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BCSnob
Aug 09, 2017Explorer
Tyson also brought along a new toy -- a doll named "Darwin" -- which Chaser had never seen before. When he asked her to find it in the other room, Chaser could locate the doll amid the other toys, inferring that the new object was connected with the new word.
https://www.google.com/amp/abcnews.go.com/amp/Technology/world-smartest-dog-nova-special-shows-border-collie/story%3fid=12875750
This dog learned the name over over 1000 toys and was able to locate and retrieve a new toy associated with a new name.
Btw retrieving toys is not an instinct bred into Border Collies.
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