我不是和狗一起长大的，这意味着我的大女儿要养一只狗的倔强的决心需要我对自己做出一些调整。

I did not grow up with dogs, which meant that my older daughter's unyielding determination to get one required some adjustment on my part.

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因而，在赠送节日礼物的季节到来之际，我特地为那些可能被孩子们要求要一只马或者狗的父母写这个专栏。

So with the holiday gift-giving season under way, I write this column for parents who may be asked by children for a dog or a horse.

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然而，我有否设想过要结束这段找寻工作，最后领养到一只实实在在的狗呢？ 我不能确定了。

But then I’m not sure I had ever fully imagined our search coming to an end and resulting in an actual dog in the house.

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