Tibetan Mastiff Notes

Chapter 4 This is the real mastiff (4)
I forgot to bring a bottle of milk when I came out. The wolf cub was hungry, so he bit one of my fingers and sucked desperately. It was very powerful.I yelled down the grassy slope: "Gesang, lead the ewes up and feed them."

Dahei was the first to rush up to lick the urine for the little wolf cub. She smelled urine on my hand, so she stuck out her tongue and licked it. It was hot, with the body temperature of a mastiff.I should really thank the little wolf cub for giving me such a chance to have such close contact with Dahei.

Dahei's tongue is soft, as if it has a gritty feeling, maybe she usually uses this gritty tongue to catch the prey when she eats raw meat.I struck while the iron was hot, and while Dahei was concentrating on licking the little wolf cub, I patted her head, but Dahei didn't bark her teeth at me, my heart burst into ecstasy, and I had to stroke her a few more times.

Dahei finally got impatient, she shook off my hand, and ran down the grassy slope to look after the flock of sheep, it was really hard work.

Gesang brought up the ewes that were about to give birth.The little wolf cub finally got milk.I held the pup's buttocks with my hands.While eating, the little wolf cub grabbed the ewe's teat vigorously with its two front paws. It was afraid that others would snatch it, so it wanted to take the teat for itself.Wolves are cruel, selfish, and ruthless. Otherwise, how could there be such a saying as a "white-eyed wolf"?I firmly believe that this little wolf cub will show its true nature in a few days, or when it gets older, it will have a hard time getting along with Dahei, at least not with the sheep in the pen go together.

I forgot to explain that this little wolf cub is a male. When it grows up, it will not be able to have the maternal love like Dahei. It will forget its roots and how it survived the disaster before.Then, it may attack its own flock, or conflict with Dahei again.

I can't guess how sad Dahei would be at that time-a child raised by himself, but in the end he had to stand on the opposite side of himself.I was thinking wildly, the ewe might have been scratched by the wolf cub, and started to shake her head and buttocks, and finally broke free from Gesang's hand and ran down the hillside.

The little wolf cub couldn't stop smacking his lips.I found that there was a slit in both eyes of the little wolf cub, and the slit was slowly widening, and it could see things.

Dahei ran up quickly again to confirm whether the little wolf cub was safe.I handed the little wolf cub in front of Dahei, and said, "Look, your life was saved by Dahei. Look carefully, remember, and don't forget Ben in the future!" Little wolf cub is impossible Understand, it only knows to open its blurred eyes and turn its head around.The nature of the wolf forces it to quickly understand the surrounding living environment.This is the case with wolves, even if you keep it at home and have food and drink, it will not believe that home is absolutely safe.

Seeing the little wolf cub opened his eyes, Dahei was also very excited, but she didn't show any eagerness, nor did she intend to take the little wolf cub out of my hands.She also seemed to have a faint feeling that this little thing didn't belong to the mastiff's family. She felt a sense of excitement, but also showed a little disappointment.

Dahei suddenly pricked up her ears and became vigilant, and then she ran down the hillside like an arrow, circling around the flock, the rhythm of circling was unusual, and a tense atmosphere descended.Dahei is notifying the sheep that there is danger.

The sheep became nervous, stopped grazing, raised their ears one by one, and looked around.Dahei rushed up the hillside again, and Gesang said, "Maybe a wolf is coming, not a lone wolf, but a herd. The sheep are almost full, let's go."

Dahei's premonition was right, she might be so nervous because she smelled the smell of wolves in the air.She looked around and circled around Gesang and me, which meant protecting the Lord.

Although I knew it was a pack of wolves, I was a little nervous at the beginning, but since I saw the mad female wolf with a broken leg last time, I have a real sense of recognition of wolves.

Although I was a little worried, seeing Dahei running around me and Gesang made me very excited and happy.Dahei has also begun to regard me as a member of the family. I have to behave well and win Dahei's favor.

Human noses are far less sensitive than animals, and even the little wolf cub smelled the scent of its own wolf in the air, and it began to become restless, kicking its four paws in mid-air, like flying through the clouds.I shoved it into my bag without mercy, and said, "Go back."

Just as we were driving the sheep away from the pasture, I spotted a pack of wolves far away.My sense of smell is not as good as that of Dahei, but my eyesight is not bad. As I walked, I turned my head and counted: "One, two, three...a total of seven wolves!"

I know that a mastiff can fight off a leopard or three wolves, but now there are seven wolves, and there are sheep and two unarmed living people.A wolf's attack power is limited, but when seven wolves fight together, it's like a special team. Group firepower is much stronger than scattered firepower.

