狗,是人类忠实的朋友,在十二生肖中排行十一。狗对人类极其忠诚,是人类患难与共的好朋友,具有忠贞不渝的意义。古时“牧羊犬三千里寻主”“义犬救主”等例子都说明了这一点。由于狗被视为吉利的动物,因此,狗成为了古人祭祀时最常用的牲畜之一。周代专门设有“犬人”之职,就是专门掌管“犬牲”的。狗的成语有“狗吠不惊”“狗茗蝇营”“声色狗马”等。 Dogs, loyal friends of human beings, ranked eleven in the zodiac. Dogs are extremely loyal to mankind and are good friends of mankind for all, with a faithful meaning. In ancient times, “Shepherd three thousand miles to find the Lord ” “Dog Savior ” and other examples illustrate this point. As dogs are considered as auspicious animals, the dog became one of the most commonly used animals in sacrificial rites of the ancients. Zhou specifically with “dog man ” post, is in charge of “dog sacrifice ”. Dog idioms have “dog barking ” “dog battalion ” “sensual dog ” and so on.