外研社2024现代大学英语口语2-第三版-教师用书unit12

Unit12Man'sBestFriends

Theme:Manandanimals

LanguageFunctions:Showingdisagreementanddisapproval

Objectives:Studentshouldlearnhowtoshowdisagreementanddisapprovalinaninoffensiveway

Warm-up（6'-8'）

Askthestudentstotalkabouttheanimalsonp.151-152.Theycanworkingroupsof3orinpairs,

eachpickingoneanimaltotalkaboutoneminuteuntilallthesixanimalsarecovered.

Activity1（30、40，）

/GeneralDescription.Thisactivityfocusesonwhatanimalscanteachus,beitbionics（仿生学）or

lifelessons.

Teachingtips.

Themaintextofthissectionintroducesanimalinspiringtechnologyandlifelessonswecanlearn

fromanimals.Allowthestudents3minutestoreaditindividually.Tellthemthattheyaregoingtofinish2.

Pairworkafterreading,whichisafunwaytotalkabouttheselessonsandpracticetheskilltoask

questions.It'sagoodexercisetotrainfluencyaswell.

3.Groupworkprovides（hestudentswithachancetoprepareanddeliverasimple,shortspeech.

Thegroupworkformatallowsthestudentstopooltheirideasandhelpeachother.Remindthestudents

thattaskcompletion,thatis,finishingpreparationanddeliveringthespeechwithintheallocatedtime,is

veryimportant.Ifyourstudentsneedhelpandideas,youmightwanttohavethemreadandwatchthe

followingsupplementarymaterialsbefore（heclass/activily.Remindthestudentsthat（hefirstsectionof

SupplementaryActivity4Whydowelikedogs?'alsocontainsinformationthattheymightuse.

SuDDlenienlar、Material

1.Perhapsoneofthemostfamousexamplesofbiomimicry（仿生）isevidentinthehistoryofhuman

Hight.LeonardodaVinciislargelyrecognizedasakeyinstigatorinitsdevelopment,ashemadethefirst

realstudiesonbirdsandhumanflightinthe1480s.Hisoriginaldesign,calledtheOrnithoptcr,wasnever

created,butwasaprincipalinshowinghowmancouldpotentiallyfly.Severaldesignersandengineers

workedonthisbird-inspiredconceptinthefollowingyears,forinstance,OttoLilienthalcompletedmore

than2,500flightsinaglider,butitwasnotuntil1903thattheWrightbrothersflewthefirstpowered,

heavier-than-airmachineinaccntrolledandsustainableflight.Thistechnologywentontodefinetheaerial

developmentsofthe20thcenturyandthetechnologyseenintheairtoday.

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2.Watercollectingbeetles

TheAfricanNamibDesertBeedeisaspeciesofbeetlethatisnativetotheNamibDesertinsouthern

Africa.Thisisoneofthemostarid（havingverylittlerain）areasoftheworld,receivingonly1.4

centimetresofrainperyear.Thebeetleisabletosurvivebycollectingwateronitsbumpy（noteven,不平

的，疙疙瘩瘩的）backsurfacefromearlymorningfogs.

Todrinkwater,thebee:lestandsonasmallridgeofsandusing

itslong,spindly（细长而瘦弱的）legs.Facingintothebreeze,

withitsbodyangledat45°,thebeetlecatchesfogdroplets（very

smalldropsofliquid）onitshardenedwings.Itsheadfaces

upwind,anditsstiff,bumpyouterwingsarespreadagainstthe

dampbreeze.Minute（extremelysmall）waterdropletsfromthe

foggatheronitswings;therethedropletssticktohydrophilic（water-loving,亲水的，吸水的）bumps,

whicharesurroundedbywaxy（蜡的，光滑的），walerrepelleni（防水的）slopes.Thisstructure

encouragestinydropletsoffogsticktothesurfaceofthebeetle.Dropletsflattenastheymakecontact

withthewaterlovingsurfaces,preventingthemfrombeingblownbywindandprovidingasurfacefor

otherdropletstoattach（附着）.Asthedropletsaccumulate（枳累）intolargerdrops,gravity（重力）

causesthemtorolldownthebeetle'sbackanddropintoitsmouth.

