It's a female dog.
这是个雌狗.
She is a lucky dog.
她是个幸运儿.
Every dog has his day.
凡人皆有得意日。
The dog is barking.
这只狗在吠。
Isn't it nice to always have a lovely dog follow you around and respond when asked to sit down or shake hands?
总是有一只可爱的狗跟着你，当被要求坐下或握手时，它会做出回应，这不是很好吗？
What if the dog has some unique skills, such as standing on one leg while resting on a chunk of tofu without destroying it, or continuously making back flips?
如果狗有一些独特的技能，比如单腿站立，在一块豆腐上休息而不破坏它，或者不断地做后空翻，该怎么办？
In fact, a life-like quadrupedal robotic dog developed by Chinese tech company Xiaomi Corp seems like that special one.
事实上，中国科技公司小米公司开发的一种类似生命的四足机器狗似乎很特别。
"This is the first time I've seen a robot dog in reality.
“这是我第一次在现实中看到机器狗。
"I have seen videos of people walking robotic dogs online.
“我在网上看到过人们遛机器狗的视频。
On being asked whether the robot dog can help deliver parcels, an employee at Xiaomi said as long as the weight of the package is within the acceptable range of the flat back area of the robotic dog, it can be done.
当被问及机器狗是否可以帮助递送包裹时，小米的一名员工表示，只要包裹的重量在机器狗背部平坦区域的可接受范围内，就可以完成。
Robotic dogs are currently emerging in industry-level scenarios such as power inspection and field patrol, in addition to consumer scenarios where home companionship is the main function, said Zhu Qiuguo, associate professor at Zhejiang University.
浙江大学副教授朱秋国表示，除了以家庭陪伴为主要功能的消费场景外，机器人狗目前还出现在行业级场景中，如电力检查和现场巡逻。
If more breakthroughs are made in core technologies, robotic dogs are likely to become common in daily life scenarios, Zhu added.
朱补充道，如果在核心技术上取得更多突破，机器狗很可能会在日常生活场景中变得普遍。
During the 2021 China International Fire Protection Equipment Technology Conference & Exposition, Sany Group demonstrated a series of cutting-edge products, including large-span firefighting trucks, water tower firetrucks, remote controlled firefighting trucks, trailblazers, multifunction emergency rescue vehicles, transport robots, firefighting reconnaissance robots, and rescue robot dogs.
HP has made tons of efforts to optimize their products and solutions to meet the trend, such as PCs that can reduce the background noises including slamming doors and barking dogs allowing people's voice to come through loud and clear.
From the perspective of business prospects, the application scenarios of the pet nose print recognition will be very wide as it can also be used in by the government for dog management, medical insurance application, pet search and adoption, and pet chain store management.
The insurance, jointly launched with China Continent Property & Casualty Insurance Co Ltd and ZhongAn Online P&C Insurance Co Ltd, is currently available for dogs and cats aged three months to 10 years old.
The company produces a dozen series and over 1,000 varieties of pet food, including dry pet food, wet pet food, pet snacks, dog biscuits, dental snacks and cat litter.
The Journal said investors in SoftBank's Vision Fund also expressed concern about investments in Uber, best known for its ride-hailing service; Slack Technologies, a developer of communications software; Wag, an application to connect dog walkers with dog owners; Brandless, an e-commerce company specializing in environmentally conscious beauty and personal care products; and Zume, a developer of software for the automated baking and delivery of pizza.
Data shows that since the kick-off of the dog days of summer, the sales of facekinis have increased 116 percent year-on-year, the data show.
Data show that sales of a famous ice cream produced in northeast China have increased 565 percent compared to last year since the dog days began, among which women born in the 1980s in Shanghai are the most active buyers.
Woody, Slinky Dog, Buzz Lightyear, Bo Peep and a suite of related enhancements, characters and merchandise are poised to bring a cool celebration to the park.
Chinese AI company Megvii has unveiled a nose-print recognition product to help find lost dogs.
Just as humans have unique fingerprints, no two dogs share the same nose prints.
This considered, Megvii has launched a nose-print recognition solution, which is now being used to identify different dogs.
Users can take pictures or videos of their dogs' noses and upload the content to Megvii's online system, which will scan the files to find key attributes of the dogs' nose prints.
The data will then be stored in an online database and form a unique nose-print identity card for each dog, Megvii said in a statement on Thursday.
The technology can also be used to help the government register dogs more efficiently, and once the database becomes large enough, it can also help find lost dogs, Megvii said.
com, a portal that tracks the pet community, the average annual spending on a pet dog or cat was 5,016 yuan ($746.6) in 2018, up 15 percent from the corresponding period in 2017.
Liu Bin, manager of the pet department of Bayer Animal Health in China, said that nearly 17 percent of the Chinese households owned dogs and 9 percent cats, and the same is expected to grow to 27 percent and 22 percent by 2022.
The consumer market for pet dogs and cats reached 170.9 million yuan in 2018 in China, a 27 percent annual growth, while the number of dogs and cats in China topped 91.49 million, according to industry sources.
Chinese pet owners on average spent 1,826.7 yuan per dog and 1,721.2 yuan per cat for pet supplies in 2018, with toys, collars and cat litters among the most popular categories.
