For old people, a dog is also a child when their real children have grown up and left.

对于老年人来说，当他们真正的孩子长大离开时，狗也能成为他们的孩子。

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Behaviourally the dog is a bit like a Wolf that has never grown up, a permanent 11 year-old in human terms, with a special talent in each breed for running, guarding, or the like.

狗就像是没有长大的狼。对于人类来说就是一个处在11岁左右的少年。对于学习奔跑，守卫或者其他事情上都有着特殊的天分。

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