Naledi Morake, 26

The dog came in already muzzled, bought the day after the first bite. I took it off before the exam. Behind the bandage the ear was hot and badly swollen. Most of what people call aggression is a sore tooth and no way to say so. He let me look. The owner apologised to the dog, not to me.译那只狗被送来时已经戴上了嘴套，是它第一次咬人之后第二天买的。检查前我把它摘了。绷带底下，耳朵烫得厉害，肿成一片。人们口中的『凶』，多半是一颗坏牙，和一句说不出口的话。它让我看了。最后道歉的是主人，对着狗，不是对着我。

Diego FerrerLuc BelangerMehmet Ali YurtEmma Carter

Six in the evening and the light goes gold across the acacia. Both my dogs are missing a leg — one in front, one behind — so we move like a small slow parade. I wear the denim jacket with the chewed cuff. We take the long way home. Nobody hurries us. That is the point.译傍晚六点，光把金合欢染成金色。我的两条狗各缺一条腿，一条缺前腿，一条缺后腿，于是我们像一支缓慢的小小游行队伍。我穿那件袖口被咬坏的牛仔外套。我们绕远路回家。没人催我们。这就是重点。

江南雨Nusrat JahanYassine BelkacemAnush HakobyanAlben Kelmendi

First real rain since September. The clinic roof leaks over the kennel, so I moved the dogs first and let the blankets get wet. I carried them one at a time, twenty metres, talking the whole way. They slept dry. I drove home with my sleeves soaked through and didn't mind.译九月以来第一场像样的雨。诊所的屋顶在犬舍上方漏水，我先搬狗，毯子就让它湿着。一只一只地抱，二十米的路，一路跟它们说话。它们睡在干的地方。我开车回家时袖子全湿透了，也不在意。

江南雨Farid KarimiMariana CostaEmma Carter

A woman brought a three-legged puppy in a cardboard box and told me she was moving. I said I would find him a home. That was five weeks ago. He sleeps against the back of my knee now. Two dogs is a household; three is a decision I keep postponing.译一个女人用纸箱带来一只三条腿的幼犬，说她准备搬家。我说我会帮它找个家。那是五周前的事。现在它睡在我膝弯后面。两条狗算一个家，第三条狗，是我一再往后推的决定。

Elias TorresAnush HakobyanMaksim Skakun

I photograph every dog before it leaves. Not for the clinic files — for me. The trick is to sit on the floor and wait until the camera stops being interesting. Nine frames out of ten are noses. The tenth goes on somebody's fridge, and I keep a copy in a shoebox under the bed.译每只狗离开前我都拍一张照。不是为了诊所的档案，是为我自己。诀窍是坐在地板上，等相机变得不再有趣。十张里有九张是鼻子。第十张会被贴到某家的冰箱上，而我留一份，放进床底的鞋盒。

Sophie van de VeldeMehmet Ali YurtLazar Stankovic

Half past nine and the whole street is out with torches because somebody's gate was left open. We found the dog asleep under a parked bakkie, completely unbothered. Someone brought a flask. We stood there talking until eleven. A neighbourhood is a gate, a torch, and people who come out.译九点半，整条街举着手电出门，因为谁家的院门没关。我们在停着的皮卡底下找到那只狗，睡得毫不在意。有人拎来保温瓶。我们站在那儿聊到十一点。所谓邻里，就是一扇门、一把手电，和愿意走出来的人。

Camille LaurentMatilda HargraveKim MinjunMbark Ould AhmedIsabella Moretti

Sunday afternoon I took in the waist of a cotton dress I have worn to three weddings and one funeral. The dogs sat on the fabric while I pinned it. I re-stitched the hem twice. Not a beautiful job, but it will hold. I have learned to prefer things that hold over things that look new.译周日下午，我把一条棉布裙的腰收窄了些。这条裙子我穿过三次婚礼、一次葬礼。我别针的时候，狗就坐在布料上。裙边我缝了两遍。活儿不算漂亮，但撑得住。我渐渐更喜欢撑得住的东西，而不是看起来新的东西。

Anton SkakunDiego FerrerMaria Fernanda QuispeJoana ManuelLazar Stankovic

There is a dark purple brocade in my wardrobe that belonged to my mother and fits nobody but me, one day a year. I wore it to my cousin's wedding and spent most of the evening in the car park with the bride's nervous dog. My aunt said I ruined the dress. The dog disagreed.译衣柜里有一匹暗紫红色的织锦，是我母亲的，一年里只有一天合我的身。我穿着它去表姐的婚礼，整晚大部分时间都待在停车场，陪新娘那只紧张的狗。姑妈说我把裙子毁了。狗不同意。

Nusrat JahanAlban Mousavi林雪梨Maksim SkakunMariana Costa