Talk about it:

Q1:Did you ever have a pet?

Q2:What was it?

Q3:Do you want to get a pet of some kind?

Q4:What do you think of people who have pets and treat them like kids?

Q5:Do you consider yourself a dog person or a cat person?

Q6:Have you ever had a scary experience with an animal before?

Q7:Pets can offer companionship and a team mate.

However,there is a lot of responsibility that comes of being a pet owner.

What aresome other responsibility is it involved?

Q9:If you could have any pet in the world, what would it be?

Q10:What would you name your pet?

What is the definition of a pet?

Petsare animals or plants which people keep not for economic purposes, but forspiritual purposes. Generally in order to eliminate loneliness, orentertainment fed.

Why do people like to keep pets?

Forchildren: Enhance immunity免疫力;

           Feel happy when play with pets;

           Know how to take care of others;

           Have more love and compassion怜悯.

Foryoung people: Expand their social circle ;

               Train sense of responsibility asparents ;

               Help them look after the house ;

               Regulate mood ;

               Reduce stress

Forold people: Security, Love and to be loved;

             To have a good health

Characters of pets:

Cats:friendly, lovely, brave

Rabbit:lovely, smart, interesting

Dog:?

Mice:?

What should we do when feed a pet?

Havea feeding on time;

Takea bath when necessary;

Playwith them when you are free;

Takecare of them:

Don’tlet it get lost

Don’tlet it get sick, when it is sick you should take it to see a doctor at once.

Dogs:

Generalinformation about dogs

1.牧羊犬    Sheepdog/herding dog

2.工作犬    Working dog

   Working dog refers to a type of dog that is not onlya pet but also learns and performs tasks to assist human beings.

    Three kinds of working dogs:

     guide dogs（导盲犬）

     police dogs（警犬）

     sniffer dogs (搜救犬)

3.梗犬      Terrier

4.枪猎犬    Gundogs

    Gun dogs, are types of dogs developed toassist hunters in finding and retrieving衔 [ri'tri:v]game,usually birds.

    The three most popular types are:

    Spaniel（西班牙猎犬）

    GoldenRetriever（金毛猎犬）

    Labrador（拉布拉多）

5.狩猎犬    Hound Dogs

6.玩赏犬    Toydog 

Toydog traditionally refers to small-sized dog and also known as companion dogs. AToy dog can be any dog types. Most pet lovers' first choice are toy dogs.Because they are very beautiful and lovely.

Proverbs（谚语） about dogs

1.Every dog has his day.

2.He is a lucky dog.   

3.Love me, love my dog.   

4.Lead a dog’s life

5.Barking dogs seldom bite.

6.Go to the dogs

7.Dog days

8.Be old dog at sth.

9.A big dog
10.A top dog
11. fight dog , fight bear
12. rain cats and dogs
     

1.大家都有走运的一天

2.他是个幸运儿

3.爱屋及乌

4.过穷困潦倒的日子

5.吠犬不咬人（意指：对于高声发出恐吓，或惯于大声吼叫的人，勿须当真）。

6.每况愈下

7.大热天，三伏天

8.对…有经验，对…内行

9.大款，保镖等

10.一个身居要职的人

11.一决雌雄

12.下倾盆大雨