Matts explains why his family has a special relationship with dogs.
TODD
(ok) Hello Matt!
MATT
Hello Todd!
TODD
Matt, I'm gonna ask you some questions about pets.
MATT
Okay
TODD
Uh...First question, do you have a pet?
MATT
Yes, uh in my fa... my mom's house we have three, three pets; two dogs and a cat. My family actually raises dogs for helping blind people.
TODD
Oh, really!
MATT
Yeah, yeah.
TODD
Wow, how do they train the dogs?
MATT
How do they train the dogs? Well, I mean, it's a long process, right... I mean, we get them when they're puppies.....and so we train them basic...you know, sit, come... really basic things...and then, after they're about two year old, they go a different training school.
TODD
Oh, wow , that's great!
MATT
Yeah, yeah.
TODD
How many dogs do they usually train at a time?
MATT
Oh, just one! We have our own dog, and then we have a dog, that we have for training. It’s one dog at a time.
TODD
Do you ever see the dogs you trained, like out on the street, or anything?
MATT
Hahaha! Sometimes we see them, dogs have like a… you know, sort of conventions of...uh… reunions of the pets so, yeah, you get to see them once in a while.
TODD
Uhm, why do people keep pets?
MATT
I guess the most important is companionship, right! So there is somebody always, always there for you that will like you no matter what.
TODD
Yeah, it's true. OK, besides cats, dogs, and fish, what are some other pets people keep?
MATT
Uh, well, I guess uh, if you are Siegfried and Roy you can keep a tiger or lion. I guess all types of things, don't they?. I mean, my friend has a snake....I don't know if you mention that, snake and... ferrets and... insects, spiders...All kinds of things.
TODD
All right, um, yeah, like there is so many. What are some costs associated with keeping a pet?
MATT
Uh, food is probably the biggest cost, but also if you keep the dog, particularly a dog in your house, and when they are puppies, and we have a lot of puppies, they'll chew up everything they can, so we're constantly replacing shoes and, you know, cleaning up pee from the carpet and things like that..so.. it can be a hassle.
TODD
Yeah, OK. Uh, thanks a lot man, and by the way, where are you from?
MATT
I'm from the U.S.A., from Minnesota.
TODD
OK, great!
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