SPARTANBURG, S.C. - The experiment began with a racquetball thathas now been replacedmany times. "Chaser! This is Blue," said John Pilley, a retired Wofford College psychology professor. "Blue," ...

Many owners struggle to teach their dogs to sit, fetch or even bark on command, but John Pilley, professor emeritus of psychology at Wofford College, taught his border collie to understand more than 1 ...

Chaser the Border Collie, dubbed the ‘World’s Smartest Dog,” died at 15. The Pilley family of Spartanburg, S.C., announced their dog Chaser’s passing on Facebook, describing her July 23 death as ...

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (WSPA) — Chaser the Border Collie, widely accepted as the world’s smartest dog, and her late trainer, Dr. John Pilley, are now commemorated in downtown Spartanburg with a statue in ...

The dog was trained by John Pilley, who died last year, to understand more than a thousand nouns. A portion of a street in Spartanburg, S.C., will... Chaser, Credited With Being The World's Smartest ...

Chaser the Border Collie, known as “the dog who knows 1,000 words,” died this week from natural causes at her home in Spartanburg surrounded by family. She was born April 28, 2004 and gained worldwide ...

From the Border hills to Burns Night, the border collie remains what it has always been: an ancient working dog of ...

The research suggests that dogs have the neurological capacity to eavesdrop and learn new words when they hear humans talking ...

The dog was trained by John Pilley, who died last year, to understand more than a thousand nouns. A portion of a street in Spartanburg, S.C., will be named Chaser the Border Collie Boulevard. Good ...