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◎Joysville/乔伊斯维尔

I have a great dog. He’s a little on the fat side, but he’s really active. He’s great with kids, unless they try to pull his nubby tail. He’s really friendly to people who have food. He loves to have his teeth brushed, but is resistant to having his feet touched. He can smell a little doggy, and the tooth brushing does not appear to improve his breath, but I’ve smelled worse. When I read some of the things on this board, I wonder about other dogs out there and how they fare in the world. I’d just like to say the following:

I recently moved. I found an apartment that was in a great neighborhood in a building with other dogs and dog friendly folks ... this was because did a little work and looked for a place that was right for me and the dog, and stumbled over this fantastic place where I now live.

I recently got a new job that requires that I spend more time at work. I was worried that this would negatively affect my little pup, so I make an effort to get up earlier so that we can go for a good walk before I leave, and I arranged for someone to spend time with the little guy for a while during the day while I’m at work. My career chugs along and my little guy is still happy.

经典谚语

A friend is never known till a man has need.

需要之时方知友。

我有一条很乖的狗，它有点儿胖，但很活泼。它很喜欢孩子，除非他们试图去拉扯它节状的尾巴。它对手里有食物的人非常友好。它喜欢刷牙，但很不喜欢让人摸它的脚。它闻起来有点儿狗狗身上的味道，刷牙并没有让它的口气变得清新，反倒更难闻了。当我在这个布告牌上看到一些事情的时候，我想到了外面其他的狗，它们在世上是怎样的遭遇呢。我只是想说：

我最近搬了新家。我找了一间公寓，楼里的狗狗和友邻相处得都很友好……那是因为做点工作、找个地方对我和狗狗来说都是正确的。辗转反侧，才找到现在住的这么个好地方。

我最近找了一份新工作，这份工作需要我投入很多时间。我担心这会给我的小狗造成影响，所以我努力早起一会儿，这样在上班之前，我就可以和狗狗一起散散步。白天上班的时候，我还安排了一个人去和那个小家伙玩一会儿。我的事业没什么起色，但我的小家伙依然很开心。

I live in a tiny, tiny apartment, but this does not negatively affect the dog in any way. Granted, he is a little guy, but the fact is that between walks before and after work, and extended play time outdoors in the evening, the size of the apartment doesn’t hurt my pup’s quality of life（or mine, for that matter）. He has never chewed up anything I own, broken anything in the house, or done any damage to any structure that I have lived in. He does bark a bit when people walk by my kitchen window, but mostly that’s because he’s crazy. Or maybe because he thinks that everyone loves him and maybe that person wants to come in and pet him or give him a treat. I don’t speak any dog, so I can’t ask him.

I don’t have a high paying job（or career, for that matter）, so I don’t have a lot of disposable cash, but I do have money saved in case the dog has a minor medical emergency, and the information for Care Credit in case he has a major medical emergency.

Admittedly, I don’t have any kids（I am both unpleasant and squishy, which makes finding a baby daddy troublesome）, but I distinctly remember having pets when I was a kid, and I have six brothers and sisters that my mom had to watch over. She seemed to do OK with seven kids and a dog, and while I find her an extraordinary human being, I don’t think that she has any kind of pet-care superpowers.

My dog makes me laugh and he cuddles up against me, and he provides me with an opening to meet some very nice（and some very interesting）people when we’re out walking, and he hides under the blankets when it thunders and lets me feel like I’m soothing him, and he brings me toys to play with when he gets bored, and he rolls over in the grass and reminds me how much fun it is to be alive. He gives me all of this and more, and all I do is walk him, feed him, and play with him.

我住在一间很小很小的公寓里，但这并没有给这条狗造成任何影响。当然，它只是一个小家伙，但事实是我在上班前和下班后都会带它散步，并且还延长了它夜晚在外面玩耍的时间，而公寓的大小也没有影响我的小狗（或者我自己）的生活质量。它从来没有咬过我的任何东西，没有打碎过家里的任何物品，也没有对我住的房子的结构造成任何破坏。当有人经过厨房的窗户时，它会叫两声，但主要是因为它比较兴奋；或者是它认为每一个人都爱它，那个人可能想要进屋来，抚摩它，给它好东西吃。我不谈任何狗，所以我不能问它。

我的工作（或者说事业）薪酬不高，所以我没有太多可支配的现金，但我确实存了一点钱，以防狗狗遇到什么小的不测；我还有保健信用信息，以防狗狗遭遇大的意外。

诚然，我没有孩子（我既不招人喜欢，还浑身黏糊糊的，这样一个奶爸很麻烦），但是我很清楚地记得我小时候养过宠物，而那时，我妈妈则需要照看我的六个兄弟姐妹。照顾七个孩子和一只狗，对她来说似乎没有任何问题，但我也发现她很奇怪，我觉得她一点儿都不会照顾宠物。

狗狗会逗我笑，依偎着我。当我们外出散步的时候，它让我有机会敞开心扉去结识一些友好（有一些很有趣）的人。打雷的时候，它就躲在毯子下面，这让我感觉是我在安慰它；当它无聊的时候，它会拿玩具和我玩；它在草地上打滚，这让我觉得活着是多么有趣！它给了我所有这些，甚至更多，而我所做的就是陪它散步，喂养它，和它一起玩耍。

I hope that all the people who post their dogs for adoption on this list have done every possible thing that they can do in order to keep it before they give up on themselves. I just want to say to all of you who think that it’s too hard to take care of you pet: YOU CAN DO IT! Your pet believes in you, and I believe in you, too!

我希望，在这张列表上张贴领养狗狗广告的所有人，在丢弃它们之前，请尽最大努力留下它们。我只想对所有认为照顾宠物很困难的人说：你可以做到！你的宠物相信你，而我也相信你！