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ti: gǒu yě yǒu de yì zhī shí |
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ar: yīng yǔ tīng lì |
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al: suí shēn yīng yǔ |
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A dog' s day might never be the same |
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considering the attention pooches have been getting recently. |
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An advert claiming to be the first aimed directly at them |
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has been screened on television in Britain. |
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It features highfrequency sounds, |
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whistles and barks intended to catch the attention of watching canines |
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but that can' t be heard by most humans. |
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Far from being a barking mad move, |
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it indicates that the advertising companies have sniffed out a promising new consumer |
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in man' s best friend. |
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And dogs seem to be ready to come out of the doghouse in other fields too. |
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For those who have seen The Artist, |
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few seem able to resist Uggie' s animal magnetism. |
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This Jack Russell has been receiving praise |
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that would make Lassie jealous. |
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The 10yearold fourlegged performer |
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showed that it' s a mistake to think that you can' t teach old dogs new tricks |
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and picked up the animal equivalent of an Oscar at |
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the prestigious Golden Collars in Century City, |
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California. |
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And soon dogs might rival human supermodels on some famous catwalks. |
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Spending on clothing for pets is expected to break the 20 millionpound mark |
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in 2012 in the UK, |
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according to market assessment firm MTW Research. |
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Across the Atlantic, |
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a US retailer sells everything from colourful polo shirts |
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to fancy dress costumes. |
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Its customers can let their imagination off the leash |
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and even dress their dogs to look like dinosaurs! |