A person in the state of Qi was good at recognizing good dogs, and he had spent a whole year to select a good dog for his neighbor.
One day later, his neighbor became so worried because the dog wouldn't catch mice, and told this to the person who had selected the dog for him. The person from Qi said, "This dog can catch bucks1, deer, and wild boars. Mice are not its target. If you really want it to catch mice, just bond2 its real legs and it will catch mice."
The neighbor did what he was told to do and the dog really could catch mice.
齐国有个人，特别擅长识别狗的好坏，他花了整整一年时间，为邻居挑了一条好狗。
一年后，邻居为自己的狗从来不逮老鼠而担忧，并将这件事情告诉了他。他说：“这狗想逮的是獐子、驼鹿、野猪之类的大野兽，它的目标不是老鼠。如果你一定要让它捉老鼠，只要将它的后脚夹起来就可以了。”
邻居按照他的话去做，那狗果真开始捕捉老鼠了。
