在德国,儿女成年以后,都要独立生活。儿女与父母分居以后,孤独成为德国老年人普遍的问题。在德国,无论是在街道,还是在公园,总能看到许多老年人牵着条狗。狗几乎成为德国老年人不可缺少的生活伴侣。据说,狗在德国人看来,几乎就同家庭成员一般。商店里有专门为狗准备的狗食、狗床、狗厕所,有的还为狗美容。狗也要纳税。家中养条狗,其消费几乎和一个人相差无几,而德国老年人乐意支付,就是因为狗能为他们排遣孤独。 In Germany, children have to live independently as adults. When children separated from their parents, loneliness became a common problem for older Germans. In Germany, many elderly people can always see a dog, whether in the street or in the park. Dogs have become almost indispensable companions to the elderly in Germany. It is said that dogs, in the opinion of Germans, are almost the same as family members. The shop has dog food, dog bed, dog toilet, and some also for dog beauty. Dogs also pay taxes. Domestic dogs, their consumption is almost the same as a person, while the elderly in Germany willing to pay, it is because dogs can be lonely for them.