Tibetan Mastiff Notes

Chapter 28 Wolf kills wolf (5)
Gesang may have been frightened by my stern face, or it may be because he thought of the nightmare a few days ago, he was afraid, and he stuttered even more when he spoke.Uncle Dorji patted Gesang's head and comforted him: "Tell me slowly, what happened these few days? Don't worry, start from the beginning and be more careful."

Gesang swallowed, and said, "Abba, the night you and elder brother left, a pack of wolves came to the entrance of the village and howled all night. The next night, they howled again. I rushed into the village to grab the sheep to eat. There was a big black in our house, and the wolves didn’t dare to come. The villagers fought with the wolves all night. The next morning, I found out that there was a ewe with a lamb in Uncle Tashimu’s house. They were bitten to death and dragged away by wolves, and many of the villagers' sheep were bitten to death and scratched. Uncle Tashimu caught a wolf and discussed with the villagers to give the wolf some color. Scaring the wolves, who would have caused a lot of trouble."

"What kind of scaring method?" Uncle Duoji worriedly rolled up a pot of dry tobacco and took a puff. His expression was a little dignified, and he seemed to be preoccupied.

Gesang stammered, and continued, "He...they lit a sky lantern for the captured wolf and tied it to the old crooked-neck tree at the entrance of the village!"

I asked Gesang again: "Let's be clear, is it him? Or them? And who are they?"

Gesang said: "It was Uncle Tashimu, who caught the wolf. His wife knocked the wolf unconscious with a wooden stick, and tied it up after catching it. Their family was very angry, so they chopped off the wolf's head. Opened, put some rushes, and lit the sky lantern. The wolf was burned and howled, and the wolves on the nearby mountains also howled together.

I shuddered when I heard it, and goosebumps all over my body popped out.Although the wolves ate the sheep of the herdsmen, it is understandable that the herdsmen caught the wolves and killed them to vent their anger, but the method of lighting sky lanterns is really cruel, which reminds people of King Zhou of Shang Dynasty. Cruel and violent.

"What happened later?" Uncle Duoji took a puff of his cigarette, his brows furrowed, and I could see the uneasiness under his brows, like a dark cloud, hanging over his head.

"Later, the next night, wolves came again, not only at night, but also during the day, making everyone panic and afraid to sleep at night, but the village was still attacked by wolves. The sheepfold was also demolished by wolves. The flock of sheep was washed away, and the snowy slope was full of sheep. Dahei rushed out to fight those wolves, but as soon as Dahei rushed out, wolves entered our house." Gesang timidly Said, with tears in his eyes.

Gesang wiped away his tears, and then continued: "When I saw the wolf entered our house, I grabbed a gun and engaged in sex with the wolf. I shot and wounded the wolf's hind leg, and the wolf rushed forward to fight the wolf." I was desperate. It was pitch black in the middle of the night, and I couldn’t see anything clearly. I was pressed to the ground by the big wolf, and the gun was thrown away. When I got anxious, I bit the wolf hard, and the wolf ran away. .”

I didn't expect Gesang to be so brave in an emergency. I patted him on the shoulder appreciatively and asked, "What happened next? How is Dahei? And Gege?"

Gesang wiped his eyes again, and said, "The wolves tore the sheepfolds apart, and the sheep ran around. I drove the sheep into a pile, and then went to tie the sheepfolds. Dahei chased those wolves all over the hillside, and the wolves also Cunning, he doesn't fight with Dahei at all, he runs in turns and competes with Dahei. Dahei just gave birth to a cub a few days ago, and he chased him all the way. I ran into the house to see the things in the house The wolf plowed into a mess, the little wolf cub disappeared, and Ge Ge was also taken away by the wolf. At that time, I thought that there should be two wolves who broke into the house, so I only took two out, the prince, the prince They are all fine with the princess, so I ran out and called Dahei."