Inspiredbythis,researchersfromtheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology（MIT）replicated（复

制）thisstructurewithglassandplastic.Thisenabledthemtocollectminuteamountsofwaterjustlikethe

beetle'sback,butalsoprovidedthemwiththegroundingforotherapplicationsasidefromfbgharvesting

inadesert.Forexample,buildingcoolingdevices。令夫设备）,orusingthemincleaninguptoxicspills

（有害物质泄漏）.

Twovideosexplainingthistext:youcanalsodirectthesludenls,attentiontowhatthespeakerssayto

beginandendthisshorttalkonthebeetles.

Canatinybeetlehelpwithglobalwalershortages?-BBCWorldService,30Animalspodcast

hHDs://www.you〔/\vatch?v=0CBS6cigYFM

...Therearcseveralfog-collcctingprojectsintheworldbutimprovementsarcalwayswelcome...

thiscleverbeetlewillcontinuetoteachusinnovativewaystomake（hemostofit.

CanNamibDesertBeetlesHelpUsSolveOurDroughtProblems?|ThinkLikeaTree

https:〃/watch?v=TmyfqiXOf7M

Beforewesolveaproblem,wehavetoaskhasitbeensolvedanywhereinthenaturalworld?Life

hasingeniouswaysofmeetingitsneeds.IntheNamibDesert,there'slittlegroundwater,butthereisafog

thatcomesinafewtimesaweek

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3.BiomimeticArchitecture

TheEastgateCentreinHarare,Zimbabwe,exemplifiesbiomimicryatanincrediblescale.The

greenarchitectureisthecountry^largestofficeandshoppingcomplex,andusesnoconventional(传统的)

air-conditioningorheating,yetitstaysaregulatedtemperaturea'lyear.

ThearchitectMickPearcewasinspiredbytermitemounds(白蚁丘)tocreatethebuilding,as

theydemonstrateaningeniousstructurethatself-cools.Thisisduelotheirventilation(通风)system,

involvingaprocessofopeningandclosingvents(通风孔)throughoutthemoundthatregulatethe

convection(对流)currentsofair.TheEastgateCentreusesasimilarprocess,asitdrawsairinand

warms/coolsitwiththebuildingmass.Thisisdependentonwhichmediumishotter-thebuildingorthe

air.Theinnovativebuildingisquotedtoconsume10percentlessenergythansame-sizedconventional

buildings!

Belowisavideoexplainingthetext.Youcanalsolearnhowtoendaspeech.

SeeHowTermitesInspiredaBuildingThatCanCoolItself|Decoder

hltps:〃www.yQ/walch?v=62()omdSZzRs

...Ifanarchitectcoulddesignaself-coolingsystemwithtermite-inspiredclimatecontrol,whatotner

innovationscanMotherNaturenspireifwejustpaidcloserattention?

4.Thefollowingvideoexplainsbio-mimicry.Note(hatitalsoexplains(heideabehindJapan'sbulletrain.

Theworldispoorlydesigned,butcopyingnaturehelps.

hUDS:〃www.YoiH/wa〔ch?v=iMlXqTmnaO

Activity2(20'-30')

GeneralDescription:Thisactivityprovidesthestudentswithanopportunitytoreflectonandtalk

abouthumanusesofanimalsandourrelationshipwithworkinganimals(dogsinparticular).Themain

texttellsthetragicstoryofafai:hfuldog.2.Groupworkinvitesthestudentstosharetouchingstoriesof

howanimalshelpedhumanbeings.It'sagoodexercisetopracticestory-tellingskills.Questionsin3.

Discussiondrawthestudenls,attentiontovariousservicesthatanimalsperformforhumanbeings.On(he

whole,thetextandtasksarcquiteaccessible,youcaneitherfollowtheorderandtheformatsuggestedin

thetextbookorassignthequestionsandtaskstotheanimalloversinyourclassandhavethempresent

theiranswersinthenextsession.

