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 ...

Chaser the border collie, a dog from Spartanburg also known as "the world's smartest dog," died this week, according to the dog's family.The family released this statement on Facebook:"We are beyond ...

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 ...

Chaser, a border collie from Spartanburg, South Carolina, that was widely referred to as “the world’s smartest dog,” died last week at the age of 15. Her owner, retired psychiatrist John Pilley, ...

I've always been inspired by Chaser, the legendary border collie, and her amazing ability to learn the names of over 1,000 toys and different grammatical sentences, Chaser's story is well-documented ...

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 ...