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某天突然发现大街上满是狗狗——博美、贵宾、喜乐蒂、吉娃娃、金毛、拉拉、小哈……全都打扮得整洁体面。从某种程度上说，狗狗已经从过往的看门犬或工作助手登堂入室，成为如今家中的宠儿。朋友常说，“偶家的宝宝吃得比偶还好！”咔咔~今天的人们也许越来越体会到那句西方的老话：狗狗是人类最好的朋友。
From the playful to the practical, to the cute, to the honored, dogs are everywhere in America. Today there are about 70 million dogs in the United States alone, one for every four people. But what is our 1)obsession with them, and how much do we really love them? To find out, we travel to see the love firsthand. Doggie 2)pampering is a big business. Billions of dollars each year are spent to keep them happy, healthy and well-3)groomed.
Young: This is Samson and this is Delilah with the 4)ponytails. They are Yorkshire 5)terriers, and they were bred to be tiny. So they are not gonna be much more than four pounds.
Patricia Young lives in a suburb outside Washington D.C.Young: They have plenty of clothes. They have almost as many clothes as I do (laughs). I can’t go anywhere without somebody stopping us. I guess they’re filling my emptiness, because I have grown children and there is nobody here. So they are good company for me. They have robes when they come out of the shower and the bath. They have a couple of 6)vests, a couple of jackets here. They have hats too; they also have boots. They don’t like wearing the hats or the boots. It’s a little cold for that but I think this is cute. This is his 7)karate outfit, and since it’s so cold, we’ll put these on them (shows another kind of doggie jacket). We’re getting ready to go to Old Town, so we have to get dressed(laughs), and then we’ll have to get in our little bag so that I can take them to the car to their car seat.
Samson and Delilah aren’t just 8)clothes-horses or dogs; they also enjoy the delights of some 9)R & R at the Spa.
Staff: This is the Old Town Pet Resort in Fairfax County, Virginia, the most luxurious, largest pet resort in the, probably in the world. We have a truly dedicated staff that loves animals. We hear many customers and dog owners say, “You know, my dog is so happy here, he doesn’t seem to wanna go home.” Because the dogs can play up to 12 hours a day if they are in day camp, and they get walked three to four times a day. This is our grooming salon and it’s state of the art, and it may be nicer than a lot of your barber shops. Here we have Laird, Ginger Biscuit and Toots who are sharing a 10)Rotunda Five Star Luxury 11)Suite. These guys all have television. And if you really miss your dog, you can watch your dog on the Internet camera provided here.
Young: She just loves it. She wants to get into the water so bad.
Staff: Here we have our 12)hydrotherapy room, originally we designed it with hip [dysplasiatic]注1 and 13)geriatric dogs in mind, but increasingly we have a lot of Labs注2 and Goldens, just real high-energy dogs. They all wear life jackets unless they are really talented and they’ve been coming for a long time. Maybe this seems 14)indulgent and over luxurious for dogs, but you know, that…that is how Americans are living, and the dogs sort of are cheaper than 15)psychotherapy.
And as people in our lives come and go, it’s comforting to know we’ll always have someone to play with and call family.