NotethatintheUnitedStatesofAmerica,^serviceanimals“areconfinedtoanimalsspecially

trainedtoperformspecializedtasksforpeoplewithdisabilities,includingguideanimals,whichguidethe

blind;hearinganimals,whichsignalthehearingimpaired;andserviceanimals,whichdoworkforpersons

withdisabilitiesotherthanblindnessordeafness.Mostserviceanimalsaredogs.Ontheotherhand,

workinganimalsareanimals,usuallydomesticated,thatarekeptbyhumansandtrainedtoperformtasks

insteadofbeingslaughteredtoharvestanimalproducts.Someareusedfor(heirphysicalstrength(e.g.,

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work.Peopleusethestrengthofhorses,elephants,andoxentopallcartsandmoveloads.Policeforcesuse

dogsforfindingillegalsubstancesandassistinginapprehendingwantedpersons;othersusedogstofind

gamesorsearchformissingortrappedpeople.Peopleusevariousanimals-camels,donkeys,horses,dogs,

etc.-fortransport,eitherforridingortopullwagonsandsleds.Otheranimals,includingdogsand

monkeys,helpdisabledpeople.

Someanimalsareusedduetosheerphysicalstrengthintaskssuchasploughingorlogging.Suchanimals

aregroupedasadraughtordraftanimals.Othersmaybeusedaspackanimalsasmeansoftransporting

materialsbyattaching(hemsotheirweightbearson(heanimal'sback,incontrasttodraftanimals,which

pullloadsbutdonotcanythem.Traditionalpackanimalsarediverse,includingcamels,goats,yaks,

reindeer,waterbuffaloes,andllamas,aswellas(hemorefamiliarpackanimalslikedogs,horses,donkeys,

andmulesforanimal-poweredtransport,themovementofpeopleandgoods.Together,theseare

sometimescalledbeastsofburden.Someanimalsareriddenbypeopleontheirbacksandareknownas

mounts.

Ridinganimalsarcanimalsthatpeopleuseasmountsinordertoperformtaskssuchastraversingacross

longdistancesoroverruggedterrain,huntingonhorsebackorwithsomeotherridinganimal,patrolling

aroundruraland/orwildernessareas,roundingupand/orherdinglivestockorevenforrecreational

enjoyment.Theymainlyincludehorses,donkeys,andmules;cattle,waterbuffalo,andyak.Insomeplaces,

elephants,Hamasandcamelsarcalsoused.Onoccasion,reindeer,thoughusuallydriven,mayberidden.

Certainwildanimalshavebeentamedandusedforriding,usuallyfornoveltypurposes,includingthe

zebraandtheostrich.

Draftanimalsareusedtopullsleds,wheeledvehiclesorploughs.Oxenareslowbutstrong,andhavebeen

usedinayokesinceancienttimes:theearliestsurvivingvehicle,Puabi'sSumeriansledge,wasox-drawn;

anacrewasoriginallydefinedastheareaaspanofoxencouldplowinaday.Thedomesticwaterbuffalo

andcarabao(水牛),pullwagonsandploughsinSoutheastAsiaandthePhilippines.

Draughtordrafthorsesarecoirmonlyusedinharnessforheavywork.Severalbreedsofmedium-weight

horsesarcusedtopulllighterwheeledcarts,carriagesandbuggieswhenacertainamountofspeedorstyle

isdesirable.

Mulesareconsideredtoughandstrong,withharnesscapacitydependentonthetypeofhorsemareusedto

producethemulefoal.Becausetheyareahybridanimalandusuallyareinfertile,separatebreeding

programsmustalsobemaintained.

Poniesanddonkeysareoftenusedtopullcartsandsmallwagons.Historically,ponieswerecommonly

usedinminingtopullorecarls.

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Dogsareusedforpullinglightcartsor,particularly,sleds(e.g.sleddogssuchashuskies)forboth

recreationandworkingpurposes.

Goatsalsocanperformlightharnessworkinfrontofcarts.

