Comments on: Dogs Can Catch Yawns, Too http://www.neatorama.com/2008/08/07/dogs-can-catch-yawns-too/ The Neat Side of the Web Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:59:26 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Mayor of Kentonville http://www.neatorama.com/2008/08/07/dogs-can-catch-yawns-too/comment-page-1/#comment-725819 Mayor of Kentonville Sat, 09 Aug 2008 15:35:39 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/08/07/dogs-can-catch-yawns-too/#comment-725819 I my fish tank was unaffected, more research is needed. Got to love grant money. I my fish tank was unaffected, more research is needed. Got to love grant money.

]]> By: meggymoo http://www.neatorama.com/2008/08/07/dogs-can-catch-yawns-too/comment-page-1/#comment-723198 meggymoo Fri, 08 Aug 2008 22:58:17 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/08/07/dogs-can-catch-yawns-too/#comment-723198 Why on earth cn I not read anything on this page without yawning. Fiddlesticks! I couldnt even type the word without yawning! Why on earth cn I not read anything on this page without yawning. Fiddlesticks! I couldnt even type the word without yawning!

]]> By: A Noun http://www.neatorama.com/2008/08/07/dogs-can-catch-yawns-too/comment-page-1/#comment-722094 A Noun Fri, 08 Aug 2008 18:30:47 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/08/07/dogs-can-catch-yawns-too/#comment-722094 Dogs yawn because it's a pack behavior that relieves anxiety. Since you're part of their pack, if you yawn, they will also yawn...but not because it's contagious, they're telling you to calm down. Perhaps humans did it for the same reason once, long ago, and the visceral memory remains. Dogs yawn because it's a pack behavior that relieves anxiety. Since you're part of their pack, if you yawn, they will also yawn...but not because it's contagious, they're telling you to calm down.

Perhaps humans did it for the same reason once, long ago, and the visceral memory remains.

]]> By: JC http://www.neatorama.com/2008/08/07/dogs-can-catch-yawns-too/comment-page-1/#comment-719311 JC Fri, 08 Aug 2008 04:24:50 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/08/07/dogs-can-catch-yawns-too/#comment-719311 No stacy, I will try it too. No stacy, I will try it too.

]]> By: Recon http://www.neatorama.com/2008/08/07/dogs-can-catch-yawns-too/comment-page-1/#comment-718914 Recon Fri, 08 Aug 2008 02:31:42 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/08/07/dogs-can-catch-yawns-too/#comment-718914 I'm a dog walker, and walk 22 dogs a day and I can attest to this. Happens all the time to me. I'm a dog walker, and walk 22 dogs a day and I can attest to this. Happens all the time to me.

]]> By: P http://www.neatorama.com/2008/08/07/dogs-can-catch-yawns-too/comment-page-1/#comment-718103 P Thu, 07 Aug 2008 23:38:34 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/08/07/dogs-can-catch-yawns-too/#comment-718103 Marie, they did a control group to show that when the human did not yawn, none of the dogs yawned Marie,
they did a control group to show that when the human did not yawn, none of the dogs yawned

]]> By: bean http://www.neatorama.com/2008/08/07/dogs-can-catch-yawns-too/comment-page-1/#comment-717995 bean Thu, 07 Aug 2008 23:10:13 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/08/07/dogs-can-catch-yawns-too/#comment-717995 Oops, way wrong article... I thought this was about the lady who cloned her dog. Oops, way wrong article... I thought this was about the lady who cloned her dog.

]]> By: bean http://www.neatorama.com/2008/08/07/dogs-can-catch-yawns-too/comment-page-1/#comment-717991 bean Thu, 07 Aug 2008 23:09:14 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/08/07/dogs-can-catch-yawns-too/#comment-717991 You guys know that other sites are identifying this woman as a former beauty queen who kidnapped and raped a Mormon missionary? http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24144138-2703,00.html You guys know that other sites are identifying this woman as a former beauty queen who kidnapped and raped a Mormon missionary?

