- "Gifted Word Learner" dogs can learn the names of toys spontaneously. A new study tracked down 41 of these dogs across 9 countries. One such dog, a border collie mix named Shira, knows the names of 125 toys. Some other GWL dogs in the study: 2 Pomeranians, 1 Pekingese, 1 Shih Tzu, a Corgi, a Poodle. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-47864-5 2 comments science