ThoughIknowthatIcandolittletohelptheanimals,Ioftencheckdogrehomingwebsites.Lookingthroughpageuponpageofpitifulfaceslookingup,youmightbeforgivenforthinkingthattheonlydogstobeabandonedinthiscountryarefierce-lookingorlargeandunrulydogs.
Recently,itseemstherearesomenewadditionsindoghomes.DogsTrust—thecountry’slargestdogwelfarecharity-saysthatinthepastyearover400“toydogs”werehandedin,a44%increaseontheyearbefore.
“Toydog”isthetraditionaltermforalllittledogs,butinrecentyearsthey’veincreasinglybeenreferredtoas“handbagdogs”aftertheridiculousmannerinwhichfamouspeoplelikeParisHiltoncarrythemaroundintheir$1,000handbags,makingthesedogsthemostwantedforimpressionableteens.AsthepopularityofHiltonhaswaned,however,thesedogsarebeingrudelytippedoutofthehandbagsandgivenuptocharity.
Inspiteofthesadendingthatthistrendbringsforsomeofthesedogs,itcanonlybeagoodthingifpeoplebecomeawarethatthetoytypesarestilldogs,notdollstobecarriedaround.Ifyoureallyarepreparedtostickwiththem,asmalldogisjustascapableofbringingjoywithouttheneedtodresshimorherup.Alargedogwon’tsitonyourlapwhileyoureadthepapersortravelhappilyonthetrainwithyou.Andaparkfullofpugs(哈巴狗)wouldbeahappierandsaferplacethanonefullofteenageboysandbadlytrainedlargedogs.AsEdithWhartonsaid,“Mylittledog-aheartbeatatmyfeet.”
1.Whatistheauthor'snewfindinginthedogrehomingwebsites
A.More“handbagdogs”aregivenup.
B.SomedogsinDogsTrustarelargedogs.
C.Teensarelikelytoplaywiththeir“toydogs”.
D.Thenumberofabandoneddogsisincreasing.
2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“waned”mostprobablymean
A.Grown.B.Weakened.C.Begun.D.Worked.
3.Whatdoestheauthorseemtosuggestaboutdogsinthelastparagraph