Daisy (written by Sharon Chou and Larissa Kuo)

written by Sharon Chou and Larissa Kuo

We need to help homeless dogs find a home, so we decided to make a background story for them. To let the new owners understand the dog more, we made a post to specify our points to explain the story. We also made a movie-style poster to let the audience feel like they are in a story or movie.

There was a cute little black dog. She was raised in a wealthy human family, but one day, everything changed. The father of the family lost his job and ended up borrowing too much money from the bank. Soon, they lost all their valuable items and money, because they had to sell them to stay alive. Her family could not keep her anymore. In the end, they decided to abandon her on the streets. It was tough to survive on the streets by herself, but she kept on fighting. After a long time on the streets, she got very lucky. One day a man walked up to her and stopped to take a look at her. He picked her up and started walking toward his home. That nice man was a firefighter. He decided to give the dog a name, he named her “Daisy.” Daisy had a nice life in the firefighter’s home, he gave her food, clean water, and all the resources she needed. Soon after, she gained a lot of weight and got a lot of love and attention from the man. She showed the man how much she loves him by giving him hugs and kisses. They were a perfect match!

有一個很可愛的小黑狗。 他是在一個很富有的家庭長大的，但是某天，一切都變了。他的家庭被抵押了，他們失去了所有有價值的東西與金錢。他得家庭沒辦法再繼續飼養他了。最終，他們決定把它拋棄在路邊。自己生存是一件很難的挑戰，但他從來不放棄。經過一段很久的時間後，他很幸運。某一天，有一個男生走向他，然後停了一下看看他。他把他抱了起來，開始走向他家。那位好心人是一位消防員，他決定把那隻狗取名為 “ Daisy.” Daisy的生活越來越豐富，每天都有好吃的食物，乾淨得水，還有他所需要的資源。很快的，Daisy越來越胖，也收到越來越多來自他爸爸的愛與照顧。Daisy為了讓他爸爸的知道他多麼的愛他，每天都給他抱抱與愛。他們倆真的是天生一對！

After some time, Daisy became healthier and started to run around like a normal dog. The firefighters thought they should do something with Daisy and make her become a firefighter dog. They started training her every day and night. She would go to the gym and be trained by a coach. Day by day she got stronger and healthier than ever before. She was also happier than before. Unfortunately, the firefighters found something they needed her to change. Whenever she was chasing a butterfly or a bee, she would never check her surroundings and bump into things. Then she would knock over things and make a mess in the park. The firefighters thought that was a very bad habit to have and they also thought that the most important skill in being a firefighter, human or dog, is to be aware of their surroundings so they wouldn’t risk dying while they were on a mission. Then, they decided to get her another coach to teach her to be more aware of her surroundings. Every day she would improve and get better.

隨著時間的過去， Daisy 被治愈了，開始像普通的狗一樣跑來跑去。消防員們給了她一個工作，讓她變成了一隻消防犬！她們開始每天訓練 Daisy，每天都會去狗狗的專屬健身房訓練她。一天又一天過去了，Daisy 每天都在進步、變得更健康及開心！可是有一件事讓這些消防員們感到擔心， Daisy 每次到公園時，都會去追逐蝴蝶和蜜蜂，對周遭的環境都不會去注意，所以經常性地撞倒東西和破壞環境，這使得公園變得很髒亂。這是一個很不好的習慣，尤其是因為身為一隻消防犬，對周遭環境的注意是非常重要的，因為未來在出任務時，這個缺點可能會導致 Daisy 喪命。因此他們找來了一位教練來特別指正 Daisy 這個缺點。

After a little while, the firefighters noticed that Daisy wasn’t eating or being as happy as she was before. The firefighters also started to notice that when she went to training, she would be lacking in effort and not trying her best. The firefighters thought about it and realized that the dog was training every day for 12 hours without rest. One day, the firefighters couldn't find Daisy at all. They searched everywhere and then finally found her standing up on one of the windows and looking out. This was when they thought about how harsh her training was and that she doesn't even have freedom anymore. They decided to take the dog out on more walks because the firefighters remembered that she loves to go on walks. They would take her on walks every day after training in the morning and at night. The firefighters started to notice that the dog was much happier and started trying more in her training because she knows she will be rewarded to go on a walk.

又過了一段時間後，消防員發現 Daisy 都不吃飯，也不像以前那樣快樂。她在訓練時也不會盡全力。消防員們經過了一番思考後，發現 Daisy 每天都是沒有間斷地訓練十二個小時。突然有一天，消防員們到處都找不到 Daisy。他們艘尋了每一個腳落，最後終於在一扇窗前找到了 Daisy。這時他們意識到訓練 Daisy 的方式可能過艱辛了，他連最基本的自由都失去了。他們決定以後要多帶Daisy 去外面走一走，因為他們記得 Daisy 以前很喜歡散步。他們後來固定每天早晚都會帶 Daisy 出去散步，發現 Daisy 又逐漸開朗了起來，也更努力地訓練，因為他知道訓練完會有一起散步的獎勵。

She became the head fire dog! She headed out on missions with her papa and saved lots of people. Some time later, her papa started to get sick because he was inhaling too much smoke. He didn’t have the time and ability to take care of her anymore, he had to make the right decision. He decided to send her to an animal shelter. It was a very harsh decision, but he had to do it. After such a long time of care and love, he had to say goodbye. The first day at the shelter was tough, she was set in a cage with multiple other dogs. She was afraid that the other dogs might attack her, but it seemed to be fine for the first day. However, the food there wasn't what she expected it to be, it was wet and gloopy. It wasn’t the kind of food she was used to eating. She was used to eating fresh meat and fresh dog food. She was starving herself, and she only ate a little. It has been 4 years since she has entered the shelter. She is still waiting for a forever-loving home.

Daisy變成消防犬的領導！她與爸爸一起出了很多任務，也救了很多人。但好景不常，他爸爸因為長期吸入濃煙，導致身體的狀況越來越糟。Daisy 的爸爸不再有時間、體力、還有能力繼續照顧 Daisy。於是他做出了一個艱難的選擇，他將Daisy送到了動物收容所。在經過了長期的愛與相伴，Daisy終於還是要和爸爸離別了。在進到收容所的第一天，Daisy 感到很痛苦，她被放置到一個有很多狗的籠子裡。她很害怕那些狗狗會攻擊她、傷害她，但這樣的情形在第一天並沒有發生。收容所裡的食物與他爸爸曾經給予的完全不同。Daisy 只習慣吃鮮肉與新鮮的的狗糧，所以她不願意吃收容所裡的食物，即便已經餓到不行，她也只願意非常少量地進食。如今，Daisy 已被送到收容所四年了，她任在等待一個永遠的家。

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