Nestle China has rolled out high-end pet food for older dogs, in an effort to continue its expansion into the country’s pet food market.
The new product is for pet dogs aged over seven years old – 44 in human years.
Yang Jing, an executive at Boqii, a pet-care e-commerce platform, said demand for older dog care is on the rise, as the Chinese pet industry has a decade under its belt.
He estimated that food for senior dogs accounts for about 10 percent of the market, and that the figure will continue to increase as people’s pets age.
Along with apple pie and hot dogs, baseball remains a symbol of the United States.
“We take care of your dogs, we take care of your cats, and almost as good as we take care of you.
The company's name change from 58 Express to Kuaigou (Fast Dog in literal translation) Hailing in August was a highly controversial topic both online and offline.
It even ignited anger and protests by its drivers in Zhengzhou, Central China's Henan province, since "dog" usually has a negative connotation in the Chinese language, so they considered the name as humiliating.
There is also a rising interest in China regarding setting records involving pets and animals, such as the longest distance covered by a dog.
Huawei said the car can "distinguish between 1,000 different objects, including cats, dogs, footballs and bicycles" thanks to the smartphone's memory.
Huawei says the car can "distinguish between 1,000 different objects, including cats, dogs, footballs and bicycles" thanks to the smartphone's memory.
China Southern Airlines has allowed free travels for service dogs.
According to the airline company on Monday, dog containers and food will also be transported free of charge.
"To take a service dog on flight, passengers need to submit medical proof, after which the ground staff will help the passengers and their dogs check in, pass through security and board the flight," said Shi Jun of China Southern Airlines.
Dogs have to wear muzzles and leashes and should stay beside the feet of passengers they serve rather than running in the cabin or taking up a seat, the airline said.
Last Saturday, the airline carried a support dog on a trip from Shenyang, capital of Northeast China's Liaoning province to the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen.
"For the record, the Spaniard's favorite animal is dog.
Based on Disney and Pixar's Toy Story franchise, the upcoming land will feature three attractions: Slinky Dog Spin, Rex's Racer and Woody's Round-Up.
Customers could then take a seat inside Slinky Dog's "springy spirals", enjoy a thrilling ride on a U-shaped track in Rex's Racer, and climb aboard pony carts at Woody's Roundup, a segment that is uniquely designed for the Shanghai park.
Little Creatures was named the brewery of the year at the Vintage Cellars Best Of Awards in April as well as winning the best craft beer for their Dog Days Summer Ale.
Tight shipping capacity and high freight rates will continue to dog the global market this year as there is still no end in sight to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the world's supply chains, said the top executive of China International Marine Containers (Group) Ltd, or CIMC, the world's largest supplier of shipping containers by production volume.
Dongshi, understandably nicknamed "Umbrella Town", is seeing orders rain down like cats and dogs, as it has developed an umbrella industrial chain worth more than 10 billion yuan ($1.4 billion).
In a world where cats and dogs have long reigned supreme, a quirky and captivating trend has taken the pet community by storm.
Zhao Shan had always felt a pang of guilt every time she dropped off her beloved dog, Max, at a pet care center before embarking on her holiday travels.
As of the end of 2022, there were more than 70.43 million urban pet owners (including both dogs and cats) in China, a year-on-year increase of 2.9 percent, according to a white paper on China's pet business published by Chinese pet industry website pethadoop.
China's pet consumption market has shown great vitality as the size of the urban pets (dogs and cats) market reached 279.3 billion yuan ($39.1 billion) in 2023, an increase of 3.2 percent over 2022, People.
Every day, Wang Jingqi would bring one of her dog companions to work at her newly-opened Marsmart pet store in THE BOX Youth Energy Center in Beijing's Chaoyang District.
The 28-year-old Wang is the co-founder of two pet stores in the Chinese capital and a caregiver of six adorable dogs.
Her story with her canine friend began in 2015 when she set out for her studies in the United States, accompanied by her very first dog.
"The dog became an integral part of my family, a source of immense solace in the foreign land," Wang reminisced.
Apart from dogs and cats, Gen Z keeps a diverse range of unconventional pets.
"Right on cue, Wang's dog popped up from under the table, eagerly seeking a hug.
- Li Guanglin treats his pet dog, a Golden Retriever, to high-end food, snacks and toys, and takes it to a pet beauty shop for bathing and grooming, giving it the same care and attention he would lavish on a child.
com, there were more than 70.43 million urban pet owners (dogs and cats) in China in 2022, a year-on-year increase of 2.9 percent.
According to Coolbaby Pet Store, which is a 180-square-meter facility that can accommodate 40 cats or 20 dogs, daily revenue could reach 5,000 yuan to 6,000 yuan during the Spring Festival holiday.
Shanghai resident Demi Jiang quit her full-time job more than three years ago to work as a public relations freelancer, partly because she wanted to devote more time and care to her dog, a Miniature Pinscher.
The dog has been a good companion for her since 2008, and at that time had developed some chronic health conditions requiring medical treatments from regular examinations to medications and surgeries.
