Natomas that are responsible for killing a cat and biting a dog. "I just saw three grown dogs wrestle around, and I ...