Six-Way 77 The Faithful Dog Which animal is “man’s best friend”? We all know (that) it’s the dog. Dogs have earned 贏得 the love and respect of humans. Many have given their own lives to save people. Dogs are faithful 忠 誠的 and devoted 奉獻的. For example Bobby, a Skye terrier, went to market with his Scottish 蘇格蘭 master 主人 every day.

After the man died, Bobby would not move from his grave 墳墓. He stayed there for about 10 years. He stayed until he died. Dogs serve 為 … 服務 many useful functions 功 能. They are good at watching and herding 放牧 sheep. Wherever sheep are raised 飼養, a sheep- herding dog is developed 培養. For instance, there is the German Shepherd dog. In Scotland, there is the Shetland sheep dog. Both are recognized 認為 breeds 品種.

Specially trained 訓練 dogs lead the blind 盲人. (the + Adj 代表那一種人 :e.g. the poor, the rich…) Such dogs are carefully selected 挑選. It takes 花時間 about three to five months to train them. Guide dogs 導盲犬 will refuse 拒絕 to cross(=go across) a busy street unless the traffic has stopped. One interesting dog is St. Bernard. How did it get its name? It was developed by the monks 僧侶 of the St. Bernard Monastery 修道院. This is located 位於 in the Alps 阿 爾卑斯山 of Switzerland. The dog weighs 重 from 140 to 220 pounds( 約 110kg). It’s one of the heaviest of all dogs.

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St. Bernards are famous for rescuing 拯救 travelers 旅客 lost in the snow. They have a wonderful sense of smell. They find people buried under several feet of snow. A St. Bernard (which was) named Barry rescued 40 persons. This was over a period of years. There is a popular misconception 誤解 about these dogs. They do no carry flasks 酒瓶 around heir necks. Sir Edwin Landseer misrepresented 誤 傳 them this way in a painting.