A Puppy Raiser

A puppy raiser.

导盲犬幼犬饲养员

by Rosa Lester

作者：罗莎·莱斯特

Have you ever seen a dog like this? It is a guide dog. A guide dog helps people who cannot see. Guide dogs help them walk on busy streets. Guide dogs even know to stop at the top of stairs.

你见过这样的狗狗吗？ 它是导盲犬。 导盲犬会帮助看不见的人。 导盲犬会帮他们在繁忙的街道上行走。 导盲犬甚至知道要在楼梯口停下。

Before dogs can become guide dogs, they need to learn how to behave. They start learning when they are puppies. People who teach these puppies and take care of them are called puppy raisers. You will read about a girl who wants to be a puppy raiser.

狗狗要成为导盲犬之前，得先学习规矩。它们从幼犬时期就开始学习。教导、照顾这些幼犬的人，就叫做导盲犬幼犬饲养员。接下来你会读到一个想要成为幼犬饲养员的小女孩的故事。

Sally ran in the door. She had heard about people who raise guide dogs. Sally loves helping people. She loves dogs, too. Mom, said Sally, I want to raise a puppy to be a guide dog. Hmm, said Sally's mother, tell me what you know about it.

萨莉冲进门。她听说了有人饲养导盲犬幼犬的事。萨莉很喜欢帮忙 别人。她也很喜欢狗狗。 “妈妈，”萨莉说，“我想养一只幼犬，把它培养成导盲犬。” “嗯，”萨莉的妈妈说，“给我说说你对这件事了解多少吧。”

"'Well,' said Sally, "'a puppy -raiser gets a new puppy and keeps it at home. A puppy -raiser gives the puppy lots of love, so that it will know how to love people.' "'Hmm,' said her mother, "'you are good at giving love. You could teach a puppy that.'

“是这样的，”萨莉说，“幼犬饲养员会领一只刚出生的小狗回家养。 “幼犬饲养员会给小狗很多很多爱，这样它就学会怎么爱别人啦。” “嗯，”妈妈说，“你很会给别人关爱呀。 你可以教小狗学会这件事。”