Gesang gasped, sniffled, and said, "When I ran out, I saw Dahei surrounded by a dozen wolves and biting him. Dahei had been chasing those wolves all along. I saw her panting heavily. There were so many wolves, and she was afraid that she would not be able to fight them, so she shot at them and killed one of them, and then all the wolves withdrew suddenly. Dahei ran back and found that Ge Ge was gone, so he searched all over the village, and found all the wolves in the village. I searched every house, but I couldn't find Ge Ge. She was like crazy, chasing the smell of wolves, and roaring all over the hillside until dawn. She turned her head and wanted to bite me. Later, she yelled until she had no strength left, so I pulled her back with all my strength. But she still struggled hard. I couldn't hold her back, and I was afraid that she would go crazy, so I asked Cai Ask the uncles to lock her up for me. This iron chain was originally used by Uncle Tashimu's house to fasten Barton.

I was terrified when I heard it, felt sad for Dahei, and felt even more distressed for Gege.Gege is the most well-behaved and lovable one among the four little mastiffs. I like him very much, but now I feel extremely sad in my heart. I wonder if Gege can survive after being taken away by the wolves?Those wolves took Gege away out of revenge, but they took away the little wolf cub...I suddenly thought of something in my heart, and asked Gesang: "Which wolves are here, whether it is a small wolf pack or a big wolf pack, which one we rescued?" Is the injured she-wolf in there?"

Gesang shook his head and said, "Those wolves are not like local wolves. They are big and strong, like little leopards, and their fur is dark. They may be from outside. They stand in large groups. Together, it's a bit like those wolves that besieged us in the big woods last time."

Uncle Duoji hadn't finished his cigarette, so he suddenly extinguished the pipe and said, "Go and see the crooked neck tree at the entrance of the village."

The old tree was not far from the village, about fifty meters away from the entrance of the village.When we went to look at it, the corpse of the wolf tied to the tree was gone. It might have been pulled away by the pack of wolves, leaving only the charred tree trunk and some oily things on the bark.The trunk was full of traces of being scratched by wolf claws, a lot of bark was peeled off, revealing the bare wooden trunk inside, and there were still some bitten off ropes left exposed on the ground.

Uncle Dorji looked around the tree carefully, picked up a pinch of wolf fur from the snow, looked at it for a while, and said: "These wolves migrated from the border area. They are half the size of the wolves here. They are wild and ferocious." , often attack weaker ones of the same kind, and in winter, wolves even often eat wolves."

I imagined the ferocity of these wolves, I thought about Dahei fighting these strong and ferocious wolves, and I imagined how desolate and sad Dahei was on the night Gege was taken away by wolves, so that he felt like crazy afterward After turning every household in the village upside down, I felt a chill in my heart.

Uncle Duoji held the wolf hair in his hand and said, "Actually, sheep are not the favorite food of grassland wolves, but elk, hare and bison. Local wolves generally only need to catch food to survive in winter, and basically they rarely eat. To invade the flock, only those wild, aggressive wolves like to do this, we are in trouble this time."

Those wolves will come to avenge their fellows?I thought I would definitely come again, and I felt a little uneasy. The last time I was in the big forest, there were only six bullets left. Now Gesang has used up two more bullets, and the whole village only has four bullets.There are only two mastiffs in the village, and, logically speaking, Dahei is still in the confinement period.Uncle Duoji took a deep breath, looked at the nearby hillsides, and said: "Those wolves will come back after a while after attacking the village once or twice. They know that people will definitely strengthen their defenses. , They will choose a time when the crisis is the least.”

"But Gege was taken away by them. I don't know if Gege is dead or alive now?" Gesang asked his father.

Uncle Duoji shook his head, and it was hard for him to say clearly, this pack of wolves was too ferocious, at this moment, no one was sure of Gege's life or death.I feel sorry for Gege and sad for Dahei, but there is nothing I can do. It has been snowing for the past few days, and all the wolves have been covered by heavy snow without a trace.

We went back to the house sadly, and Dahei was struggling to grab the iron chain, rattling and rattling.I saw Dahei looking at me sadly, with a low growl from his throat, it was very pitiful, his two small eyes seemed to be filled with tears, and the hair around the eye sockets was wet.

The first time I saw Dahei crying, I felt sorry for her, my Adam's apple moved twice, touched the iron chain tied around her neck, turned around and said to Uncle Duoji: "Untie it, Dahei is in a much better mood now, I believe She won't be mad anymore."

Uncle Duoji felt sorry for Dahei more than I did. He sighed, walked over, and together with me untied the iron chain around Dahei's neck.

