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Matt: Hello, Todd!

Todd: Matt, I'm going to ask you some questions about pet. (OK!) First question, do you have a pet?

Matt: Yes, in fact, my mom's house we have three, three pets; two dogs and a cat. My family actually raises dogs for helping blind people.

Todd: Oh, really!

Matt: Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Todd: Wow, like how do they train the dogs?

Matt: How do they train the dogs? Well, I mean, it's a long process, right...we get them when they're puppies.....and so we train them basic...you know, sit, come... really basic things...then, after they're about two year old, they go a different training school.

Todd: Oh, wow , that's great!

Matt: Yeah, yeah!

Todd: Well, how many dogs do they train at a time?

Matt: Oh, just one! We have our own dog, and then we have a dog that we have that we are training.

Todd: Oh, OK.

Matt: Yeah, just one dog at a time.

Todd: Do you ever see the dogs you trained, like out on the street, or anything?

Matt: Sometimes we'll see them, they'll have like sort of conventions of reunions of the pets so, yeah, you get to see them once in awhile.

Todd: Oh, wow, that's cool. Um, why do people keep pets?

Matt: I guess the most important thing is companionship, right! So there is always somebody there for you that will like you no matter what.

Todd: Yeah, that's true. OK, besides cats, dogs, and fish, what are some other pets people keep?

Matt: Well, I guess if you are Sigreid and Roy you can keep a tiger or lion. I guess all types of things don't they.

Todd: Yeah.

Matt: I mean, my friend has a snake....I don't know if you mention that: snake and ferrets and insects, spiders...

Todd: OK.

Matt: All kinds of things.

Todd: All right, yeah, like there is so many. What are some costs associated with keeping a pet?

Matt: Food is probably the biggest cost, but also if you keep the dog, particiulary a dog in your house, when they are puppies, and we have a lot of puppies they'll chew up everything they can so we're constantly replacing shoes and, you know, cleaning up pee from the carpet and things like that..so.. it can be a hassle.

Todd: Yeah, OK. Thanks a lot, and by the way, where are you from?

Matt: I'm from the U.S.A., from Minnesota.

英语单词：
at a time 一次；每次
companionship n. 友谊；陪伴；交谊
be associated with 与…有关系；与…相联系
chew up 嚼碎；毁坏
constantly adv. 不断地；时常地
hassle n. 困难，麻烦；激战