Before that, she had always taken the dog to veterinary specialists regularly for vaccinations and deworming.
That is just one example of how cats, dogs and many other animals are now integral members of Chinese families, and pet owners, especially young owners who are well-educated, are becoming more aware of pet health and are willing to pay the bills.
Some reports showed in 2021, there were 112.35 million cats and dogs in China's urban areas, surging 11.4 percent year-on-year, while cat and dog owners in China increased by 8.7 percent on a yearly basis last year to 68.44 million, Liu said, attributing the expansion in the pet population mainly to the increase of pet owners.
As many of the dogs in China are getting old and likely suffer from conditions like heart disease and arthritis, demand for painkillers and other treatments will surge, she said.
Li of Loving Care International, who owns five dogs, said, "Once people establish emotional bonds with pets, they can hardly ignore them, and are prone to make every decision about pets very cautiously.
The 2021 Pet Industry White Paper further illustrated that cat vaccination rates are usually higher than those of dogs.
"They just want to give their pets, or to put it more precisely, their 'kids', the best care they could ever give," said Li of Loving Care International, who also has five dogs of her own.
It aims to bring convenience and safety to pet owners caring for their furry friends such as cats and dogs.
Beijing entrepreneurs bank on the business as medical services for domestic animals are hard to findLi Xue was busy searching for an ideal pet hospital for her dog nine years ago.
"Back in 2012, my dog suffered from chronic joint disease and I was taking it to seek medical treatment," Li said.
So when her furry family member needs medical care, Li is more than willing to do whatever it takes to help her pet dog.
They're seeking out cats and dogs for comfort and companionship.
During the past few years, Zhang has taken photos of hundreds of pet dogs and cats in Beijing.
"A 2020 white paper from pet industry analytical company Pethadoop showed over 100 million pet dogs and cats lived in China's urban areas in 2020, up 1.7 percent from the previous year.
The pet market for dogs and cats was also worth 206.5 billion yuan in 2020.
According to the report, more than 70 percent of pet dog and cat owners were born in the 1980s and 1990s.
The Chinese Zodiac is represented by 12 animals to record the years and reflect people's attributes, including the rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog and pig.
Industry overwhelmingly female-driven in China; dogs more popular than catsAs the clock struck midnight on Nov 11, Beijing-based Liu Yang, owner of two cats and a dog, rushed to snag discounts on Taobao and filled her virtual shopping cart within minutes.
I could also enjoy free samples of dog snacks if my order of dog food was among the first 5,000 orders.
Liu began to prepare a shopping checklist well in advance, which included six bags of 5.4-kilogram Orijen's Six Fish, a cat food product featuring a protein-rich diet that costs around 550 yuan ($83) for each bag after discount, 20 cans of canned cat food costing some 200 yuan in total plus nutrition bars, hairball remedy products, toys, pest repellent products and several categories of dog products.
"I bought a half-year supply of food and products for my dog and cats, and I waited until June 18(another online shopping gala known for great discounts) for another half-year supply.
Companionship from the cats and dog is a great comfort.
Among the total, sales of cat snacks rocketed by nearly 700 percent year-on-year, while sales of dog snacks surged over 1,400 percent year-on-year.
"In today's fast-paced society, companionship from animals like cats and dogs is increasingly important to some people, especially young adults who work and live alone in big cities.
com－a website for pet owners－the total number of pet dogs and cats in urban areas across China reached 99.15 million, and the pet consumption market surpassed 200 billion yuan in 2019.
Patting cats, dogs, rabbits, and ducks are becoming common in the market so I thought it might be interesting to open a piglet patting store," said Yang Yi, founder of Daydream Piglets Patting Commune, who noted that the pet experience industry is developing rapidly in China.
The shift in perception of dogs and cats from mere pets to family members has resulted in a booming industry with a multitude of novel productsWhen Zhang Yusi bought her dogs five years ago, she never expected that she would spend nearly half her monthly salary on raising these furry companions.
"Consumers like Zhang are driving the growth of the pet industry, which now no longer sells just necessities like food and water bowls, but also lifestyle products such as pet wine, pet milk tea, pet quilt and even intelligent robots that can provide company for one's dog or cat.
According to the Chinese Pet Industry White Paper, the number of pet dogs and cats in China reached 99.19 million in 2019, with the scale of the consumption market reaching 202.3 billion yuan.
Huang Lanxi, who had a dog while she was studying abroad in Australia, said: "The first group of pet owners, including our parents, kept dogs to guard their homes.
Today, dogs no longer play such a role.
"According to Huang, she spends up to 3,000 yuan per month on her dog Taffee, with the biggest expenses being snacks, drinks, clothes and toys.
"I buy various products because I want to enrich my dog's diet.
Huang's love for her dog has even spurred her to set up the pet milk tea brand TAFFEE after she completed her studies at the University of Queensland in 2019.
The number of pet brands on Tmall has increased by over 60 percent year-on-year, while the growth rate of products for cats has doubled over that of dogs.
In another report, the 2019 Chinese Pet Industry White Paper Consumer Report said the market size for dog and cat products reached 202.4 billion yuan in 2019, a year-on-year increase of 18.5 percent.