中国新“宠”：小小熊猫狗惹人爱
<p><span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="panda">panda</span>-<span word="monium">monium</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="pet">pet</span> <span word="shops">shops</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="dogs">dogs</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="unique">unique</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rare">rare</span> <span word="bears">bears</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rage">rage</span>.</p><p><span word="These">These</span> <span word="dogs">dogs</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="pandas">pandas</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="selling">selling</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="pet">pet</span> <span word="stores">stores</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="Chengdu">Chengdu</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="southwest">southwest</span> <span word="China">China</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Sichuan">Sichuan</span> <span word="province">province</span>, <span word="pet">pet</span> <span word="shop">shop</span> <span word="owner">owner</span> <span word="Hsin">Hsin</span> <span word="Ch">Ch</span>’<span word="en">en</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="satisfy">satisfy</span> <span word="demand">demand</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cute">cute</span> <span word="dogs">dogs</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="pets">pets</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Ten">Ten</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="instinct">instinct</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dog">dog</span>,” <span word="he">he</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="London">London</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Metro">Metro</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Westerners">Westerners</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="companion">companion</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="cute">cute</span> <span word="breeds">breeds</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="bulldogs">bulldogs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Labradors">Labradors</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="favourites">favourites</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="panda">panda</span> <span word="dog">dog</span>.”</p><p><span word="Actually">Actually</span>, <span word="Hsin">Hsin</span> <span word="Ch">Ch</span>’<span word="en">en</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="disingenuous">disingenuous</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="panda">panda</span> <span word="dog">dog</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="separate">separate</span> <span word="breed">breed</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pooch">pooch</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chow">chow</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="undergone">undergone</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cosmetic">cosmetic</span> <span word="tomfoolery">tomfoolery</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="resemble">resemble</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="panda">panda</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="on">on</span>: “<span word="I">I</span> <span word="perfected">perfected</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="technique">technique</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="spreading">spreading</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bit">bit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="careful">careful</span> <span word="grooming">grooming</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="coloring">coloring</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chow">chow</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="panda">panda</span> <span word="dog">dog</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="hours">hours</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dog">dog</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="owners">owners</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="touching">touching</span> <span word="up">up</span>.</p><p>“<span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="chemicals">chemicals</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="cruelty">cruelty</span> <span word="involved">involved</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dog">dog</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="significantly">significantly</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="grooming">grooming</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="paying">paying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="extra">extra</span>, <span word="though">though</span> — <span word="they">they</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="heads">heads</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="street">street</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="friends">friends</span>: ‘<span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="panda">panda</span> <span word="dog">dog</span>.’”</p>
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