why do dog yawn?

Question

why do dog yawn?

Answer 1

hi !



Why does my Dog yawn?

Dogs yawn for the same reason we do: because they are tired, bored or just because they saw someone else do it. But dogs also yawn when they are nervous or feel like we are pressurizing them to much. If your dog starts yawning during his training you should probably be a little more understanding and not pressure him so much.

Answer 2

yawning began with the caveman. yawning makes you tired, also yawning is contageous, the idea being that when one of the tribe yawned the others followed. this regualated the tribes sleep pattern so they slept at the same time, and were awake at the same time in order to hunt in packs and survive.



the same is probably true of dogs, where once upon a time they were wild animals that needed to hunt in packs also