Here come the waterworks.
Researcher and paper co-writer Takefumi Kikusui of Azabu University in Japan said inthat he first began to wonder about oxytocin tears in dogs when his standard poodle gave birth to puppies about six years ago. He noticed then that his dog had tears in her eyes as she nursed the puppies, and has been fascinated by the topic ever since.
Next, the researchers added an oxytocin solution to the dogs' eyes and they found that the tear volume was even higher when the solution was added after they were reunited with their owners.
So far, nobody has studied yet whether dogs shed tears when they're sad as well — but once they do, those findings will probably unleash the waterworks in us, too.
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