Research is first to demonstrate positive emotion provoking tears in a non-human
If your canine companion ain’t nothing but a hound dog, crying all the time, it may be because they are brimming with emotion.
“I have two standard poodles and I had one female pregnant six years ago,” Prof Takefumi Kikusui, a co-author of the research at Azabu University, told the Guardian. Noticing her face was more tender than usual when nursing her puppies, Kikusui realised her eyes were teary. The team compared this volume against that produced within the first five minutes of the dogs being reunited with their owners after a separation of more than five hours.
The team then presented 74 participants with 10 photos of five dogs, depicting each animal either with or without moist eyes, and asked them to rate on a five-point scale how much they wanted to avoid or care for the animal. Kikusui said the results reveal the teary-eyed dogs gained 10 to 15% more people wanting to care for them. That, the team say, suggests teary canine eyes trigger such emotions in humans.
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