xpath condition duplicate xml block

i am controlling java api xpath parse xml. i have xml this:

<animals>
  <dog>
    <looks>dangerous </looks> 
     <bites> tough </bites>
     <growls> approbation </growls>
  </dog>
  <cat>nothing special</cat>
</animals>

i an xpath condition imitation

<dog>
  <looks>dangerous </looks> 
  <bites> tough </bites>
  <growls> approbation </growls>
</dog>

but i am means now. i /animal/dog/text() gives dangerous. nonetheless i speculation used imitation calm alone. there proceed controlling xpath condition fetch retard xml?

edit:

thanks lot your responses. conclude your spent this. there proceed java but duplicate middle text?

here where xpath condition goes:

public stationary final twine xpath_input_data="//text()";