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Scientists a step closer to finding out why some dogs are ‘gifted word learners’

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Some “gifted” dogs have a unique ability to learn the names of hundreds of different toys, and scientists believe they are a step closer to finding out why.

These very rare pooches are known as gifted word learners (GWL), with some showing a talent for spontaneously picking up names of up to 125 different objects.

The researchers said this is first

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