ReindeerareusedintheArcticandsub-ArcticNordiccountriesandSiberia.DuringWorldWarII,theRed

ArmydeployeddeertransportationbattalionsontheEasternFront.Inthetwenty-firstcentury,Russian

soldierscontinued(otrainwithreindeersledsinwinter.Intraditionalfestivelegend,SantaClaus'sreindeer

pullasleighthroughthenightskytohelpSantaClausdelivergiftstochildrenonChristmasEve.

ElephantsareusedforlogginginSoutheastAsia.

Lessoften,camelsandllamashavebeentrainedtoharness.AccordingtoJuanIgnacioMolina,theDutch

captainJorisvanSpilbcrgenobservedtheuseofchiliquenes(allamatype)bynativeMapuchesofMocha

Islandasploughanimalsin1614.

Animalshavebeenutilizedtoguardpeopleand/orpropertysuchashomes,publicbuildings,businesses,

crops,livestockandevenvenuesofcriminalactivity.Guardanimalscaneitheractasalarmstoalerttheir

ownersofdangeror(heycanbeusedtoactivelyscareoffand/orevenattackencroachinginlrudersor

dangerousanimals.Wellknownexamplesofguardanimalsincludedogs,gccscandllamas.

Animalsandbirdshavealsobeenusedforhunting.Houndsandotherdogsareusedtokillandfetchprey.

Mousers(domesticcatsusedforhuntingsmallrodentsandbirds)areoneoftheoldestworkinganimals

havingprotectedfoodsuppliesfrompeststhatcausecropdestructionsuchasrodentsandpigeonssincethe

foundationofhumanagriculture.

Caracals(狞猥)aresometimesusedashuntinganimalsinsomepartsoftheMiddleEast,althoughtheyare

normallykeptaspets.

Infalconry(鹰猎)，birdsofpreyareusedashuntersintheair.Aquaticbirds(水鸟)，suchascormoranls(阿

鹤)inChina,canbeusedtocatchfish.

Searchandrescuedogs,withtheirhighlydevelopedsenseofsmell,areusedtolocatehumans,suchas

escapedprisoners,athieforpeoplelostinremoteareas.Theyareusedalsotofindpeoplewhoaretrapped,

suchasinavalanchesorincollapsedbuildings.Dogscanalsobeusedtolookfordeadpeople.

Searchersusehorsesinremoteareastocoverlargeareasofruggedterrain.Horses'naturalawarenessof

theirsurroundingsoftenalertshumanhandlerstothepresenceofsomethingunusual,includinglosthikers

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orhunters.Likesomedogs,sonichorsesarctrainedtofollowscent.Theuseofhorsesinsearchandrescue

isknownasmountedsearchandrescue.

Dogsandpigs,withabettersenseofsmell(hanhumans,canassistwithgatheringbyfindingvaluable

products,suchastruffles(averyexpensivesubterraneanfungus).Frenchmentypicallyusetrufflehogs,

whileItaliansmainlyusedogs.

Monkeysaretrainedtopickcoconutsfrompalmtrees,ajobmanyhumanworkersconsiderastoe

dangerous.

Detectiondogs,commonlyemployedbylawenforcementauthorities,aretrainedtousetheirsensesto

detectillegaldrugs,explosives,currency,andcontrabandelectronicssuchasillicitmobilephones,among

otherthings.Thesensemostusedbydetectiondogsissmell,hencesuchdogsarealsocommonlyknown

as'snifferdogs'.

Theguarddogbarksorattacks,towamofanintruder,snifferdogsareusedtodetectexplosives

contrabandandattackdogsarctrainedtoattackoncommand.

Warelephantsweretrainedforbattleinancienttimesandarcstillusedfbrmilitarytransporttoday.

Militaryusesofhorseshavechangedoverthemillenniabutstillcontinue,includingfbrpolicework.

Camelcavalrywasusedindesertssincetheyhadbetterperformanceandsurvivabilityintheharshdesert

environmentthanhorses.India'sBorderSecurityForceandsomeothercountriesstillusecamelcavalryfor

patrollingintheThardesert.

