Jumping on people

Articles Jumping on people Shay Maimoni May 25, 2018 1:14 pm As a Canine consultant I receive a lot of calls from people who want to stop their dog from jumping on them, their kids and strangers. This is a very common behavioral issue. In my opinion, jumping is a learned behavior. One way for […]

What Your Dog’s Yawn Really Means?

People yawn for a few reasons. Yawning is mostly involuntary. We yawn when we are bored or tired. One theory is that our breathing slows down and we don’t get enough oxygen, therefore we yawn to get more oxygen into our lungs and move carbon dioxide out of our blood. This type of yawning called “spontaneous yawning”. Another type of yawning called “contagious yawning” meaning that about half of adults (human and chimpanzees ) will yawn after seeing, hearing  or even thinking about yawning, which by previous studies was believed to be connected to empathy, however in a study (https://www.dukehealth.org/health_library/news/contagious-yawning-may-not-be-linked-to-empathy-still-largely-unexplained ) by Duke University it was concluded that age was the most important predictor of contagious yawning. Finally, contagious yawning remains an unexplained mystery to science.

What Your Dog’s Yawn Really Means?

What Your Dog’s Yawn Really Means? Secrets of dogs communication People yawn for a few reasons. Yawning is mostly involuntary. We yawn when we are bored or tired. One theory is that our breathing slows down and we don’t get enough oxygen, therefore we yawn to get more oxygen into our lungs and move carbon […]