The dog would only be blamed for not catching me at most, so all it did was to do its best.

这只狗最多只能因为没有抓住我而受到责备，所以它所做的只是尽力。

youdao

You needn't be frightened at the dog.

你不必怕那条狗。

《新英汉大辞典》

Fresh milk smelled sour, the dirty dog pen smelled good, and other odors couldn't be detected at all.

新鲜的牛奶闻起来是酸的，脏兮兮的狗窝很好闻，其他的气味则一点都闻不到。

youdao

At any organized pit fight in which two dogs are really going at each other wholeheartedly, one can observe the owner of each dog changing his position at pit-side in order to be in sight of his dog at all times.

NEWYORKER: Offensive Play

Ever since that time I have believed that happiness and true adulthood would be mine at the moment of dog ownership.

NPR: 'Dog is My Co-Pilot'

The two British boats, by the way, were initially to be called Cat and Dog but that was thought to be too flippant - the Admiralty in London at the time was not into flippancy.

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