She has a dog.

她有一只狗。

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The youngsters talk with her much more readily when she has the dog, and the dog calms them “when they are in a meltdown, ” she told Psychiatric News.

当有狗在身边的时候，年轻人更愿意同她交谈，并且在他们遭受打击时，狗还可以抚平他们的情绪，她这样对《精神病新闻》杂志说。

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She treats her dog better than me, but at least my life now has a purpose.

她对狗都比对我好，不过至少我的生活有了归宿。

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Furthermore, she says, dog hair has a certain cachet as a raw material for art.

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She has designed a line of 44 dog accessories, including chewing bones, dog-food and shampoo, all on offer in a drugstore chain.

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She is divorced, can't cook, has a feisty dog, loves to paint and doesn't lack for colorful friends.

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