邊緣魍美蔡金魚

網路上流傳很久的文章，作者是誰早已不可考，但每看一次就有深深的感動，原文似乎是寫給還沒養狗的人看的，因為開頭寫著「提醒有養狗念頭的人，你準備好可以照顧另一條生命了嗎?」，但我倒覺得更適合已經養狗的飼主，貼在床頭每天看！

1. My life likely to last ten to fifteen years. Any separation from you will be painful for me. Remember that before you buy me.
在你把我帶回家之前，請記得，我的壽命約有10~15年；你的離棄，會是我最大的痛苦。

2. Give me time to understand what you want of me
請給我一點時間，讓我了解你對我的要求是什麼？

3. Place your trust in me--it s crucial to my Well -being.
信賴我 ─ 那對我非常重要。

4. Don t be angry for me for long and don t lock me up as punishment. You have your work,your entertainment and your firends. I have only you.
請別對我生氣太久，也別把我關起來當作是懲罰；你有你的工作、你的娛樂、你的朋友，但你是我的僅有。

5. Talk to me sometimes. Even if I don t understand your words. I understand your voice when it s speaking to me
請偶而對我說說話，縱使我不懂你說的內容，但我懂，那是你的聲音在陪伴我。

6. Be aware that however you treat me. I ll never forget it
你要知道無論你如何對待我，我將永遠不會忘記。

7. Remerber before you hit me that I have teeth that could easily crush the bones of your hand, but that I choose not to bite you.
當你打我時請記得，我其實擁有可以咬碎你手骨的尖銳牙齒，我只是選擇不咬。
↑這句說得太好了，別在用打狗當成教養了好嗎？

8. Before you scold me for being uncooperative, please ask yourself if something might be bothering me. Perhaps I m not getting the right food, or I ve been run in the sun too long or my heart is getting old and weak.
當你因為責罵我的不合作、固執或懶惰之前，請你想想，是否有什麼正困擾者我，或許我沒獲得我應有的食物，我已經很久沒在溫暖的陽光下奔跑，又或者我的心臟已經太弱及太老。

9. Take care of me when I get old.you too,will grow old.
在我年老時請好好照顧我，因為你也是會變老的。

10. Go with me on difficult journeys. Never sayＩcan t bear to watch it or let it happen in my absent. Everything is easily for me if you are there. Remember, I love you.
當我要捱過最辛苦的歷程時，請千萬不要說﹕「我不忍心看他。」或者「讓我不在場時才發生。」只要有你和我在一起，所有的事都會變得簡單容易接受，請你永遠不要忘記，我愛你！

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養貓也一樣!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!