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Do dogs understand when their owners are sad? Plenty of pet owners are comforted by a pair of puppy-dog eyes or a swipe of the tongue when their dog catches them crying.

Now, new research suggests that dogs really do respond uniquely to tears.

But whether pets have empathy for human pain is less clear.

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