“In those neighborhoods you’ll sometimes see kids yanking around a dog on the leash, pushing and playing, the sort of behavior that some middle-class owners would think of as abuse,” she said.

在这些地方经常会看见小孩使劲拽着拴狗的皮带，推推嚷嚷，尽情玩乐。 在中产阶级眼里这样做简直是对狗的侮辱。

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“In those neighborhoods you’ll sometimes see kids yanking around a dog on the leash, pushing and playing, the sort of behavior that some middle-class owners would think of as abuse, ” she said.

在这些地方经常会看见小孩使劲拽着拴狗的皮带，推推嚷嚷，尽情玩乐。 在中产阶级眼里这样做简直是对狗的侮辱。

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I once told my kids the dog could tell time better than they could!

我曾经对我的小孩说，我们家狗的时间观念都比他们强。千真万确！

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The children know they're not actually teaching the dog, of course, but the for the kids, the idea that they know more than the dog and can share their knowledge is a powerful one.

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