Dahei licked my hand gratefully. As soon as the iron chain was untied, Dahei suddenly jumped out of my arms and ran hard into the snow outside the courtyard.She didn't run very far, ran two laps in the snow, roared loudly, had a good time, and then stood still, staring at the white snow in the distance in a daze.

I walked over, put my arms around Dahei's neck, stroked the hair on her neck, and comforted her.Dahei didn't respond, she couldn't speak, and she couldn't express her feelings, she just looked into the distance blankly, with a blank expression.I know that Dahei was hit hard, Gege was taken away by wolves, as a mother, she was blaming herself for her negligence, and at this time, she blamed herself more than she hated the wolves .

I knew that Dahei is a responsible mastiff. She doesn't mind what others think of her. She does her own thing, lives her own life, takes responsibility for her mistakes, and never shirks responsibility. Hold your head high and make yourself appear stronger in front of others.If you really love and respect the mastiff, then retain its last dignity as a mastiff, respect it, give it freedom, let it do what it should do, live the life it should live, and don't impose human will on it.Mastiff is such a self-respecting, self-respecting, self-reliant animal.I know better that my pity is actually an insult to Dahei, she does not need pity and sympathy from others, just like all mastiffs.What every mastiff expects is not the luxury and food bestowed by the owner, but freedom and respect.

Uncle Dorji has never pitied Dahei like me, he knows how to keep Dahei her most primitive nature.Humans will never know what kind of mind a mastiff has, so stop guessing or imposing, and let mastiffs keep their instincts, even when they are injured.Since they are brave mastiffs, let them survive by themselves. This is the real respect for mastiffs.

I went back to the house, Dahei still refused to go back, she was still standing sadly and alone in the snow, she kept looking into the distance, there was a hillside covered with thick snow in the distance, but there was nothing.

It is said that the first mastiff born by a female mastiff is the bravest, and the little mastiff born last is often the weakest one.I think this may be a coincidence, but the prince is very strong and domineering, and Gege is so weak, can he survive among wolves?In fact, I like Princess very much, it is very cute, very cute, like a little girl.However, who would have known that after returning from Tianzi Peak, Ge Ge would end up in such a fate. If I had known this, I should never have asked Uncle Duoji to accompany me to Tianzi Peak.

25. The Lost Wolf King
At dinner time, Dahei came back with four heavy legs. Her head was still held high, but her expression was exhausted. She lay down silently on the red carpet, and arched her mouth of three little mastiffs.

The prince and the prince were already screaming with hunger. They were always looking for their mother. Only the princess curled up lazily and fell asleep, like a fluffy little meat ball.Both the prince and the prince were starving. As soon as the two little ones found the teat, they sucked it violently, grabbed it while eating, and slapped each other with their paws.Only then did I feel a little bit in the mood, so I leaned over to watch the two brothers fight.

Suddenly, I found a small slit in the prince's eyes. The prince grabbed it with his paw, and even pulled the prince's eyelids away, revealing a pair of round eyes.The eyes of the mastiff are naturally small, and the eyes of the little mastiff do not look very good-looking.Now when the prince's eyes are opened, although there is still a bit of a sense of blur, there is a rudimentary form of a mastiff, with a small tuft of hair standing on top of each of its eyes, like a person's frowning. Although the mastiff is still small, it looks like a mastiff. But also quite mighty.

I called Uncle Duoji and Gesang to come over to have a look, and said that the prince had opened his eyes, and everyone was very happy, so they ran over to have a look.Uncle Dorji said: "The little mastiff usually opens its eyes seven days after birth. If it is still closed after seven days, it is necessary to see if there is any problem with its eyes."

I touched the prince's little head and made his eyes look outside. The prince was suckling, and thought someone was trying to grab the nipple from him, so I pressed his mother's belly with two front paws brutally. Push back vigorously.I had no choice but to let go of the prince, picked up the princess, and held it in my hands. The princess was still asleep, and I woke her up all of a sudden, yelling dissatisfiedly.Dahei didn't know what was going on, so he came to hug my hand anxiously. Later, seeing that we didn't have any malicious intentions, he fell asleep in peace.

