DOGS are compelled to yawn if they hear their owners do the same, a study has suggested. Researchers claimed that dogs responded only to an audio cue such as a yawn even if they didn’t see the action ...

14:07, Sat, Mar 22, 2025 Updated: 14:17, Sat, Mar 22, 2025 Veterinarian Andrés Santiago has revealed that contrary to common belief, dogs don't just yawn because they're tired. The Spanish vet ...

Beyond barking, our canine companions communicate with a fascinating range of noises, each telling its own story. Indeed, ...

My dog is a big yawner. The very first time I picked him up when he was a puppy, he was a yawning, bundle of squirm. (You can see his photo from those yawny puppy years below.) It's two years later, ...

You are standing at the corner of a busy intersection waiting for the light to change with your dog sitting beside you. People are chattering loudly nearby, and pressing close and suddenly your dog ...

Dog owners: Do you think your beloved animal has empathy for you when you come home dog-tired, drop into a chair and let out a big, loud yawn? Scientists think dogs might be feeling empathy for their ...

Yawn in the presence of your pooch and they're likely to yawn right back at you, a new study shows. The research, a series of carefully controlled experiments with 25 dogs of different breeds, ...

Do you get tired when others yawn? Does your dog get tired when you yawn? New research from Sweden establishes that dogs catch yawns from humans. But not if the dogs are too young. The study found ...

A version of this article originally appeared on The Conversation. You know the feeling. It’s impossible to resist. You just need to yawn. A yawn consists of an extended gaping of the mouth followed ...

If you own a dog, you’ve probably seen him yawn. A lot. And while a dog yawning is certainly adorable, you may have also wondered, “Why do dogs yawn so much?” Do they yawn for the same reason humans ...