Yawning, an act so simple yet intriguing, holds a peculiar secret—it's contagious not just between humans but between humans and dogs as well. In our book, The Purest Bond: Understanding the ...

Research suggests dogs contagiously yawn, but there's no scientific consensus the meaning. The question: Is it true that human yawns are contagious to dogs? The science: Some dog owners swear that ...

PET dogs yawn when their owners do and the process is contagious, just as it is in humans, according to scientists from the University of Tokyo. Scientists have found that pet dogs yawn significantly ...

A study has revealed that dogs are likely to yawn when humans do. The Daily Telegraph reports that research presented at the National Ethology Congress in Lisbon shows that the 29 pets used for the ...

Dogs, our loyal companions, often mirror our behaviors in unexpected ways. Whether it’s mimicking our moods or adapting to ...

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, ...

Yawn next to your dog, and it may do the same. Though it seems simple, this contagious behavior is actually quite remarkable: Only a few animals do it, and only dogs cross the species barrier. Now a ...

If you’ve ever caught yourself yawning after someone else does, you’re not alone; apparently, dogs aren’t immune either. In a new video posted by @aaronhidock, we get front-row seats to a hilarious ...

A new study from the University of Tokyo finds that dogs yawn when they see people yawning, especially when it's their owners doing it. Researchers say the dogs were able to tell the difference ...

Dogs are man’s best friend, right? But how did that come to be? It’s something that Anderson Cooper explored on 60 Minutes. For the feature, the correspondent spoke to a range of experts. These ...