Health experts say that owning a dog is good for the
health, improving blood pressure and reducing stress levels. Postal workers in Britain
wouldn't agree. More than 7,000 postal workers are attacked by dogs in Britain each year.
The most popular names for dogs in Britain are Rover, Fido, Rex, Prince, Sabre, Girl,
Bonzo, Sacha, and Laddie. Some people love their dogs more than people. In 1986, Mrs
Alexandra Livraghi, owner of a champion dog, said she would rather sell her husband than
her dog. Many people believe that dog owners look like their dogs. Others say that owners
of large dogs need big pets to compensate for a lack in their own personality. This might
be true in the case of Adolf Hitler and his dog, Blondi. Famous dogs include Laika, the
first dog to travel in space. There are also many famous film star dogs like Lassie and
Beethoven. Lassie was actually a male dog called Pal. Most dogs live for between 8 and 15
years although one Australian dog called Bluey lived until he was 29. The world's most
famous dog show is Crufts. The competition was started in 1891 by Charles Cruft while he
was working for a company that sold dog biscuits. According to his wife, he never owned a
dog. He did, however, own a cat. In 1995 a book was published called The I.Q. Test for
Dogs. We want you to test your dog's intelligence by teaching it English.
Now you're ready to teach your dog English! Here are all the dog
expressions that you'll need to talk to your dog:
- Sit! .... Siéntate.
- Good boy/girl!..... (Buen Chico/a)
- Come here!....... ¡Ven aquí!
- Stop biting that nice man!............ Deja de morder a ése buen hombre.
- Shake hands!............ Dame la mano.
- Stand!.......... Levántate!.
- Mmm yummy food!........... Mmm delidiosa comida!.
- Don't do that there!............ No hagas eso ahí.
- Bad boy/girl!................ Mal chico/a.
- Stay!........Quiéto.
- Come on!..... Vámos!.
- Stop scratching!.... Para de rascar(te).
- Down!........ Tumbáte.
- Fetch!....... Buscálo/a.
- Walkies!........ Vamos!
- Woof woof!........ Ladra!
- Din-dins!........ Aulla!, long unpleasant sound.
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