从调皮玩伴到务实助手，从可爱宝贝到显赫尊贵，狗狗的足迹遍布美国。今天，仅在美国就有大约七千万狗狗，平均每四个美国人就拥有一条狗。不过，我们迷恋它们的什么，我们实际上有多爱它们呢？为了找到答案，我们四处寻访，搜集“爱犬一族”的第一手资料。星级狗狗护理是一门很赚钱的生意。为了让爱犬心情愉悦、身体健康、仪表出众，人们每年会将数以十亿计的美金花在这些万千宠爱在一身的狗狗身上。
杨：这是“萨姆森”，扎着马尾的是“迪莱拉”。它们是约克夏猎犬，是一种身形娇小的犬种。所以它们成年后的体重也就四磅左右。
帕特丽夏·杨住在华盛顿特区的近郊。
杨：它们都有好多款衣服。它们的衣服几乎和我的一样多（笑）。无论走到哪里都有人拦住我们。我觉得它们填补了我的空虚，因为我的孩子都长大了，家里没有人陪我。所以，它们成了我的好伙伴。它们洗完澡从浴室出来后会穿上浴袍。它们有好几套马甲，这边还有好几套夹克衫。它们还有帽子和靴子。不过它们不喜欢戴帽子和穿靴子。这会有点冷，不过我觉着这样也挺可爱的。这是它的空手道服。因为现在这么冷，我得帮它们穿上这些（拿出另一款狗狗外套）。我们准备去“旧城”逛一圈，所以我得帮它们打扮一番（笑）。然后，我们得把它们放到小包里，这样就可以把它们带到它们的小车专座上。
萨姆森和达莉娅并不仅仅是“衣裳架子”或者一般的狗狗。它们还会在温泉疗养院度假中心享受休闲放松的快乐呢。
员工：这里是弗吉尼亚州菲尔法斯郡的“旧城宠物度假村”，它可能是世界上最豪华、规模最大的宠物度假村。我们拥有真正热爱动物、真情奉献的员工。我们经常听到很多顾客和狗主说：“你知道，我的狗狗在这里玩得很开心，它都有点乐不思蜀了。”因为如果参加夏/冬令营，狗狗每天就可以玩上12个小时，还能出去溜达三到四次。这里是我们的“宠物美容沙龙”，拥有先进的技术设备，其设施可能比很多理发店还要精致、齐备呢。这几位是狗狗“莱尔德”、“姜饼”和“图兹”，它们共用一间圆形的五星级豪华套房。这些家伙还可以电视。如果你真的很想念爱犬，你可以通过这里的互联网摄像头与狗狗视频见面。
杨：它很喜欢这里，迫不及待想入水呢。
员工：这里是我们的水疗室，起初是为髋部发育异常和年老的狗狗而设。不过，来这儿的拉布拉多犬和金毛寻回犬与日俱增，都是精力旺盛的犬种。除非它们真的擅长游泳，而且已经是这里的常客，否则都要穿上救生衣。也许这对于狗狗来说有点溺爱和过于奢华，不过你知道，这就是美国人的生活方式。养狗（让人身心愉悦，）这可比看心理医生便宜得多。
在我们的一生中，人事总在不断更替，而值得欣慰的是，我们身边总有这样一位“狗友”朝夕相伴，堪比家人至亲。
From the playful to the practical, to the cute, to the honored, dogs are everywhere in America. Today there are about 70 million dogs in the United States alone, one for every four people. But what is our 1)obsession with them, and how much do we really love them? To find out, we travel to see the love firsthand. Doggie 2)pampering is a big business. Billions of dollars each year are spent to keep them happy, healthy and well-3)groomed.
Young: This is Samson and this is Delilah with the 4)ponytails. They are Yorkshire 5)terriers, and they were bred to be tiny. So they are not gonna be much more than four pounds.
Patricia Young lives in a suburb outside Washington D.C.Young: They have plenty of clothes. They have almost as many clothes as I do (laughs). I can’t go anywhere without somebody stopping us. I guess they’re filling my emptiness, because I have grown children and there is nobody here. So they are good company for me. They have robes when they come out of the shower and the bath. They have a couple of 6)vests, a couple of jackets here. They have hats too; they also have boots. They don’t like wearing the hats or the boots. It’s a little cold for that but I think this is cute. This is his 7)karate outfit, and since it’s so cold, we’ll put these on them (shows another kind of doggie jacket). We’re getting ready to go to Old Town, so we have to get dressed(laughs), and then we’ll have to get in our little bag so that I can take them to the car to their car seat.
Samson and Delilah aren’t just 8)clothes-horses or dogs; they also enjoy the delights of some 9)R & R at the Spa.
Staff: This is the Old Town Pet Resort in Fairfax County, Virginia, the most luxurious, largest pet resort in the, probably in the world. We have a truly dedicated staff that loves animals. We hear many customers and dog owners say, “You know, my dog is so happy here, he doesn’t seem to wanna go home.” Because the dogs can play up to 12 hours a day if they are in day camp, and they get walked three to four times a day. This is our grooming salon and it’s state of the art, and it may be nicer than a lot of your barber shops. Here we have Laird, Ginger Biscuit and Toots who are sharing a 10)Rotunda Five Star Luxury 11)Suite. These guys all have television. And if you really miss your dog, you can watch your dog on the Internet camera provided here.
