1.0Orvis Newshttps://news.orvis.comKathleen Moorehttps://news.orvis.com/author/moorekrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="HtNuFs4u5r"><a href="https://news.orvis.com/dogs/Yawning-Dogs-Are-Empathizing-With-Owners">Yawning Dogs Empathizing With Owners</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://news.orvis.com/dogs/Yawning-Dogs-Are-Empathizing-With-Owners/embed#?secret=HtNuFs4u5r" width="600" height="338" title="“Yawning Dogs Empathizing With Owners” — Orvis News" data-secret="HtNuFs4u5r" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> Your dog feels for you ... he really does. photo via abcnews.go.com If you are a dog owner, we're guessing you already knew this, but now we have scientific proof -- your dog experiences "contagious yawning" just like all of your non-furry friends. Yes, when you've had a long day and you let out a yawn, Fido responds with his own big old slobbery dog yawn.More seriously, the study shows the emotional connection we feel to our dogs is most definitely real. According to the co-author of the study, "it's a reason to rest assured that your dog really does love you as much as you love it." As if we needed a study to prove that!https://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z81/tohotally/gty_dog_yawn_ll_121025_wblog.jpg