Do pets really know their own names?

It's not just dogs and cats. Birds can learn their names, too! My bird not only responds to his own name, he also has "names" for my husband and I. He does a series of wing stretches whenever he sees me, and he imitates a human sneeze when he sees my husband (my husband has occasional sinus issues). He'll even do the sneeze thing when he sees my husband's car pull up in the driveway.

As far as my cat, he responds to his real name, as well as to a couple of his nicknames. I tend to use the nicknames more than his real name, lol.