Dolphinsandsealionscarrymarkers(oattachtominesaswellaspatrollingharbors.

Onland,dogscanbetrainedtofindlandmines.Rats,whicharelighterandlessofarisktosetthemines

off,haverecentlybeenusedmorefrequently.DetectionratssuchasthosetrainedbyAPOPOcanalsobe

taughttoidentifydiseases,especiallypulmonarytuberculosis.

Homingpigeonstransportmaterial,usuallymessagesonsmallpiecesofpaper,byair.

3.BelowisavideoaboutatherapydogwhoisabelovedmemberofanAmericanhighschool.Youmight

wanttoplayitinclasstoenliventheatmosphere.

hups:〃/waich?v=oX2fAgN1iJE

Portlandhighschoolhasafull-timetherapydog:OregonTails

ArchiethelabradoodlcisabelovedmemberoftheFranklinHighSchoolstaff,trainedinanimalassisted

interactions.Hecomestoschooldailywithhisowner,FrenchteacherDanaMiller.

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4.ThefollowingpassageontheethicsaboutworkinganimalsistakenfromthewebsiteofAnimalEthics,

awebsitededicatedto“promoterespectfornonhumananimalsthroughoutreach,research,andeducation.'

(hlips:〃/about-us/)Thisselectionisonlyincludedtostimulatethestudents'

thinkingabouttheethicsofhumanuseofanimals.Itdoesnotrepresenttheopinionofthecompilerofthe

textbookandtheteachers'resources.

Animalsusedasworkers

hups:〃/animals-used-workers/

Oneof(hewaysnonhumananimalsareexploitedistobeusedasworkers.Manyanimalsare(breedtodo

physicallabor.Theyareusedasameansoftransport,topullplows,carrygoods,andtopowermills.

Othersareusedaspolicedogs,orguidedogs.

Somepeoplemaythinkthatanimalsenjoycarryingoutthesetasks,andthattheybenefitfrombeingused

intheseways.Butthissuppositiondoesnotholdforthefollowingreasons.

Jobsforwhichnonhumananimalsarcusedarcoftentiresomeandmaycausephysicalpain,suchaswhen

theanimalshavetocarryheavyloadsortheyarehitwithwhipsorotherobjectstomakethemrun,carry

weightorperformsomeothertypeofwork.Inaddition,theyarecausedstressandunhappinessbythe

tediumoftheiractivities,andfearandanguishatthepunishmentorthetaskstheyface.Infact,itisvery

commonforthemtobeexploitedtodeath.So-calledbeastsofburdendiefromexhaustionduringtheir

work,ortheyarekilledbecausetheycan'tworkanymore.

Tlicicmaybespecificvasesinwhichsumcanimalscnjuypcifunningccilainaclivilicsfuiwliiclitheyaic

used,buttheseareexceptions,andsuchusesofanimalsstilloccurwithinaframeworkofexploitationthat

harmstheminotherways.Whenworkinganimalsarenolongerabletoworkwell,theyareoftenkilled

andreplaced.Inaddition,(heanimalsareusuallybredforaspecificpurpose.Aspartofthebreeding

process,mothersareoftenconfinedinplaceswheretheysufferfromlonelinessandboredom,andtheir

childrenareseparatedfromthem,whichmayoccurwhenthechildrenarejustacoupleofmonthsold.This

makesboththechildrenandthemotherssuffer.TheanimalsmaynotbefedorhousedwelLorgiven

healthcarebecauseitmightbemoreeconomical(oreplacethemiftheydieratherthantakingcareofthem.

Allofthisoccursbecausethosewhouseanimalsdoitforaprofit.

Aswithhumanexploitation,thosewhouseanimalsfbrworktakeadvantageoftheanimals'effbnand

sufferingfbrtheirownbenefit.Thefruitsoftheanimals5labordonotbenefittheanimalsthemselves.Even

ifworkinganimalsarcgivencertainmeasuresofcare,theanimalslosemuchmorethantheygainfrom

beingusedaslaborers.