The princess is very smart, even a little cunning, knowing that she can't compete with her two older brothers, she changed her strategy.When the prince and the prince are breastfeeding, the princess sleeps a lot. When she wakes up, the two elder brothers are also full. It is the fattest and strongest among the four little mastiffs.

The princess's eyes hadn't opened yet, but there were some small cracks in the tightly closed eyelids. Uncle Duoji flicked them lightly with his fingers, and the two small eyes opened.I asked Uncle Dorji: "Last time you told me that purebred mastiffs generally only recognize one owner in their life, and that is the first owner they remember. Do they recognize anyone as the owner when they open their eyes? "

"Of course not." Uncle Duoji shook his head and said, "The little mastiffs who just opened their eyes don't have eyesight yet! Their retinas are not yet fully developed, and they can't see light at this time. It will take a while for them to see." The eyes of the mastiff adapt to the light of the outside world, and the general mastiff recognizes the master when it is weaned."

My deepest impression on the mastiff is the loyalty of the mastiff, so I was very interested, and asked Uncle Duoji: "Then how do you recognize the master?"

Uncle Duoji thought for a while and said: "For example, if you want the little mastiff to recognize you as its master and be loyal to you in the future, first of all, you have to let the little mastiff be familiar with your smell and voice, and you have to hug it every day. It, stay with it, feed it, take it out for a walk, chat with it, let it get to know you and get to know you, spend at least five hours a day with the little mastiff, so that it will soon recognize you as It is its master, and it will only be loyal to you in the future."

Although, when I left the prairie, I couldn't have the opportunity to take a little mastiff away, and I didn't plan to take them away from their prairie, but I still want to let a few little mastiffs get acquainted with me .Maybe, after a few years, when I come back here again, the little mastiffs have grown up and become mighty. Even if they won't come to make out with me, at least they won't yell at me, then I'll be satisfied.I held the princess in my arms a little greedily, let its little eyes face my face, teased it, and said: "Look, remember, I am your first master!"

The prince was full, but he still insisted on fighting with the prince, so I brought the prince over and let the princess go to nurse.The prince seemed to have a little vision. He turned his little head back and forth, looking around.I brought the prince up to my nose to tease it, the prince was very dissatisfied, he turned his head away vigorously, grinning a bit, sticking out his little red tongue.Although it hasn't grown teeth yet, it still tries to act more ferociously in the face of the premonitioned danger, and it also pissed on my hand, which didn't give me face at all, so I had to put it back By Dahei's side.

The prince was the one who opened his eyes the slowest. After eating and preparing to rest, the prince’s eyes hadn’t opened yet. I was a little worried, so I asked Uncle Duoji if it was okay.Uncle Duoji rolled a bag of cigarettes and said: "The little mastiff is slow to open his eyes, so it doesn't necessarily mean that he has a disability. Maybe the prince belongs to the kind of late bloomer. Let's see in two days."

I think what Uncle Duoji said is very reasonable. The prince does seem to have some connotation. Although he is not as strong and arrogant as the prince on the surface, when the prince bullies him, he will fight hard and have no respect for his brother. Fear, and the two little guys are often evenly matched. If they are evenly matched, if they are lucky, the prince can still take advantage of it.In this regard, the prince is most like Dahei, who belongs to the kind of leisurely and contented character who waits and sees the changes. At this time, first scout, and then wait for the opportunity to move, and the prince's coat color is also pure black.

For the past few days when I left home to go to Tianzi Peak, so many things happened at Dorji's house, I always feel that I have a large part of the responsibility for it.Because I didn't think it through, I was just in a hurry to go to Tianzi Peak, but I didn't expect the wolves to attack the village so soon. The most important thing is that these wolves were moved from outside, and they were more wild and ferocious.

Before dinner, I climbed to the observation deck to spy for a while, but found no movement around.The observation deck is not very high, the viewing distance is limited, and there is no telescope, so you can't see far.After eating, I climbed up to the lookout again, but still found nothing.The whole village was immersed in an unusual silence. I had a premonition that something was going to happen. I didn't dare to sleep after dinner at night. I was afraid that those wolves would raid the village again tonight.

Out of guilt for Dahei, I decided not to sleep tonight, to accompany Dahei to spend the loneliness in the dark, and, monitoring the movement outside the door, I have always had a premonition that something will happen tonight.

(End of this chapter)