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Maxi B. ACS and a Dog! Photo by Nigel A. JAMES
Best
Friends or Partners
Most
dogs are pets. They are fun to have and we love them. But, not
everyone has the same idea about dogs. Man’s best friend has many
roles to play, and, they are not always easy. So, why is it that we
have dogs?
Most
domestic dogs are not even pets! On the surface at least
they share our lives and our houses as pets, but, the reality
is often much different. Most dogs are neither dogs
nor pets. They are usually people! And, this is so
because people treat dogs just like people. They even dress them in
clothes and give them silly names!! And, this is only possible
because dogs are usually more human than humans!
And,
the characters dogs have depends on the will of their owners. Some
treat their dogs as children, some are
brothers and sisters, and some are simply good friends. So, why are
dogs the best partners?
To
begin with, they don't answer back, and they always do what
you tell them. You have control! And, they listen! That is to say,
they never interrupt – because they can't. But, sometimes
people choose an extension of themselves in their dogs.
Why
is it that dogs belonging to criminals are always fierce and
ferocious? And, why is it that little old ladies always like
poodles? And, why is it that people always end up looking like their
pets. Pets become the same as their owners. That's why, as they say
in English, you can always tell a master by his dog! Nervous dogs
are only nervous because of their nervous owners, and peaceful dogs
have peace loving masters. But, of course, these rules only apply to
dogs. What about cats?
Cats
are completely the opposite. They are mysterious and
intriguing. You can never tell a master by his cat, it's not
possible. Men never have cats! And, that's the big question. Why do
only women have cats? What's the attraction? Maybe it's the call of
the wild! Are woman and cats the same? Is it possible tell a
mistress by her cat? Why not? Women, after all, are sometimes (if
not always) a mystery! But, that's another subject!
Selected
Vocabulary
answer
back – (to answer back/answered/answered) zurück
reden
after-all
– nach dem
disguise
– Tarnung
ferocious
- wild
fierce
– wild
interrupt
- unterbrechen
not
even – nicht einmal
neither...
nor... - weder noch
opposite
- Gegenteil
share
– teilen
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