Dogs may be able to tell difference between speech patterns, study finds

Dogs react differently to speech and non-speech when listening to human voices, say researchers

Dogs may appear to have selective hearing when it comes to commands but research suggests they are paying attention to human chit-chat.

Researchers - who arranged for headphone-wearing dogs to listen to excerpts from the novella The Little Prince - revealed the brains of our canine companions can tell the difference between speech and non-speech when listening to human voices, and show different responses to speech in an unfamiliar language.