| I have this friend of mine who has been my | | | | really trying to tell me something in between |
| best friend going on 2 years now. Anyhow, | | | | his yawns when I ask him why he yawns all the |
| I've been noticing that he's constantly | | | | time.The info I could dig up on why a dog |
| yawning all day long. Like he's really bored | | | | yawns all the time was rather generic from a |
| or he's just bored when he's around me.I | | | | number of different sources online. They say |
| should mention my friend, my best friend, is | | | | its a form of body language to avoid |
| my dog Cuervo. He's a husky/wolf mix. An | | | | conflict. What conflict I wondered? My dog |
| absolutely beautiful dog who'll be | | | | has it made in the shade. A dog will yawn as |
| celebrating his 2nd birthday in mid-April. | | | | a calming signal to reduce stress and to |
| We've had him since he was a 6 week old puppy | | | | console itself. Reduce stress? Our dog lives |
| and he's been a blast as an addition to our | | | | the life of royalty. He has free roam of our |
| family, my girlfriend Christine & myself. | | | | big backyard backed up to a large empty |
| He's smart, obedient, playful, everything | | | | field, he has tons of toys, he even has his |
| anyone would love in a big dog. | | | | own couch he jumps on when he comes into the |
| | | | house. How can he be stressed? I don't think |
| But I've noticed lately that he yawns all | | | | thats it.One author even claims we should use |
| the time. And I mean constantly. Whats up | | | | these calming signals ourselves when |
| with that?He'll be moseying around the | | | | communicating with our pets. How can I |
| backyard yawning. He'll yawn when I call him. | | | | compete with a thousand yawns a day? Why |
| He yawns just to yawn I think sometimes. I | | | | would I want to? Then he might get a complex |
| once counted and he yawned 7 times in one | | | | that he's boring me with all my yawning and I |
| minute. Thats 420 times in one hour if he | | | | wouldn't want to hurt his feelings. So I'll |
| maintains that pace! Assuming he might sleep | | | | try not to take it to seriously about me |
| 10 hours and not yawn while he's sleeping, | | | | boring him everytime he yawns. I'm bored to, |
| that leaves 14 hours of yawning at 420 times | | | | but at least I don't constantly yawn in front |
| an hour and the total is off the charts. He | | | | of him.Just as I finished writing this up, |
| might yawn 5,880 times over the course of one | | | | its like he knew. He jumped off his couch he |
| 24 hour day. How can that be? Wouldn't his | | | | was sleeping on, stretched and yawned twice, |
| jaw hurt? If I ask him what the deal is with | | | | and then jabbed his nose into my arm and |
| all the yawning, he'll just bark at me like | | | | growled at me as if to tell me to quit |
| the chatterbox he is like I'm going to | | | | telling everyone about his thousand yawns a |
| understand what he's telling me. I can ask | | | | day habit. C'mon Dad, I think he's saying |
| him anything in the form of a question and | | | | between yawns, enough is enough.Article |
| he'll answer back with a bark. So I'm still | | | | written by Glenn J. Clawson from Eaton |
| clueless.I decided to look up some info to | | | | Rapids, Michigan. |
| see if my yawning dog might have some kind of | | | | |
| medical condition after all. Maybe he is | | | | This is his first article he's submitted. |