16-05-2025
Woman Goes To Pick Out Cocker Spaniel Puppy, Tears at What Happens Next
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A viral TikTok video has captured the touching moment a woman from the United Kingdom knew exactly which puppy to take home, leaving internet users in tears.
The heartwarming clip, shared on Tuesday under the username@vickyfox2, shows multiple cocker spaniel puppies tumbling over one another as they wait to be chosen by a potential new family.
While most pups jump up and down, run and play, trying to impress the poster, one of them sits down and locks eyes with her, winning her heart. "How did you know which puppy to choose?" reads layover text in the clip. A caption adds: "When you know, you know."
All dog owners love their pups endlessly, but do they love their humans back? The answer is absolutely, yes.
VCA Animal Hospitals confirms that dogs do indeed experience love for their human companions. The experts quote an Emory University study that used MRI scans to analyze canine brains' activity when exposed to familiar and unfamiliar odors.
Results showed that, when the dogs smelled their owner's scent, their brain's reward center activated, in a way similar to how humans react to their loved ones, suggesting that canines associate their owners with positive emotions.
Dogs show affection in various ways, but the main signs that your dog loves you include bringing you gifts, greeting you eagerly, sleeping in your bed, putting you second only to food, looking at you in the eyes with love, and following you around.
Stock image: A litter of puppies rests on a fluffy blanket inside a basket.
Stock image: A litter of puppies rests on a fluffy blanket inside a basket.
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The video quickly went viral on social media and has so far received over 24.9 million views and more than 3.6 million likes on the platform.
One user, KopikoBrown, commented: "He choose you. Notice how as soon as he makes eye contact he comes to you, sits down and wags his tail. Go get your puppy before it's too late."
Christina Lovelace posted: "I was watching 2 of the puppies play for a few minutes and started wondering where the 3rd one was. I started looking around and he had quietly layed himself right next to my leg and was watching the others two. 11 years later he is still quietly laying next to me and my newborn all day long."
Cr8ig10 added: "You didn't pick the dog, the dog picked you."
Newsweek reached out to @vickyfox2 for comment via TikTok messages. We could not verify the details of the case.
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