[-]. Confront the seven wolves
A wolf is a ferocious animal. As long as it finds the prey it wants, it will lose its soldiers and generals, and it will do everything possible to get the prey.I thought: Dahei may have calculated these unfavorable factors. She has to protect the flock of sheep, protect us two living people, and deal with seven ferocious wolves.She had a premonition that something was going wrong, so she led us to retreat quickly.It's very strange, I don't know why those wolves don't catch up quickly, but stop and go, keep looking at us, and then sniff here and there, as if they are looking for something.

Children on the prairie are smart, Gesang suddenly exclaimed: "Ah! They are here to find wolf cubs.

The little wolf cub urinated just now, the wolf must have smelled the urine and chased after him! "

The wolf followed closely behind step by step, slowly, almost to the entrance of the village.Dahei stopped suddenly and turned around. She might have had a premonition that these wolves would keep following the village, and her master lived in the village.Protector Dahei, she is going to attack first.I handed the bag to Gesang and said, "You drive the sheep back first, and then I go. It's better that way. The wolves don't dare to follow soon."

Gesang was deceived by me, with good intentions.He drove the sheep and ran towards the entrance of the village quickly.I stayed and fought side by side with Dahei.I understand that the power of cooperating is much stronger than fighting alone, even if it is a fight between a mastiff and a wolf.Although I, an unarmed and living person, basically can't help much, but at least I can cheer up Dahei and make him stronger.

I twisted a twig from a tree branch by the side of the road, and bent the end of the branch to a sharp point, and used it as a weapon.Don't look at it as a small twig, but in the hands of a soldier like me, it is a weapon enough for close-range self-defense.

Judging from Dahei's expression, she doesn't seem to bother that I stay to help her. Perhaps in her eyes, animals with two legs are basically half waste, except of course her master.She didn't even look at me, and she didn't show any gratitude. She just tensed up all the nerves in her body, ready to fight.

I hold the branch tightly in my right hand, and the iron fist of my left hand is clenched like a rock.I looked at Dahei again, her expression was very focused, except for the seven wolves in front of her, she didn't look sideways at anything else.Time stood still, everything around seemed to be a vacuum, but in reality, there were only her and the seven wolves.

The wolves dare not move rashly. After all, this is a mastiff as mighty as a lion. They also know to compare the strength of the enemy and us first. Because of my joining, it is obvious that the advantage of this side has grown a little bit.Several wolves began to whisper, and two wolves made a detour to the side.I know that wolves know tactics. They have learned a lot of hunting methods from actual combat. Outflanking is a good strategy, and it is said that wolves often succeed because of this.

As the saying goes, one hair moves the whole body, and the devious behavior of the two wolves aroused the fighting spirit of the other five wolves. The five wolves were eager to try, ready to attack at the right time.I don't quite know why these wolves are so bold. Ordinary wolves will often walk around in fright when they see a mastiff.

The opportunity was preempted by Dahei.Dahei suddenly took a big step forward, raised his head towards the wolves, and roared frantically, the leaves on the branches were shaken, and a large piece of grass on the grassland fell down!

In order to cheer, and to hold the ground, I roared angrily and rushed out with Dahei.I'm going to hit the outermost wolf that looks a little thinner first. I'm going to break its neck, and then use a sharp branch to pierce its heart.It is said that wolves are most afraid of the sound of iron knocking, because they know that the sharpness of iron can kill them.

In front of a wolf, if you are weak, it will be strong, and if you are strong, it will be weak.The roar also worked well without iron, and my roar mixed with Dahei's roar, which produced a nice reverberation effect that echoed for a long time on the prairie.

Hearing that there were wolves, several herdsmen in the village came here with their mastiffs under the leadership of Gesang.

The guilty wolf became even more frightened and began to retreat quickly.Dahei took advantage of the situation to give chase, she pounced and bit the back half of a wolf.Before I saw Dahei's lightning-like movements clearly, I heard a "click", and the wolf's blood splashed out from under Dahei's sharp teeth like a fountain.

The teeth of mastiffs may not be as sharp and long as tiger teeth or leopard teeth, but just because the teeth are long does not necessarily mean they are the most powerful. What is more important is whether the bite force of the upper and lower teeth can cut bones in the blink of an eye. more important than appearance.

That unlucky wolf had its left hind leg connected to its left buttocks bitten off by Dahei forcefully. The bloody internal organs slipped out from the wound and dragged on the grass, a bloody piece.The pack of wolves disappeared on the prairie like a wind. The wolf whose back was torn apart by Dahei was still howling strangely, but was surrounded by the two mastiffs who rushed over.I saw flesh and blood splattering, and internal organs flying in mid-air. In a few seconds, the wolf was silent. It had been torn into pieces, and even its bones were dismantled.The ferocious side of the mastiff, I finally saw it with my own eyes.Centuries of mastiffs living in harmony with herders have made wolves their natural enemies.

