Rico (December 13, 1994 – 2008) was a border collie dog who made the news after being studied by animal psychologists Juliane Kaminski and colleagues from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig after his owners reported that …

Oct 19, 2021 · Two renowned dog cognition scientists are hunting worldwide for a very rare breed – dogs who can identify 20 or more objects by name.

Aug 1, 2004 · Move over, Lassie — there's a new canine superhero in town. Rico the border collie might not have rescued his owner from a well, but as Julia Fischer's team at the Max-Planck Institute for...

Jun 11, 2004 · Here we provide evidence that a border collie, Rico, is able to fast map. Rico knew the labels of over 200 different items. He inferred the names of novel items by exclusion learning and correctly retrieved those items right away as well as 4 weeks after the initial exposure.

Learn how Rico (dog) touched hearts with his remarkable abilities, leaving a lasting legacy of loyalty and love that inspires us all.

Jun 11, 2004 · A very smart collie dog named Rico has stunned German researchers by learning words with the apparent flair of a young child, Science magazine reports. Rico understands more than 200...

Jun 11, 2004 · In a report being published today in the journal Science, the researchers say a 9-year-old border collie named Rico was able to learn the name of a new object in one try, by a process of...

Mar 10, 2008 · Now we have Rico, a 9-year-old border collie (at the time) who was tested by rigorous experiments and found to understand the meanings of about 200 different words.

Mar 31, 2025 · One such case involved Rico, a world-famous Belgian Malinois who was seized by the U.S. government under controversial circumstances. His story captivated animal lovers, legal experts, and the general public, raising questions about pet ownership rights, government intervention, and the fate of service animals.The Rise of Rico Rico gained ...

Two renowned dog cognition scientists are hunting worldwide for a very rare breed of dog – ones who can identify 20 or more objects by name.Citizen science project, Finding Rico is launched to find the worlds most gifted dogs.