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Theactivitiesthatworkanimalsperformcanbestressful,dangerous,andsometimeslethal.Thisisnotthe

caseonlyforpolicedogsandanimalsusedinthemilitary.Manyotheranimals,suchasthoseusedfor

transport,riskinjuryanddeath.Theyalsofacetheriskofaccidents.Iftheysuffermajorinjuries,theyarc

usuallykilled.

5.WorkinganimalsWelfareProblems

Againtheinclusionoftheseproblemsdoesn'trepresenttheopinionofthecompilerofthetextbookandthe

teachers'resources.

Welfareproblemswithworkinganimalsinclude:

Workinglonghourswithlittlerest

Beingdeniedsocialandbehaviouralneeds

Beingkeptinpoorconditions

Beingunderfed

Beingbadlyshodand/orsufferinglameness

Havingill-fittingharnesses,saddlesandyokes

Beingkepttetheredand/orhobbled

Pullingun-roadworthyand/oroverloadedcarts(orotherloads)

Cruel(rainingmethods

Lackofshade

Lackofwater

Inhumanehandling

Lackofhealthandveterinarycare

Heatstress

Inhumanedisposalwhenold/wornout(e.g.donkeysthrownfromclifftopsinGreece)

Activity3(3O'-40')

GeneralDescription:Thisactivityprovidesthestudentswithanopportunitytotalkaboutpets,pets'

rolesinpeople'slifeaswellastheiropinionsonthesematters.Thedialoguepresentscontradictingpoints

ofviewonkeepingpets.

2.Pairworkfirstasksthestudentstosumupthemainpointsofthedialogueandthentopresent

theirownideasonthematter.Youcanalsoorganizethestudentstoworkingroupsdividedbyhave/haven

tpetstodiscusstheirideasofkeepingpetsaccordingtocluesgivenonpage157,andthensharetheiridea

withothergroups.

3.Discussioninvitesthestudentstotalkaboutgeneraltopicssurroundingpets,whichdoesn't

requiremuchpreparation.It'sagoodexerciseforthestudentstobuildoralfluencyandconfidence.

4.Pairworkallowsthestudentstopracticeagreeinganddisagreeing.Remindthestudentsto

employtheexpressionsinLanguageBank.

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SuDDlcmcntaryMaterials

1.Itiseasytobetemptedtohaveapet.Imaginingyourselfwalkingalongtheseashorewithadogrunning

alongsideyou,playingwithacattocatchatoy,pettingasoftAngorarabbit,orgivingaparrothuman

chatterlessonsareallgreatplanstomakeinyourcompany.

However,thesepleasantmomertsarefollowedbyothersthatarenotsoidyllic:grooming,visitingthevet,

buyingfoodorfindingatemporarycaregivertotakecareoftheanimalwhenwearenotabsent.Inthe

followinglinesweanalyzetheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofhavingapet.

Thedecisiontoaddapettoyourlifeshouldbeconsidered.Infatuationwithananimal-somethingthat

childrentendtodofrequently-toregretitafterafewdaysisunethical.Thaliswhyyouhaveto(akesome

timetoassessthedecisionconsideringthepros-whichareundcubtcdlymany-andthecons,whichare

alsoIhere.Seeingwhere(hebalanceleanswillhelpyoutoknowifitistimetohaveapelorif,onthe

contrary,itisbettertowaitalittle.

Whatyoushouldconsiderbeforehavingapct

Apelisalivingbeing.Thephrasemayseemlikeano-brainer,butitisn't.Humanbeingshaveatendency

toreifyeverythingaroundthem,includinganimals.Seeingsonicfish,forexample,asadecorativeelement

isquitecommon.Followingthispremise,whenitcomesto"decorating'lifewithapreciouspuppyora

cutekitten,wewillhesitateaslittleaswedowhenbuyinganewtelevision.Theproblemisthatifweget

tiredbeforeourtime,returningthefour-ortwo-leggedtlproducf,isimpossible.

