When German photographer Julia Marie Werner found a scruffy homeless dog hunting for scraps of food in her garage in Spain, she fell in love with him immediately. While other people saw nothing but a homeless mutt, she saw a brave little lion, and she now wants the world to share her vision with this heartwarming series of photographs.
你有沒有遇過一隻長得很像獅子的狗? 來自德國的攝影師Julia Werner在西班牙拍攝的時候遇到一隻流浪「獅子狗」在找東西吃，她便給它改了名字，叫做Tschikko Leopold von Werner，然後把它帶回德國。從第一天開始，Julia就被它那明亮的眼睛和那毛髮的顏色吸引，於是她為它弄了一個獅子的假髮，套在其身，然後到德國漢堡的著名景點拍攝，而現在這名「獅子狗」已經成功吸睛，成為全城關注的新現象！
When photographer Julia was working in Spain she spotted a homeless dog in garbage
當攝影師Julia Werner在西班牙拍攝的時候遇到一隻流浪狗在垃圾堆裡
The poor dog was searching for food when their eyes suddenly met…
這隻可憐的狗狗正在找東西吃，但這時他們對到了眼
He reminded her of Simba from The Lion King
他讓她想起了獅子王裡的辛巴
Julia just knew she couldn’t leave him behind
Julia 這時知道他不能丟下他不管了
So she brought him back with her to Germany
所以她將他帶回到德國
Julia thinks Tschikko was thrown from a car and left to fend for himself
Julia 認為Tschikko 當初是被丟下車的，那時開始他就開始了流浪生活
But she saw him as a brave little lion when others only saw a homeless dog
別人只看Tschikko是隻流浪狗的一面，但當她看到他時，就像一隻充滿勇氣的小獅子
So she decided to show this side of him to the world
她決定要Show出Tschikko的另一面給世界看
And as you can see, he suits his new role very well!
你也可以看到，他可是非常厲害的扮演著新的角色
The photographs are part of a series that Julia calls “Grossstadtlowe”
這一系列照片，Julia叫做“Grossstadtlowe”
In English this means “Big City Lion”
英文叫作“Big City Lion”，意思是"在大城市的獅子"
And he certainly looks the Big City Lion in these pictures
在這些照片中，他真的看起來是"在大城市的獅子"
He looks like the king of the urban jungle!
他看起來像都市叢林之王！
He loves nothing more than exploring his new home with his owner
他很喜歡他的新角色
“Everybody takes pictures of him,” Julia Siad. “Little kids often ask me if he is a real lion!”
每個人都喜歡跟他照相，小孩子常問Tschikko是否為真的獅子
But Tschikko is still just a playful pup at heart
但Tschikkob心底仍然是隻愛玩的小狗狗呢