Young: She just loves it. She wants to get into the water so bad.
Staff: Here we have our 12)hydrotherapy room, originally we designed it with hip [dysplasiatic]注1 and 13)geriatric dogs in mind, but increasingly we have a lot of Labs注2 and Goldens, just real high-energy dogs. They all wear life jackets unless they are really talented and they’ve been coming for a long time. Maybe this seems 14)indulgent and over luxurious for dogs, but you know, that…that is how Americans are living, and the dogs sort of are cheaper than 15)psychotherapy.
And as people in our lives come and go, it’s comforting to know we’ll always have someone to play with and call family.
从调皮玩伴到务实助手，从可爱宝贝到显赫尊贵，狗狗的足迹遍布美国。今天，仅在美国就有大约七千万狗狗，平均每四个美国人就拥有一条狗。不过，我们迷恋它们的什么，我们实际上有多爱它们呢？为了找到答案，我们四处寻访，搜集“爱犬一族”的第一手资料。星级狗狗护理是一门很赚钱的生意。为了让爱犬心情愉悦、身体健康、仪表出众，人们每年会将数以十亿计的美金花在这些万千宠爱在一身的狗狗身上。
杨：这是“萨姆森”，扎着马尾的是“迪莱拉”。它们是约克夏猎犬，是一种身形娇小的犬种。所以它们成年后的体重也就四磅左右。
帕特丽夏·杨住在华盛顿特区的近郊。
杨：它们都有好多款衣服。它们的衣服几乎和我的一样多（笑）。无论走到哪里都有人拦住我们。我觉得它们填补了我的空虚，因为我的孩子都长大了，家里没有人陪我。所以，它们成了我的好伙伴。它们洗完澡从浴室出来后会穿上浴袍。它们有好几套马甲，这边还有好几套夹克衫。它们还有帽子和靴子。不过它们不喜欢戴帽子和穿靴子。这会有点冷，不过我觉着这样也挺可爱的。这是它的空手道服。因为现在这么冷，我得帮它们穿上这些（拿出另一款狗狗外套）。我们准备去“旧城”逛一圈，所以我得帮它们打扮一番（笑）。然后，我们得把它们放到小包里，这样就可以把它们带到它们的小车专座上。
萨姆森和达莉娅并不仅仅是“衣裳架子”或者一般的狗狗。它们还会在温泉疗养院度假中心享受休闲放松的快乐呢。
员工：这里是弗吉尼亚州菲尔法斯郡的“旧城宠物度假村”，它可能是世界上最豪华、规模最大的宠物度假村。我们拥有真正热爱动物、真情奉献的员工。我们经常听到很多顾客和狗主说：“你知道，我的狗狗在这里玩得很开心，它都有点乐不思蜀了。”因为如果参加夏/冬令营，狗狗每天就可以玩上12个小时，还能出去溜达三到四次。这里是我们的“宠物美容沙龙”，拥有先进的技术设备，其设施可能比很多理发店还要精致、齐备呢。这几位是狗狗“莱尔德”、“姜饼”和“图兹”，它们共用一间圆形的五星级豪华套房。这些家伙还可以电视。如果你真的很想念爱犬，你可以通过这里的互联网摄像头与狗狗视频见面。
杨：它很喜欢这里，迫不及待想入水呢。
员工：这里是我们的水疗室，起初是为髋部发育异常和年老的狗狗而设。不过，来这儿的拉布拉多犬和金毛寻回犬与日俱增，都是精力旺盛的犬种。除非它们真的擅长游泳，而且已经是这里的常客，否则都要穿上救生衣。也许这对于狗狗来说有点溺爱和过于奢华，不过你知道，这就是美国人的生活方式。养狗（让人身心愉悦，）这可比看心理医生便宜得多。
在我们的一生中，人事总在不断更替，而值得欣慰的是，我们身边总有这样一位“狗友”朝夕相伴，堪比家人至亲。