Have you ever noticed your dog yawning shortly after you pet them or just after seeing you yawn? It's a behavior that many dog parents find endearing, but what if it holds a deeper significance?

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Close-up view of a cute shiba inu dog yawning and sticking out his tongue because he just woke up from a nap. He is lying on the sofa in the living room at home on a quiet afternoon. It´s as if ...

Research supports this idea, with studies showing that domesticated dogs yawn more frequently when they observe their owners yawning than when they observe strangers (Miller et al., 2016).

Dogs will yawn when they are feeling anxious or are in a stressful situation. Also, a more passive dog may yawn in response to a more aggressive dog to break up the potential conflict. On the ...

in which dogs respond to other dogs yawning or making playful faces by doing the same, typically as a way to bond. More information: Chiara Canori et al, If you blink at me, I'll blink back.

Here are some fast facts on why we yawn and why yawning can be contagious – even between dogs and humans and over the phone. This reflex occurs most often due to state change, i.e. during ...

More importantly, the researchers write, your dog catching your yawn is a sign of basic empathy. Dogs are believed to empathize with us in other ways as well. A University of Helsinki study ...