Confirmed: Dogs rival children for emotional satisfaction

They found that these groupings reflected changes in owner’s oxytocin levels. In participants that spent a long time making eye contact, oxytocin levels rose by more than 20% during the play session, on average. In the control group, owners that avoided their pooches’ gaze saw their oxytocin levels drop slightly.

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