Spending time with most dogs you will probably find they want nothing more than to be close to you and be at your side as you experience the world. Food, water and loving attention is all you need to provide to win a dog’s heart. It is a simple price. But the admission into their hearts is worth more than their weight in gold.
養(yǎng)狗的朋友肯定知道，在狗狗的心里，沒(méi)有比和主人形影不離更重要的事情了。一點(diǎn)食物、一點(diǎn)水和你對(duì)它們的愛(ài)就能讓你成為狗狗的全世界。對(duì)人類來(lái)講，這些要求是如此的簡(jiǎn)單，然而你在它們心中的地位卻是千金不換的。
Dan McManus is a professional paragliding and hang gliding instructor in Utah. He has been flying for about 37 years and he can be found most days catching the breeze at the flight park on a mountain ridge at the south end of the Salt Lake valley. However, in recent years he has also been joined on many flights by his service dog Shadow. McManus suffers from a general anxiety disorder but manages to keep many of the symptoms in check with the constant companionship of his Australian cattle dog. While flying in itself has been a calming pursuit he soon found out that his service dog never wanted to be away from him (a bit of separation anxiety for Shadow).
美國(guó)猶他州的丹.麥克馬斯納是一名滑翔傘運(yùn)動(dòng)專家，同時(shí)也是一名滑翔傘教練員。丹從事滑翔傘飛行運(yùn)動(dòng)已經(jīng)近37年之久。大多數(shù)時(shí)間他都在南部山脈接近鹽湖谷盡頭的飛行場(chǎng)練習(xí)上空乘風(fēng)飛翔。近年，他的很多次飛行都將自己的幫助犬“影子”帶身邊。“影子”是一只澳大利亞牧羊犬。因?yàn)榈せ忌狭私箲]癥，“影子”的職責(zé)就是陪伴丹，一旦丹的有癥狀，他能做出預(yù)警。盡管滑翔傘運(yùn)動(dòng)員必須保持絕對(duì)冷靜，丹很快發(fā)現(xiàn)自己的服務(wù)犬很愿意跟自已同行（“影子”沒(méi)見(jiàn)到丹會(huì)有一些不安）。
McManus said he would often come home from flying to find that Shadow had scratched up the doors and floors while he was away. At the flight park Shadow could run but was often times on the ground chasing him from below as he made his flights. Shadow has even been to known to try to hold onto McManus’ boots with his teeth in order to get in the air. “It felt like he wanted to keep me safe.”
丹告訴我們，他不在家的時(shí)候，“影子”經(jīng)常抓門和地板。在訓(xùn)練場(chǎng)地，“影子”會(huì)跟在自己的滑翔器下面跑。“影子”甚至?xí)ё〉さ男樱路鹗窍胍_保丹時(shí)刻都很安全。
As a dog owner I can completely understand that. My Australian cattle dog mix, Chica, has been known to stand guard at the base of the cliff and keep people away from my belay partner. When I am on the ground, people are free to come and go as they please. But the moment I start climbing she is on watch.
作為狗狗的主人，我很理解“影子”。它總是像個(gè)衛(wèi)兵一樣站在訓(xùn)練場(chǎng)地，當(dāng)我套上安全繩索準(zhǔn)備起飛時(shí)，它不讓任何人靠近我。當(dāng)我在陸地上時(shí)，人們可以自由在我身邊活動(dòng)，但當(dāng)我準(zhǔn)備起飛時(shí)，它就開(kāi)始密切關(guān)注，不讓人打擾我。
With Shadow wanting nothing more than to be with him, about nine years ago McManus had a specialty harness made from the skin of a durable duffle bag and the two have been flying together since. Incidentally, Shadow was originally named Bandit but the name was quickly changed after it became apparent he did want to leave McManus’ side. Seeing the two fly together can easily be described as therapy for them both. McManus said the experience “resonated” with the two of them, “you just don’t get bored. There are so many aspects to it.”
當(dāng)然“影子”最渴望的還是和丹一起飛翔。大約9年前，丹用一個(gè)厚實(shí)的帆布包為“影子”特制了一個(gè)滑翔器馬甲背帶，從此，主仆倆就開(kāi)始了共同滑翔的生活。“影子”最開(kāi)始被叫做“班迪”，當(dāng)?shù)ぐl(fā)現(xiàn)它喜歡寸步不離后，就給它改名字叫做“影子”。現(xiàn)在主仆倆飛翔在一起似乎是相互的慰藉。丹說(shuō)與“影子”一起飛翔能感受到彼此“心靈相通”“我們從不厭倦對(duì)方，一切都那么有趣。”
On this assignment, since there was no way you were going to get me off the ground, I decided to try using two GoPro cameras. I have never used them for work. In fact, my only real experience with them was shooting some boring video while snowboarding or rock climbing from my helmet. We were able to mount two cameras, one directly in front of the two and one next to Shadow’s shoulder. Then the cameras were set to take photos every second. I really had no clue what I captured with the cameras until I got the memory cards downloaded. At which point, after finding several frames I liked out of the thousands taken, I sent a profanity filled text message to one of the editors briefly explaining how happy I was with the results.
丹講因?yàn)橛浾卟荒茈S同飛翔，所以，他決定這次滑翔會(huì)將極限運(yùn)動(dòng)攝像機(jī)安裝在滑翔器上。丹說(shuō)從來(lái)沒(méi)有在高空滑翔的時(shí)候用過(guò)這種攝像機(jī)，實(shí)際上，他就用過(guò)兩次，一次是滑雪的拍攝；還有一次是攀巖時(shí)安裝在了頭盔上。這次滑翔，可以安裝兩個(gè)攝像頭，一個(gè)安裝在正前方；一個(gè)安裝在“影子”的前腳旁。丹告訴我們，自己也不知道攝像機(jī)拍攝到了些什么，直到將內(nèi)存卡里的東西拷貝下來(lái)后才欣賞到。丹講，我選出幾個(gè)自己最愛(ài)的畫(huà)面，然后發(fā)信息告訴編輯，我是多么的喜歡攝影的結(jié)果。
Dogs seem to know just what we need at times. Before Chica, I had the privilege of raising Gizmo, an Australian Shepherd, for about 10 years before he passed away due to illness. And just like Shadow is there for McManus, Gizmo knew when I needed him most and was always at my side. To me it makes perfect sense for Shadow to be strapped in under the wing. The two genuinely looked happy for each other as they made laps over a mountain ridge. Upon landing McManus was showered with affection and kisses from Shadow.
丹說(shuō)“狗似乎直到我們需要什么。在“影子”以前，我有一個(gè)叫“小玩意”的狗，它是只澳大利亞牧羊犬。我們?cè)谝黄鹕盍?0年，最后它生病去世了。和“影子”一樣，“小玩意”總是直到我需要什么，總是陪伴在我左右。丹說(shuō)，飛翔時(shí)有“影子”陪伴感覺(jué)完美的。”丹和“影子”在天空上一圈一圈的滑翔，主仆倆是那樣的開(kāi)心。著陸時(shí)，丹流露出對(duì)“影子”的痛愛(ài)，給了“影子”一個(gè)吻。
The two are sharing in an experience that would be unique on its own, but is made more special by the bond they have together. “This is home. He would rather be here than anywhere else. This is his freedom,” McManus said.
丹和“影子”共同體驗(yàn)著這樣特殊的一段人生經(jīng)歷，這也使得主仆倆的感情更加深厚。丹說(shuō)“這就是我們的家，我們更愿意在這里體驗(yàn)著自由。”
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