To find out, Kikusui and his colleagues showed volunteers a couple of hound head shots.

为了找到答案，Kikusui 和他的同事给志愿者们看两张猎犬头部相片。

Takefumi Kikusui became interested in doggies' damp and adoring gazes while watching his pet poodle interact with her pups.

Takefumi Kikusui 看到自己养的贵宾犬与幼崽互动时，眼中会含着泪水、慈爱地凝视它们，他对此产生了兴趣。

That potential connection between unbearable cuteness and unshed tears sent Kikusui scurrying away from his poodle and back to the lab.

无法抗拒的可爱与将落未落的泪水之间的潜在联系，让 Kikusui 离开他的贵宾犬跑回实验室。

At some point Kikusui, who's a professor of veterinary medicine at Azabu University in Japan, realized that his adorable mama dog had tears in her eyes.

那时，日本麻布大学兽医学教授 Kikusui 意识到做了妈妈的狗狗眼中有泪水。