So God Made A Dog上帝為什麼創造了狗？

God Made A Dog
上帝創造了狗

And on the ninth day God looked down on his wide eyed children and said “they need a companion". So God made a dog.
第九天，當上帝俯瞰着自己創造出的那些天真的孩子們，他說：「他們需要一個同伴。」於是，上帝創造了狗。

God said: “I need somebody willing to wake up, give kisses, pee on a tree, sleep all day, wake up again give more kisses. Then stay up until midnight basking in the glow of the television set." So God made a dog.
上帝说：「我需要牠早上醒来，给人送上親吻，在樹下撒泡尿，睡上一整天，醒来後繼續送上更多的吻。晚上人們看電視時，牠就心滿意足地陪在一旁，直到深夜才睡去。」於是，上帝創造了狗。

God said: “I need somebody willing to sit, then stay, then roll over, then with no ego or complaint dress in hats they don’t need and costumes they don’t understand. I need somebody who can break wind without a first care or a second thought. Who can chase tails, sniff crotches, fetch sticks and lift spirits with a lick. Somebody who no matter what you didn’t do or couldn’t take or didn’t win or couldn’t make will love you without judgement just the same." So God made a dog.
上帝說：「我需要牠願意遵從人的命令，坐下、不動或打滾，無怨無悔地讓人們戴上毫無必要的帽子、穿上無法理解的衣服。我需要牠對放屁這種事毫不在意也不放在心上，牠會追著尾巴轉圈、聞聞褲腳、撿回木棍、以及舔人來替人打氣。無論你做什麼，無論你扛不了、赢不了或做不成什麼，牠對你的愛始終如一，也不會評價你任何事。」於是，上帝創造了狗。

God said: “I need somebody strong enough to pull sleds and find bombs, yet gentle enough to love babies and lead the blind. Somebody who will spend all day on a couch with a resting head and supportive eyes to lift the spirits of a broken heart." So God made a dog.
上帝說：「我需要牠夠強大，可以拉得動雪橇、搜索炸彈，也要夠溫柔，可以愛護寶寶，引導盲人。我需要牠可以一整天枕著頭趴在沙發上，用鼓勵的目光凝視者，使心靈受傷的人重新振作起來。」於是，上帝創造了狗。

It had to be somebody who’d remain patient and loyal even through loneliness.
即使牠總是忍受孤獨寂寞，牠仍然對人保持耐心及忠誠。

Somebody to care and cuddle, snuggle and nuzzle, and cheer and charm, and snore and slobber, and eat the trash, and chase the squirrels.
牠關懷及懷抱著人，依偎及磨蹭著人，為人歡呼也使人快樂，會打呼也會流口水，有時吃地上的垃圾，有時追著松鼠跑。

Somebody who would bring a family together with the selflessness of an open heart.
牠有一顆無私坦蕩的心，牠讓一家人變得更親密。

Somebody who would bark and then pant and then reply with rapid wag of tail when their best friend says – let’s go for a ride in the car.
當牠最好的朋友說著：「走，我們兜風去吧！」牠會興奮的邊叫邊喘，用快搖斷的尾巴來回應你。

So God made a dog.
於是，上帝創造了狗。

ps.上帝創造了狗～也正是要提醒人類，相較於牠們對人的忠誠與付出，人是多麼無情。