关于金刀犬的一些事
前年在朋友圈里看到一位朋友家的狗生了四只小狗在等着领养，结果一动念就领养了一只，起名“康德”，纪念大哲学家康德(Kant)----- 其实原因是夫人是哲学系出身，然后看到它跟其他小狗不一样，总是带着好奇地到处看，带着好奇地看着我们，所以觉得它有哲学家的“好奇心”。
然而这个家伙的品种很特别，一直没有人知道它的品种，连宠物店的老板也不清楚，还曾经判断它是一只下司。 然后前些天在网上偶尔查资料的时候，才发现它和金刀犬非常像，而金刀犬的中文资料特别少，就翻译过来存一下。 ----- 所以其实本人对韩国狗并不感冒，本来希望它是一只纯种中华田园犬来着。。。。。。哎。
过几天找到它的照片再加进来。
以下是转载的一篇文章，https://barkpost.com/good/jindo-dog-facts/ 翻译是自己加上去的
1. They’re kind of a big deal 它们来历非凡
The Jindo Dog, named for the coastal island to which it is native, received its national treasure status in 1962, and has been further safeguarded under the Cultural Properties Protection Act. Jindo dogshave become so iconic as a part of the Korean national identity that they marched out during the opening ceremonies of the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.
金刀犬，名字来源于一个韩国近海海岛的名字(金岛)，是本土品种，1962年被评为韩国国宝(第53位国宝)， 开始受"文化财产保护法"的保护。 金刀犬成为韩国国宝级形象，原始于1988年首尔夏季奥运会的开幕式的仪式上亮相。
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2. They’re extremely loyal pups 它们极为忠诚
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Jindo dogs are beloved and renowned for their unwavering loyalty and devotion to their masters. Originally bred as hunting dogs, these pups travelled in packs, catching and standing over their prey while one returned to guide their owner to the same location. They are still known to do this – some owners report being awoken and summoned in the night to be led to a stray squirrel. Or a very, very delicious sock.
金刀犬的显著特点是对主人的不可改变的忠诚和奉献，使它深受人们喜爱。金刀犬起先被驯化的作用是狩猎，它们成批地出动，追捕猎物，然后会派一只金刀犬回去带领主人过来收取猎物。如今它们仍然保留着这个本能 --- 有些金刀犬主人报告说，他们曾经在夜里被它叫醒，然后被带领着找到了一只落单松鼠， 或者，带主人去发现了一只很“美味”的袜子。
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3. They have a famous mascot 它们是有名的吉祥物
No where is the Jindo dog more famous than in the 300-home village of Dongri-Ji on Jindo island where etched visibly into a mountainside is: “Homecoming White Dog Village.”
金刀犬最出名的地方，在金岛(Jindo)上的一处300家的村子里，那里的山腰上刻着一行字：“白狗家园之村”
The obsession with these dogs is rooted in the recent legend of Baekgu, a Jindo dog who, after being sold to a new owner 160 miles away from its original home (across a water barrier, mind you!) returned 7 months later, exhausted but delighted to reunite with his original owner. He remained at his mother’s side until he passed away, and was later memorialized in the village with a tombstone, a bronze statue and a stone monument inscribed with “Growing children should learn from the loyal white dog.”
人们对金刀犬的痴迷来自于近代的一只传奇的金刀犬巴库，巴库被卖给了160公里外的另一家人(中间有一条河的阻隔，提醒你!)，然而七个月后，它回到了原主人家，满身疲惫然而欢喜地与主人团聚了。它后来就留在原主人家直到老去，村里为了纪念它，立了一个它的青铜雕像和一个石碑，上写：长大的孩子们应学习忠诚白狗。
4. They’re ADORABLE 它们真的很可爱
These fuzzy faces come in a number of colors, though the snow-white fur is best known and more popularly regarded as a government-recognized “Jindo.”
这些毛绒绒的小脸，有各种毛色，不过雪白色的品种是政府所认定的"正宗金刀犬"
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5. They have to deal with high standards of “pawfection” 它们有非常严格的“完美”标准。
You think you have to be pawfect? Try being a Jindo dog.嗯，你觉得自己必须得完美？去做一只金刀犬吧
Due to the breed’s growing popularity, the Korean’s government has become tremendously committed to keeping the Jindo bloodline pure.因为金刀犬越来越受欢迎，韩国政府开始非常坚定地保护金刀犬的血统纯正。
Specifically, if a dog is deemed Jindo based on an assessment of the dog’s ear, legs, tail and head, they are registered with the government, and a microchip is placed in their shoulder for proof of purebred status.通常，一只金刀犬在经过一系列关于“耳朵、腿、尾巴、头部”等各方面的认证后，会在政府里注册，并将一枚芯片放置在它们的肩膀上，以证明它们是纯种。
More, the over 30,000-50,000 puppies that are brought to Jindo island every year arrive sterile to prevent inter-mix breeding, and cannot leave the island without a permit.每年有3~5万多的小狗在金岛做绝育手术以免被混血，并且未得允许下不可以离岛。
6. They want to find their furr-ever homes! 它们需要永远的家
In villages like Dongri-Ji, breeding Jindo dogs is a way of life, as each dog can sell for up to $1000. As a consequence of rapid breeding, many purebred and interbred mixes that are deemed “imperfect” are left without a home. But you can help! 在"Dongri-Ji"村，饲养金刀犬已经成了人们的职业，每只狗能买到1000美元的价格，以至于催生出了大量的纯种、混血的"不完美"的金刀犬，却没有足够的人领养。 但是你可以帮忙！
Organizations like Treasured K9, a NYC-based Jindo dog rescue group, pairs with organizations in Korea, and works to find Jindo dogs furever homes in the US with the pawfect parents. 纽约的Treasured K9公司等一些金刀犬救助团，联合韩国本地组织，正在全美寻找可以收养金刀犬的完美父母。
Intelligent and fiercely devoted, as long as the Jindo has ample oppawtunity to run and play with frequent cuddles, “these dogs barely bark and often ‘housetrain themselves’ says Treasured K9’s founder, Kristen Edmonds. 智商高且尤其忠诚的金刀犬，需要宽敞的场地奔跑，还有经常拥抱安抚。“这些狗很少乱吠，它们经常自己训练自己”Treasured K9的创始人克里斯汀.埃德蒙兹说。