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24144138-2703,00.ht ml

]]> By: Marie http://www.neatorama.com/2008/08/07/dogs-can-catch-yawns-too/comment-page-1/#comment-717977 Marie Thu, 07 Aug 2008 23:06:13 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/08/07/dogs-can-catch-yawns-too/#comment-717977 Ok, so I know that scientists don't know exactly why we yawn, but one of the theory's about it being related to oxygen intake sounds pretty good to me. I mean, when you're tired your breathing becomes more shallow so you're getting less oxygen, and so you yawn. In a stuffy room full of people there's less oxygen and people start yawning (and feeling tired, but I think they're all linked). If you feel like you're going to yawn, a couple of deep breaths will stop the yawn from coming. That makes sense to me. But when you're looking at contagious yawning, wouldn't everyone be in the same room? And therefore affected by the same oxygen levels? It's not that I don't think contagious yawning exists, I'm just not sure I trust experiements where they heven't made mention of oxygen levels, and/or monitored the breathing rates of all involved. Of course, I could be totally wrong :) Ok, so I know that scientists don't know exactly why we yawn, but one of the theory's about it being related to oxygen intake sounds pretty good to me. I mean, when you're tired your breathing becomes more shallow so you're getting less oxygen, and so you yawn. In a stuffy room full of people there's less oxygen and people start yawning (and feeling tired, but I think they're all linked). If you feel like you're going to yawn, a couple of deep breaths will stop the yawn from coming.

That makes sense to me.

But when you're looking at contagious yawning, wouldn't everyone be in the same room? And therefore affected by the same oxygen levels? It's not that I don't think contagious yawning exists, I'm just not sure I trust experiements where they heven't made mention of oxygen levels, and/or monitored the breathing rates of all involved.

Of course, I could be totally wrong :)

]]> By: Chris Gregory http://www.neatorama.com/2008/08/07/dogs-can-catch-yawns-too/comment-page-1/#comment-717944 Chris Gregory Thu, 07 Aug 2008 22:55:18 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/08/07/dogs-can-catch-yawns-too/#comment-717944 I don't know about this one...my understanding is that dogs yawn when they're anxious. I don't know who is interpreting what here: they might be just freaking the dogs out a little bit. As far as being the first study to show empathy in dogs, that's certainly not true. If they could proveably demonstrate self-awareness, that'd be something (not that I doubt it myself). Chris I don't know about this one...my understanding is that dogs yawn when they're anxious. I don't know who is interpreting what here: they might be just freaking the dogs out a little bit. As far as being the first study to show empathy in dogs, that's certainly not true. If they could proveably demonstrate self-awareness, that'd be something (not that I doubt it myself).

Chris

]]> By: ted http://www.neatorama.com/2008/08/07/dogs-can-catch-yawns-too/comment-page-1/#comment-717801 ted Thu, 07 Aug 2008 22:14:27 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/08/07/dogs-can-catch-yawns-too/#comment-717801 I wonder if Russian scientists got their two-headed dogs to yawn in sync. I wonder if Russian scientists got their two-headed dogs to yawn in sync.

]]> By: snacky http://www.neatorama.com/2008/08/07/dogs-can-catch-yawns-too/comment-page-1/#comment-717635 snacky Thu, 07 Aug 2008 21:24:53 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/08/07/dogs-can-catch-yawns-too/#comment-717635 this does work: I had a friend who would yawn to get her dog (black lab) to calm down around 8:00 each night... he dog would immediately start yawning, then go to his crate shortly after. this does work: I had a friend who would yawn to get her dog (black lab) to calm down around 8:00 each night... he dog would immediately start yawning, then go to his crate shortly after.

]]> By: stacyj http://www.neatorama.com/2008/08/07/dogs-can-catch-yawns-too/comment-page-1/#comment-717414 stacyj Thu, 07 Aug 2008 20:19:32 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/08/07/dogs-can-catch-yawns-too/#comment-717414 Okay, I KNOW I can't be the only one who immediately ran off to yawn at her dog after reading this ... Okay, I KNOW I can't be the only one who immediately ran off to yawn at her dog after reading this ...

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