Dogtired or something else?

We've known for quite a while that yawning is contagious in humans: that one human yawn will lead to others.

Lots of debate about the function of yawning (cooling the brain, increasing oxygen, mood alignment within the group) but it's clear the spread is rooted in the same kind of unconscious empathetic mechanism that shapes the spread of suicide, laughter and obesity

Interesting story in the press today about how domesticated dogs are not just prone to copying human yawning but actually more likely to copy human yawns than humans are.

Not surprising really given that both canines and humans are sophisticated social species which have learned to run together…but still very cute