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Some Dogs Can Expand Their Vocabulary by Eavesdropping on Their Owners

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The Associated Press

11:37 JST, January 9, 2026

NEW YORK (AP) — Dogs are great at learning action commands like “sit” and “stay.” They’re less good at remembering the names of things, like what their squeaky or stuffed toys are called.

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