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The American Kennel Club (AKC) has officially recognized another dog breed in its registry of dogs.
美国养犬俱乐部（AKC）在其犬类登记处正式承认了另一个狗品种。
The AKC is the oldest dog registry in the United States.
美国养犬俱乐部是美国最古老的犬类登记机构。
The organization has now welcomed the bracco Italiano to the group.
该组织现在欢迎意大利布拉可犬加入该组织。
The ancient Italian bird-hunting dog is the 200th member of the club, the organization announced.
该组织宣布，古老的意大利猎鸟犬是该俱乐部的第200名成员。
That means the powerful but good-natured pointers can now compete at many U.S. dog shows for best in show.
这意味着这种强壮但性情温和的指示犬现在可以在许多美国狗展上竞争最佳表演奖。
That includes the famous Westminster Kennel Club event in New York state.
其中包括纽约州著名的威斯敏斯特养犬俱乐部活动。
The European breed goes back more than 200 years.
这种欧洲狗品种可以追溯到200多年前。
The AKC said it was brought to America in the 1990s.
美国养犬俱乐部表示，它是在20世纪90年代被引入美国的。
It is sometimes called the Italian pointer or Italian pointing dog.
它有时被称为意大利指示犬。
The bracco should be “tough and adapted to all types of hunting, reliable, docile and intelligent,” the AKC said.
美国养犬俱乐部表示，布拉可犬应该是“坚韧的，适应所有类型的狩猎，可靠的，温顺的和聪明的”。
It added that the breed is also friendly and not aggressive.
它还表示，这个品种也很友好，不具有攻击性。
“They’re very easy to live with and be around,” said bracco owner and breeder Lisa Moller of Portage, Wisconsin.
来自威斯康星州波蒂奇的布拉可犬的主人兼饲养员丽莎·穆勒说：“它们很容易相处。”
But they are also ready, she said, “when it’s time to jump in the back of the truck and go hunting, and they’ve got a job…”
但它们也做好了准备，她说，“现在到它们跳进卡车后车厢去狩猎的时候了，它们已经获得了这份工作……”
She and her husband Dale had depended on Labrador retrievers to help them hunt birds called pheasants.
她和她的丈夫戴尔依靠拉布拉多寻回犬帮助他们捕猎一种叫做野鸡的鸟类。
But, about five years ago, they met a bracco.
但是，大约五年前，他们遇到了布拉可犬。
The two noted the dog's methodical way of hunting in the field and sweet nature at home: “They're very Velcro,” Lisa Moller said.
两人注意到这种狗在野外有条不紊地狩猎，在家里却性情温顺：“它们很像魔术贴，”丽莎·穆勒说。
Velcro is a material that attaches one thing to another.
魔术贴指的是一种能把一件东西粘在另一件东西上的材料。
Moller said bracchi Italiani have a deep bark and readily deploy it on sensing wildlife; so, “they may not be the right dog for everybody.”
穆勒说，意大利布拉可犬叫声低沉，它利用这种声音很容易感知野生动物；所以，“它们可能不适合所有人。”
AKC Executive Secretary Gina DiNardo called the bracco a great dog for active families who can provide “the love and attention it needs.”
美国养犬俱乐部执行秘书吉娜·迪纳多称，布拉可犬适合充满活力的家庭饲养，这样的家庭可以提供给它“它所需要的爱和关注”。
The AKC opened the nation's oldest dog registry with nine breeds in 1878.
1878年，美国养犬俱乐部开设了美国最古老的犬类登记处，登记了9个品种。
In the last 10 years, the club has added over 20 breeds.
在过去的10年里，该俱乐部增加了20多个品种。
There remain many breeds that are registered in other places but not by the AKC or are not formally recognized at all.
还有许多品种在其他地方注册，但没有得到美国养犬俱乐部的认可或根本没有被正式承认。
Some dog lovers do not want the exposure that AKC recognition brings to a breed.
一些爱狗人士不希望美国养犬俱乐部的承认给某一狗品种带来曝光度。
Animal rights activists denounce dog breeding.
动物权利活动家谴责狗类繁殖。
They argue that adding more breeds just increases demand for purebred animals and the factory-like business that produces them.
他们认为，增加更多的品种只会增加对纯种动物和生产它们的工厂式公司的需求。
The AKC says it supports responsible breeding.
美国养犬俱乐部表示，它支持负责任的繁殖。
It says the goal is to keep important qualities of dogs that enable them to perform different kinds of activities.
它表示，目标是保持狗的重要品质，使它们能够进行不同类型的活动。
And, the group says, that can ease owners' search for a dog they can live with long-term.
该组织还表示，这可以减轻主人寻找可以长期与他们共处的狗的难度。
I’m Caty Weaver.
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