While it may appear simple and spontaneous, yawning is a complex skill that requires practice to achieve mastery. In this guide you will learn the three steps of the basic puppy yawn:
Step One: Preparation — Allow your body to become limp and sleepy. Clear your mind of thoughts, if you happen to have any.
![Pay no attention to that fly. puppy with cream colored fur sits in the grass, looking sleepy. A fly is underneath its left eye](https://i0.wp.com/cutetropolis.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/54217189219_80f1aa530f_c.jpg?fit=799%2C533&ssl=1)
Step Two: Initiate the Yawn — Extend tongue forward. Take care at this step that tongue does not trail onto ground.
![AHHHHHHHHHHHH puppy with cream colored fur sits in the grass, extending its tongue at the start of a yawn](https://i0.wp.com/cutetropolis.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/54216961231_195145d3e6_c.jpg?fit=799%2C533&ssl=1)
Step Three: Follow Through — While withdrawing your tongue, open your mouth wide as if about to eat a giant cheeseburger. Curling the tongue at this step adds an extra flourish.
![And now you're yawning just looking at this. puppy with cream colored fur sits in the grass, yawning](https://i0.wp.com/cutetropolis.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/54216960806_7527bac7aa_c.jpg?fit=799%2C533&ssl=1)
30095: Puppy yawn part 3, by Panegyrics of Granovetter, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
I don’t know if I want a nap or a cheeseburger…
Porque no los dos?
I confess… I yawned!
I was able to stop it๐
Puppy yawns are always adorable๐๐ผ
I had no idea yawning was so exhausting.
There’s a lot of behind the scenes work. Most people don’t realize that.
Oh great now I’m yawning LOL!