Forthisreason,beforegoingtothestoreortheadoptioncentertogetapet,itisadvisabletocalmthe

enthusiasmabitandprojectthedecisionintothefuture.Animalsrequiretime,moneyandcare.Their

arrivalinthefamilyforcesthemtodefinespaces,changesomecustoms,adaptschedules,etc.Ifyou're

willingtomakesomesacrifices,chancesareyou'llberewardedwithtonsofunconditionallove,funand

rewardingmoments,andlotsandlotsofcompany.

2.Advantagesanddisadvantagesofhavingananimalathome

5advantagesofhavingapet

/Theyprovidecompany,somethingveryimportantfortheyoungestandoldestmembersofthe

household.Animalsareespeciallybeneficialtoolderpeoplewholivealone,astheyexperienceless

anxiety,visitthedoctorlessoften,andcommunicatebetter.

/Theyhelpreducestresslevels.Petting,walkingorplayingwithananimalreducesthestressesofthe

dayandregulatesthelevelsofcortisolintheblood(theso-calledstresshormone).

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/Theypromoteresponsibility.Thisisverypositive,especiallyforchildren.Takingcareofthepctwill

helpthemgainconfidenceinthemselves.

/Theyfavourphysicalactivity.Dogsaretheanimalsthatdemandthemostoutdoorplanswiththeir

dailywalksandgames.

/Theyfacilitatesocialrelationships.Atthetimeofthewalk,whengoingtothevetorwhengoingto

buytheirfood,theanimalsmakeusestablishlinkswithotherpeople.

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/Theyrepresentasignificantfinancialexpense.

/Youhavetodedicatetime:othem.Ascanbeseenfromthereport,ananimalobligestospendan

averageofthreehoursadayinitscare-again,thespeciesdeterminestheamountoftime.

/Cleaning.Livingwithapet,regardlessofthetype,requiresreinforcingthecleaningofthehouseto

combatodoursandremovedirt.

/Coexistenceissometimesdifficult.Inthefamily,thedistributionoftaskstocarefbrthepetisnot

alwaysequitable,whichcanleadtofriction.Inaddition,theneighboursmaynotbewillingtoshare

commonspaceswiththeanimal;Theiractivitiesinsideourhome-thebarkingofadog,forexample

-mayalsomakethemuncomfortable.

/Theyforceustolookforacaregiver.Althoughitisdesired,itisnotalwayseasy,orsuitableforthe

healthofthepet,toaccompanyuseverywhere.Findingafosterhomefor(hedaysweareabsentfrom

homeisessential.

WhatifIcannolongerhavemypetathome?

If,duetolifecircumstances,youcannotcontinuetakingcareofyourpet,youshouldfindanew

homeforit.Spendtimeandeffortonthetask:itisnotaboutleavingittothefirstfamilymemberorfriend

whoshowssomethingofinterest.Makesurethatthepersonisgoingtotakecareofitproperlyanddoes

notslaywiththemtodoyouasimplefavour.

Sometimes,duetothecharacteristicsoftheanimal,itismoredifficulttofindanewfamily.In

thosecases,itisadvisabletocontactaprotectororashelter,whocanhelpuswiththetaskorgiveus

advicetomakethesearchmoreefficient.Innocaseabandonyourpet.Rememberthattheyare

domesticatedanimals,theywillnotknowhowtofendforthemselvesinanaturalhabitatandwilldie.

3.Beijingcitizenshavebeenheatedlydiscussinghowtoraisedogsinacivilizedmannerinorderto

preventrabiesandenhancepctmanagement.

"Abandoningdogsshouldbeoutlawedbythegovernment","Dogownersshouldbetrainedandhaveto

passtests","Thepublicmustknowhowregistrationfeesarespent"—thesewerejustsomeofthe

suggestionsmadebydelegatesattendinga"civilizeddograising"forumonThursday.

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11people,includingpctowners,locallawmakersandlocalpoliticaladvisors,wereinvitedtotheforum,

heldbyBeijingNews,todiscuss