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| A pet pooch gets a scrubbing inside the Dog-o-Matic washing machine. [Agencies] |
When a dog comes home from a walk filthy and smelling of something unmentionable, the temptation sometimes is to throw the darn thing in the washing machine.
Well, now you can. An entrepreneur has come up with the Dog-O-Matic, a mini car-wash that transforms pets from filthy to fluffy in half an hour.
Frenchman Romain Jarry, 31, who insists the device is not cruel, hopes to introduce it to Britain next year after it proved a huge success in his home town of St Max, near Nancy.
It costs the equivalent of £13(US$19.7) to wash a small dog, £22(US$33.3) for medium size, rising to £31(US$47) for the largest customers.
Cats can also be catered for - at the small-dog price.
Mr Jarry said: 'It doesn't take long to wash the dog - usually a few minutes. The longest part is the drying. The dogs don't seem to get bored. They just sit there and they come out clean.
'We are really hoping it will take off and that other places will start buying in the machines.
'I would love them to be available in England within the next year or so but at the moment people are still getting used to the idea.'
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| The owner selects the required wash cycle and dog size before washing her dog. [Agencies] |
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| Pet inside, the owner presses the start button. [Agencies] |
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| The owner stands beside the Dog-o-Matic washing machine while her dog enjoys a bath inside. [Agencies] |
译文:
狗狗洗澡机，狗主人的最佳伙伴？
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| 一条宠物狗在Dog-O-Matic洗澡机内洗浴。[新华社] |
当一只狗狗脏兮兮地跑步回家，身上散发出难以名状的恶臭时，对狗主人而言，最想做的事情恐怕就是把这只脏东西丢进这种洗澡机。
那么，现在你做得到了。有位企业家已经研制出了名为自动洗狗机（Dog-O-Matic）的狗狗洗澡机，它原是一台迷你洗车机，现已被转型为脏狗狗洗澡用的机器，只需半个小时，脏东西就会再次变得毛茸茸。
现年31岁的法国人Romain Jarry，坚持说该设备对狗狗们不粗暴，并希望明年能被引进英国。此前，该机器已在靠近南锡的他的家乡——圣麦克斯，取得了巨大成功。
洗一只小型狗需要花费13英镑（19.7美元），中型狗需22英镑（33.3美元），大型狗则要31英镑（47美元）。
猫猫们也可以洗喔——按小型狗收费。
Jarry先生说：“给狗狗洗澡费时不长——通常几分钟。耗时最久的步骤是在吹干上。整个过程中，狗狗们看上去一点也不觉得无趣。它们只是静坐在那里，很快就被洗干净了。”
“我们真心希望它能步入正轨，希望其它地方也能开始购买这种机器。”
“我乐见大约明年内它们出现在英国，目前人们尚处在该创意的熟悉阶段。”
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| 狗主人选定所需的清洗流程及狗狗的体型。[新华社] |
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| 放入狗狗后，主人按下开始键。[新华社] |
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| 当狗狗在Dog-O-Matic机器内享受洗浴时，狗主人等候在机器旁。[新华社] |