Pets and Animals in Spain
Everyday Spanish expressions for talking about pets, from the park to the animal shelter.
Dogs are everywhere in Spanish cities, and many families adopt from a protectora, a local animal shelter, rather than buying. Owners chat in the park while the dogs play, and neighbours often look after each other's pets over a puente, a long weekend. The cards follow a parent whose kids want a dog, from a chat in the park to adopting one.
- 1
Mis hijos me están dando la lata con lo del perro.
My kids keep pestering me about getting a dog.
- 2
¿Qué mascota es más fácil para empezar?
What's the easiest pet to start with?
- 3
Un perro no es moco de pavo.
A dog is a big commitment.
- 4
Tranquilo, no hace nada.
Don't worry, he doesn't bite.
- 5
¿Se deja acariciar?
Does he let people pet him?
- 6
Es un trasto.
He's a little rascal.
- 7
Es más bueno que el pan.
He's as good as gold.
- 8
Se llevan como el perro y el gato.
They fight like cats and dogs.
- 9
Se come todo, es un pozo sin fondo.
He eats everything, he's a bottomless pit.
- 10
El perro se ha puesto las botas con tu bocadillo.
The dog stuffed himself with your sandwich.
- 11
¿Le puedes echar un ojo al perro este finde?
Could you keep an eye on the dog this weekend?
- 12
Se pasa el día durmiendo como un lirón.
He sleeps like a log all day.
- 13
Hay que sacarlo tres veces al día.
You have to take him out three times a day.
- 14
Es uno más de la familia.
He's part of the family.
- 15
¡Ese perro está hecho un toro!
That dog is massive!
- 16
Me tiene frito.
He's wearing me out.
- 17
Perro ladrador, poco mordedor.
Barking dogs seldom bite.
- 18
Y tiene pilas para rato.
And he's got energy to burn.
- 19
Al final me lancé y lo adopté.
In the end, I took the plunge and adopted him.
- 20
Está un poco pachucho últimamente.
He's been a bit off lately.