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7 Your nervousness might set me up for a fight too.
你的緊張可能會讓我們打一架。
When an insecure dog owner approaches an unfamiliar dog, the owner might pull back on the leash, causing the dog's front legs to leave the ground.
當一只缺乏安全感的狗主人接近一個不熟悉的狗時，他可能會向后拉繩子，使狗的前腿離開地面。
This stance is threatening to other dogs, which is why many react with hostility.
這種姿態(tài)對其他狗來說是一種威脅，這就是為什么許多狗會做出敵意的反應。
Over time, an overly restrained dog will come to expect these reactions from the dogs she meets, and she'll approach them with aggression herself.
久而久之，過度拘謹的狗會預料到她遇到的狗會有這些反應，她自己也會用攻擊的方式接近它們。
8 I may have a mood disorder.
我可能又情緒障礙。
Eight percent of dog owners and 6 percent of cat owners have given their pets medicine for anxiety and other mood disorders, according to a study by the market research firm Packaged Facts.
根據市場調查公司Packaged Facts的一項研究，8%的狗主人和6%的貓主人給他們的寵物服用過治療焦慮和其他情緒障礙的藥物。
The FDA has approved pet variations of human medicines for separation anxiety, noise aversion, and cognitive dysfunction, the Washington Post reports.
據《華盛頓郵報》報道，美國食品和藥物管理局批準了用于治療分離焦慮、厭惡噪音和認知功能障礙的人類藥物的寵物品種。
9 I can be compulsive. Dogs chase their tails for lots of reasons:
我可能會有強迫癥。《犬類雜志》表示，狗會因很多的原因來追逐它的尾巴：
They're itchy or have bowel irritation, they are indulging their predatory nature, or they're just bored, according to Canine Journal.
他們發(fā)癢或者出現了腸道刺激，他們縱容自己的捕食本性，或者他們只是覺得無聊。
In certain cases, though, tail chasing can be a sign of canine compulsive disorder.
但是，在某些情況下，追逐尾巴可能是一個犬強迫癥的表現。
The condition can develop when a dog is frequently stressed or frustrated, veterinarian Stephanie Liff told petmd.com.
獸醫(yī)斯蒂芬妮·里夫告訴petmd.com網站，當狗狗經常感到壓力或沮喪時，就會出現這種情況。
Once the stressor is removed, the dog will likely stop his odd behavior.
一旦緊張性刺激消除了，狗就可能會停止他的奇怪行為。
10 I don't feel guilty—ever. Like their intelligence, dogs' emotional maturity is similar to that of toddlers.
我從不會感到內疚。就像他們的智力，狗的情感成熟度與幼兒相似。
"The average two-to-three-year-old has all the basic emotions, like joy and sadness and fear and anger and disgust and surprise," Coren says.
“一般兩到三歲的狗都有基本的情感，比如快樂，悲傷，恐懼，生氣，厭惡和驚訝。”科倫說。
"But they don't have complex social emotions like guilt, shame, and pride."
“但是他們沒有復雜的社會情感，比如內疚，羞恥和自豪。”
When you come home to find that your dog has made a mess and she tucks her tail and looks ashamed, she's really just afraid of your anger.
當你回家發(fā)現你的狗弄得一團糟，她搖著尾巴，看起來有些羞恥時，她只是害怕你生氣。
She's smart enough to associate the mess with your being upset, but guilt isn't part of her repertoire.
她足夠聰明，知道弄一團糟會讓你生氣，但是她不會感到內疚。
11 But I do get jealous. Did your dog snap at you when you petted another pooch at the park? He could be jealous.
我有時會嫉妒。你去公園溜其他的雜種狗時，你的狗會朝你猛咬嗎？他可能嫉妒了。
Researchers compared how dogs reacted when their owners were paying attention either to a stuffed dog or to another inanimate object such as a pail or a book.
研究人員讓狗主人關注一只填充玩具狗或者一個靜物，比如一個提桶或者一本書，并比較了狗的反應。
Nearly three quarters of the dogs exhibited jealous behavior about the fake canine,
近四分之三的狗對這只假狗表現出嫉妒行為，
but only 42 percent and 22 percent reacted badly to the pail and book, respectively.
但只有42%和22%的人對提桶和書反應糟糕。
Scientists suspect that canine jealousy dates back to the days when dogs competed for food and other resources.
科學家表示，犬類嫉妒可追溯到狗為食物和資源競爭的歲月。
12 My hearing may be worse if I have light-colored fur.
如果我有淺色皮毛的話，我的聽力可能會更差。
Dogs that have predominantly white coats have a higher chance of being born deaf in at least one ear.
主要是白色皮毛的狗有更高的幾率在出生時至少有一只耳朵是聾的。
In fact, 30 percent of dalmatians are born with this condition, according to Coren.
實際上，有30%的達爾馬西亞狗出生時都有這種情況，科倫表示。
The gene that causes a dog to have a white coat just happens to be associated with deafness- as well as with blue eyes.
導致狗有白色皮毛的基因碰巧和耳聾有關-還和藍色眼睛有關。
