My dog always yawns, but he is almost always sleeping, how can he be tired? Does your dog do this?
2006-09-01 00:49:57 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Dogs
He just does it when he is sitting there.
2006-09-01 00:56:58 · update #1
Yeah, he does look funny, his mouth opens huge!
2006-09-01 00:59:21 · update #2
Yawning can signal sleepiness but it's almost always the bodies way of opening up the airways and filling the lungs up and subsequently our blood with air/oxygen. When you sleep or are tired, you breath more shallowly and sometimes the body needs more oxygen in the blood so the response is a big ole yawn :)The infusion of oxygen helps wake us and our dogs up when we yawn:)
2006-09-01 00:54:02 · answer #1 · answered by dusty_roade 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yawning can also be a sign of stress or uncertainty in dogs. Both my dogs will yawn (and make a squeaky whiney noise at the same time) if they're excited, or don't know what's going on, are confused or worried. Licking of lips is also a sign of stress or uncertainty (it's a gesture in the dog world used to show another dog that you're submissive and are no threat).
2006-09-01 09:09:27 · answer #2 · answered by tenzo0 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes...mine are lazy,too. They yawn really big...it's funny. But I think yawning just means a lack of oxygen. Of course, in a dog it can mean they are nervous as well.
2006-09-01 07:58:21 · answer #3 · answered by vanhammer 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My dog yawns when he stretches after getting up from a nap. Yawning doesn't always mean you're tired though.
2006-09-01 07:57:42 · answer #4 · answered by Phoenixsong 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yeah my dogs yawn all the time
2006-09-01 10:43:39 · answer #5 · answered by bratbowl 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My dog yawns too.... and he sleeps a lot...He'll yawn too (with his mouth wide open) when I ask him to fetch his toy ball.. LOL.. I guess he's either lazy or bored:)
2006-09-01 08:19:10 · answer #6 · answered by Jessica 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes my black lab yawns all the time some times making funny noises.
2006-09-01 08:49:21 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Good article on canine yawning.
http://www.ajc.com/news/content/shared/living/pets/Rx/RX041706.html
2006-09-01 08:14:11 · answer #8 · answered by Free Bird 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
She yawns for two reasons (like all animals)...
!. she is tired or
2. she is showing her teeth (slight aggressive warning)
2006-09-01 07:56:10 · answer #9 · answered by Gone fishin' 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes..
2006-09-01 07:54:41 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