A new study from researchers at Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest, Hungary, has found that dogs are able to understand the meaning of words, even when they are not accompanied by any visual cues.

This is the first study to show that dogs can understand words without the help of gestures or other visual aids

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- The researchers conducted a series of experiments with 13 dogs, all of which were trained to fetch a ball.

- In the first experiment, the dogs were placed in a room with a ball and a speaker.

- The speaker then played a recording of a human voice saying "Fetch the ball."

- In the second experiment, the dogs were placed in a room with a ball and two speakers.

- One speaker played a recording of a human voice saying "Fetch the ball," while the other speaker played a recording of a human voice saying "Sit."

- The researchers found that the dogs were more likely to fetch the ball when they heard the command "Fetch the ball" than when they heard the command "Sit."

This study provides strong evidence that dogs are able to understand the meaning of words, even when they are not accompanied by any visual cues. This suggests that dogs may have a more sophisticated understanding of human language than previously thought.