brings instant happiness and showers unconditional love.

這些都可以馬上讓你開心起來並代表牠們無私的愛

They are the four-legged lovable creatures and man's best friend:

它們就是惹人愛的四條腿動物，而且是人最好的朋友

a dog.

狗狗

Through the ages, man has called dog one of his closest companions.

一直以來人類都將狗視為最親近的同伴

Dogs share 99% of their DNA with wolves.

狗跟狼有 99% 的 DNA 相似性

However, dogs exude a sense of warmness to other dogs and humans,

但是狗狗對其他狗跟人的態度是溫暖、親近的

unlike the wolf's reaction to others.

不像狼跟其他動物接觸時的反應

Dogs are social pack animals who require attention and affection

狗是社群型動物，需要被關注、被疼愛

just like humans.

就像人類一樣

Dogs are cute, happy, loyal...

狗狗很可愛、開心、忠誠...

To put this simply, dogs are awesome!

簡單來說，狗狗超棒！

Science reveals a strong human-dog bond.

科學研究顯示人跟狗之間有很強的連結

Just looking in your dog's eyes boosts happy hormones - oxytocin in human brains.

僅僅看著你家狗的眼睛就可以促進腦中催產素，也就是快樂荷爾蒙的分泌

They are the best medicine for someone who is lonely, old, or depressed.

狗狗是孤獨的人、老人或是憂鬱症患者的最佳解藥

There are service dogs that aid the visually-impaired and disabled.

牠們可以幫助視覺受損或是肢障的人

Also, they act as counselors in fur for thousands who battle psychiatric disorders.

同時也陪伴著許多心理疾病患者

Having a dog lessens heart strokes, lowers blood pressure, and cholesterol.

養一條狗可以減低心臟病發的機率、降低血壓以及膽固醇

Every dog breed is intelligent, and they understand hand signals.

每一種狗的品種都很聰明，而且牠們可以了解手勢

They mimic our emotions through our voice and body language.

牠們透過我們的聲音跟肢體語言來模仿我們的情緒

They are incredible examples for faithfulness and loyalty.

牠們對主人也非常忠心

History has Hachikō,

過去有一條非常忠心的狗叫小八

a great loyal dog that waited nine long years for his deceased owner.

它在主人過世後等主人等了整整九年

Honoring its loyalty, there is the bronze statue of Hachikō in Shibuya station, Tokyo.

為了表揚它的忠誠，在東京的澀谷車站前有一座忠犬小八的銅像

While early day man had dogs for guarding cattle,

早期人類用狗來看守牲口

today, they are a member in our families, guarding our elders, infants, and homes.

現在，狗狗已經成為家庭的一份子，守衛著家裡的長輩、嬰兒跟看家

This bond of companionship is inseparable.

人跟狗之間的夥伴關係已經無法分離了

Surprisingly, recent trend has dogs as a team member in corporate.

特別的是，最近許多人喜歡在辦公室養狗

Because just petting of office dogs reduce stress hormone - cortisol,

因為只是在上班時偶爾摸摸辦公室的狗就可以減少皮質醇（造成壓力的荷爾蒙）的分泌

and improves higher creativity, productivity, and team cooperation in the work place.

並且促進創意、積極心態以及團隊合作

And dogs love sniffing.

狗狗也喜歡聞東聞西

Their intelligence can be compared to none.

牠們智力超群

Search-and-rescue dogs find missing people in mass-casualty events

搜救犬在重大傷亡事件以及天然災害發生時

and natural disasters.

可以協助找尋失蹤人口

They risk life and paw each day to protect the public.

它們每天冒著生命危險保護大眾

A big salute to those four-legged guards working without anything in return.

真的應該敬佩這些四條腿的守護者不求回報的付出

They're wonderful and viable sentient beings that deserve compassion and respect.

它們是非常棒的動物而且有細膩的感受，我們應該愛惜並且尊重它們

Well, if you could work your entire life to be happy and still never attain to the level,

如果你一直追求快樂的生活但卻總是沒辦法成功

it's time you adopt a homeless pup who is sure to change your life for the happy you.

不如領養一隻無家可歸的小狗，它一定可以讓你開心起來

Because a dog is one absolutely unselfish friend a man can have.

因為狗狗是人所能擁有的完全無私的朋友