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

牠們就是惹人愛的四條腿動物，也是人最好的朋友：狗狗

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

人類一直以來都將狗視為最親近的同伴。

Dogs share 99% of their DNA with wolves.

狗跟狼的 DNA有 99% 相似。

However, dogs exude a sense of warmness to other dogs and humans, unlike the wolf's reaction to others.

但狗狗對其他狗和人類很溫暖貼心不像狼對其他動物的反應 。

Dogs are social pack animals who require attention and affection just like humans.

狗是群聚動物，所以需要被關注、被疼愛就像人類一樣

Dogs are cute, happy, loyal...

狗狗很可愛、樂天、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，人跟狗之間有很強烈的連結。

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

只要看著你家狗狗的眼睛，就可以促進快樂賀爾蒙，也就是催產素的分泌。

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

狗狗是孤單的人、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.

有些服務性狗狗會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.

同時也扮演輔導員的角色，陪伴著許多心理疾病患者。

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

養狗可以降低心臟病發的機率、降低血壓以及膽固醇。

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

每個品種的狗都很聰明，也了解人的手勢。

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.

牠們是對忠心忠誠的最佳模範。

History has Hachikō, a great loyal dog that waited nine long years for his deceased owner.

過去有一條非常忠心的狗叫小八牠等待過世的主人等了整整九年。

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

為了表揚牠的忠誠，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,

雖然早期人類用狗來看守牛隻，

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

但現在，狗狗已經變成小管家，成為家庭的一份子，守衛著家裡的長輩、嬰兒。

This bond of companionship is inseparable.

人跟狗之間的關係已經無法分離了。

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

特別的是，最近流行在辦公室養狗。

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

因為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.

並且提高創意、改善生產力及團隊合作。

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 and natural disasters.

搜救犬在重大傷亡事件以及天然災害發生時可以協助找尋失蹤人口。

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

牠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.

我們真該向這些四腳守護者致敬，感謝牠們不求回報的付出。

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

牠們是非常棒的動物，而且有細膩的感受，值得我們愛惜和尊重。

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

如果你一生一直追求快樂，但還沒到達那境界，

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，牠一定可以讓你開心起來。

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

因為狗狗是人類交過最無私的朋友。