Do pets really know their own names?

Dogs and cats don't know the English language. But like how a human would understand that he is the one being particularly called when a familiar sound is said to him over and over again (even when it's in a different language), that is how dogs and cats learn.

Some owner have even incorporated the clicker training into their cats training which is quite amazing.

Our dogs have learned their names... as to knowing it, they probably think that when that sound is said, they are expected to approach or take notice.