Let me type the Chinese characters below and you may want to copy to get it Google translated:

狗是終生摯友狗是你的心靈伴侶

If GOOGLE translate isn't something you are looking for, let me provide a more accurate human translation here:

The dog is a life-long best friend, the dog is your soul-mate.

Are you sure you wish to put this line of text on your skin and show it off around? Dogs are indeed our great friends and we love their accompanying besides us, but using this line for tattoo would appear "amusing" or "inappropriate" in Chinese culture... Aren't the tattoos supposed to convey some more "serious" points?

 

Well, considering the thread was started in 2004, I'm afraid your words of advice may have arrived too late.....