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Question

I never wanted a dog, but now I’m so glad I have one.
About two years ago, my wife, Cathy, got a little dog with a face only a mother could love. We named her Gertie.
Gertie is the kind of dog that has to grow on you. So I decided that the dog would be trained. This didn’t quite go as planned. At 15 weeks old, she was nearly made to leave the Petsmart Training School. She spent every night lying in our bed — snoring (打鼾) so loudly that I hardly got a good night’s sleep.
Then, about six months after she arrived, I felt that something in my heart was taking place, and I was unable to stop it. My behavior (行为方式) began to change. I began to smile at people when passing them in a street. I returned from neighbors. I started calling my kids and, to my surprise, they started calling me. I even tried to speak to my grandchildren over the phone once. I even was glad to listen to laughter from a 10-month-old granddaughter. The point is that I was changing.
My wife and I both agree that it is Gertie who has changed my behavior.
Gertie is now nearly two years old and almost fully grown. I have come to like the pet little by little, though she is my wife’s dog.

Answer 1

我以前不曾想要养狗，但现在我很高兴我有了一只。
大约是两年前，我的妻子凯茜得到了一只小狗，它的相貌大概只有做母亲的才会喜欢。
我们给它起了个名字叫做格蒂。
格蒂是那种完全依赖其主人的狗，所以我决定训练它，不过实际情况并不如计划那样顺利。它15周大的时候，差点被开除出Petsmart宠物训练学校。它每晚都睡在我们床上——大声地打鼾，以致我根本睡不好觉。
它到我们家大约六个月之后，我感觉心中有种奇妙的感觉难以抑制，我的行为方式开始改变。当我在街上遇到别人的时候，我开始微笑；我回到了邻里之间；我开始叫我孩子名字，令我惊讶的是，他们也开始叫我名字。有次我甚至尝试打电话和我的孙辈交谈，最让我感到高兴的是居然能听到10个月大的孙女的笑声。所有这一切都说明我正在改变。
我和我的妻子一致认为是格蒂改变了我的行为方式。
格蒂现在将近两岁，差不多完全成熟了。我一点点地开始喜欢这只宠物，尽管准确的说它属于我妻子。