我将送你一只德国牧羊犬幼仔作为圣诞礼物。

I'll get you an Alsatian pup for Christmas.

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现在，每当我听到朋友失去亲人，我不再打电话礼貌地提出“如果有什么我能做的……”相反，我试图想出一个特定的适合那人需要的任务，如带狗去寄宿养犬处，或在葬礼时看房子。

Now whenever I hear of a friend who's lost a loved one, I no longer call with the polite offer, "If there's anything I can do…" Instead I try to think of one specific task that suits that man's need, like taking the dog to the boarding kennel, or house sitting during the funeral.

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那也是为什么我在训练我的牧牛犬时有那么大的困难。

This is why I had such a hard time training my cattle dogs to herd.

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If I told you that I decided to buy a greyhound instead of a pit bull because I wanted a dog of a gentle temperament, nobody would scream that I'm a dog racist involving--and--but honestly, it's a stereotype.

如果我告诉你我决定,买一条灵缇犬，而不是斗牛犬,因为我想要一条温驯的狗，没有人会说我是狗品种主义者,但说实话，这就是刻板印象。

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