firefly
 
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Reply Mon 19 Aug, 2013 01:01 pm
Quote:
August 19, 2013
Really? Yawning Is Contagious Between Dogs and Their Owners
By ANAHAD O'CONNOR
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THE FACTS

Yawning when you see someone else yawn is thought to signal empathy. About half of all people do it contagiously. Now researchers have confirmed what many pet owners have long suspected: Dogs, too, are contagious yawners.

In a series of experiments carried out on two dozen breeds, from poodles to pit bulls, researchers found that when a dog watched either a stranger or its owner yawn, the dog was far more likely to yawn in response to its owner. Dogs in the study also demonstrated that, for the most part, they could not be duped. They responded frequently to genuine yawns, but less so to fake yawns in which people simply stretched and then opened and closed their mouths without making noise.

Imaging studies show that in people, contagious yawning activates brain regions involved in imitation, social behavior and empathy. But contagious yawning is not distinctly human. It has been demonstrated in birds, apes and most vertebrate species. One study showed that chimpanzees exposed to videos of other yawning chimps will inevitably yawn themselves.

Previous studies have suggested that dogs could “catch” the yawns of sleepy people. But if so, it was not clear why. Some researchers called it a sign of the bonding between man and his best friend. Others argued that perhaps the behavior in dogs was just a result of mild stress or anxiety.

In the new study, which was published in the journal PLoS One, the scientists had the dogs wear heart rate monitors, which indicated that stress did not play a role. That the dogs were more frequently influenced by the yawns of their owners than those of strangers, the researchers said, suggesting that empathy and “emotional proximity” were the more likely factors.

“Dogs are unusually skilled at reading human social and communicative behaviors,” they wrote. “Thus, it is not surprising that they are also able to ‘catch’ human yawns.”

THE BOTTOM LINE

Studies suggest that yawning between dogs and their owners may be contagious.

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/08/19/really-yawning-is-contagious-between-dogs-and-their-owners/?hpw
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Region Philbis
 
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Reply Mon 19 Aug, 2013 01:09 pm

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vonny
 
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Reply Mon 19 Aug, 2013 01:23 pm
@tsarstepan,
Quote:
Vonny?? Ou est le chien?


Oops - guess who was half asleep when they posted last evening! Embarrassed Embarrassed

http://jeunesse.lille3.free.fr/IMG/couv_ou_est_spot.jpg
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Region Philbis
 
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Reply Mon 19 Aug, 2013 06:09 pm

https://sphotos-b-lga.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/559182_10153166762920377_993208693_n.jpg
tsarstepan
 
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Reply Mon 19 Aug, 2013 06:10 pm


http://www.buzzfeed.com/geico/the-14-most-delightful-animals-making-cute-noises
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vonny
 
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Reply Tue 20 Aug, 2013 02:54 pm
http://images6.fanpop.com/image/photos/32400000/funny-beautiful-dogs-dogs-32441554-500-659.jpg
tsarstepan
 
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Reply Wed 21 Aug, 2013 07:33 am
@vonny,
Elizabeth Campbell @lizziecamp wrote:

Why don't they have dogs fetch the tennis balls at Wimbledon? That would be awesome and much more time effective.
3:36 PM - 5 Jul 2013
http://www.buzzfeed.com/foxsports1/10-sports-opinions-you-need-to-hear-right-now

I'd watch that. Wouldn't you? Laughing
Roberta
 
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Reply Wed 21 Aug, 2013 08:06 am
@tsarstepan,
Dog spit on the ball! Oh, the horror.
tsarstepan
 
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Reply Wed 21 Aug, 2013 08:11 am
@Roberta,
Exactly! Since spitballs probably haven't been banned in tennis like they are in baseball think of the totally unpredictable ball spin! Laughing
Roberta
 
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Reply Wed 21 Aug, 2013 08:59 am
@tsarstepan,
How you gonna keep the dogs from running after balls that are in play? Or will that just make the game more of a challenge?
tsarstepan
 
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Reply Wed 21 Aug, 2013 09:14 am
@Roberta,
Dogs chasing after the balls in play is the main reason I would love watching the spectacle! Very Happy
Roberta
 
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Reply Wed 21 Aug, 2013 10:39 am
@tsarstepan,
Me too.

Will you contact the tennis association or should I?
Region Philbis
 
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Reply Wed 21 Aug, 2013 11:39 am
@Roberta,

a smart breed like border collie could prolly be trained to know when to fetch and when not to fetch...

http://www.dogbreedstandards.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Border-Collie.jpg
vonny
 
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Reply Wed 21 Aug, 2013 03:10 pm
@Region Philbis,
Not always the smartest!

Roberta
 
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Reply Wed 21 Aug, 2013 03:21 pm
@Region Philbis,
Reg, That would ruin all the fun.
FOUND SOUL
 
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Reply Wed 21 Aug, 2013 04:49 pm
@Roberta,
Our New Little Shirt!! Wink Rawaii....


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hingehead
 
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Reply Wed 21 Aug, 2013 05:18 pm
@Region Philbis,
Reminded me of this classic

http://deems.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/dog-training-cd1.jpg
Setanta
 
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Reply Thu 22 Aug, 2013 03:37 am
@vonny,
The Girl and i were in Schiller Park in Columbus, Ohio once with the boy dog, Mr. Bailey. We were all relaxing on a bench, not far from the statue of Schiller. Then Mr. Bailey noticed the statue. He sat up, became very alert, and then began barking furiously at Schiller. We had to move to another bench where he couldn't see the statue before he would calm down. We decided he must not like German poets.
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vonny
 
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Reply Thu 22 Aug, 2013 04:13 am
@hingehead,
http://cdn.viralnova.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/15.jpg
tsarstepan
 
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Reply Thu 22 Aug, 2013 04:40 am
@vonny,
The dog on the right looks like she's itching to snitch on her confederate in crime.

Dog on the right: "I know who made this mess!! Give me immunity and I'll tell you who did it!"

Dog on the left: "Sally! Don't you dare bark a word ...."
 

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