This time, I just saw a small scene, and then I really saw the ferocity and heroism of the mastiff on that fatal trip to Snow Valley.

Dahei didn't bother to vent revenge on such a dead wolf. She drove away the wolves, and didn't want to claim credit. She still stood silently as usual, looking at the distant sky on the prairie, Stare for a long time.

On the way back, several herdsmen and Gesang were chatting about something. They spoke very quickly, unlike Gesang, who spoke slowly so that I could understand.I just vaguely heard them saying: "Wolf... cub... sheep... village..."

When I got home, I asked Gesang, "What did you say just now?" Gesang told me, "Those people said that those wolves came to look for their pups, and the pups had to be thrown away, otherwise the village would be killed." There will be big trouble." I said, "Haven't the wolves been driven away? Can they still find the village?" Gesang said, "Of course, wolves are very cruel and cunning animals. They must If you can find this village, it’s useless to scare it away, even if there is only one wolf left in the end, it will still come. Wolves are like this, and they will never give up until they achieve their goals.”

I was so amazed, I didn't expect the wolf to be such a persistent and persistent animal.Seeing my surprised look, Gesang laughed again and said, "Don't worry, after these few days pass, the grass in that pasture will be eaten up by the sheep, so we will move out and leave this village." .""What?"

I was even more surprised, and hurriedly asked, "Why did you move away? Where did you move? What about the things at home? Take them away together?"

Seeing that I was eager to get an answer, Gesang just smiled and didn't answer. He was trying to trick me on purpose.This little kid is really interesting.He went straight into the house, and his voice came from the house: "Father, the grass in the pasture is almost exhausted, when shall we leave?"

I hurried into the house, and Uncle Dorje was sitting cross-legged on the carpet, rolling a handful of tobacco leaves.Uncle Duoji said to himself while rolling tobacco leaves: "The meat stored at home is almost finished, and there are still a few catties of ghee. After discussing with everyone in two days, we will move out together."

I haven't figured it out until now, why do I have to move when I live well?So I asked Uncle Dorji.Uncle Dorji said with a smile: "This is the life of the herdsmen. What's so strange about migrating with the grass?"

I still didn't quite understand, so I asked again: "Don't you all live in the house now? Did you move out with the house? Isn't there a lot of pasture around here? It's green."

Uncle Dorji smiled until the wrinkles on his face stretched out. He lit the cigarette, took a good puff, and then told me: "The herdsmen originally migrated with the water and grass, because the pasture is closer to the village, so we moved." You have come back to stay for a while. You came at the right time, if it had been earlier or later, we would have gone somewhere to pitch our tent."

It dawned on me that my initial understanding was wrong.I thought that the herdsmen now only live in houses, and setting up tents has become a very distant thing, but now it seems that I am just in time.

I thought that when I came to the prairie this time, I was going to miss the tent, but now I have another chance. I was very excited and asked like a cannonball: "Uncle, do we have to take so many things at home? What do we want?" When will you come back?" Gesang interjected, "Take away some necessary daily necessities, and leave the rest here, and we will come back in winter when the cattle and sheep can only eat hay."

Uncle Duoji took another deep puff of cigarette, looked at the distant mountains outside the door, and murmured: "Let's move to a place with more fertile water and grass in a few days. When winter comes, the area in front of our house will The grass is almost dry. When we come back, the cattle and sheep will have hay to eat. When the hay is gone, if winter is not over, we can only drive the sheep to the warm slopes in the lee, where the snow is thin, and the cattle and sheep will be fine. Grass shoots and roots under the arched snow, our herdsmen's year, just like this has passed..."

I suddenly remembered the little wolf cub and reminded Gesang.Only then did Gesang remember, and took the wolf cub out of the bag.The little guy was almost suffocated, because the bag was just under Gesang's buttocks.The strange thing is that Dahei didn't walk over to make out with the little wolf cub or lick its fur like yesterday, but looked at the little wolf cub with strange eyes. This change really surprised me up.

Could it be because of the pack of wolves during the day?Or is Dahei still immersed in vigilance against wolves at this moment, so he has no interest in little wolf cubs?

"Uncle, we were attacked by wolves today." I said, with a nervous and excited expression.

"Oh?" Uncle Duoji was also a little surprised. He said, "No wonder I heard someone running out of the village and a mastiff barking. At that time, I was in the storage cellar. How many wolves?"

"Seven." I replied, "Later, several villagers rushed to help, and the wolves were scared away. Dahei also bit one, and six escaped."

Uncle Duoji pondered for a while, he is an old herdsman on the grassland, and he firmly believes that "what you hear is not as good as what you see", he said: "With the big black around, there is no certainty of victory, and the little wolves should not take the initiative to attack humans. "

"It was attracted by the wolf cubs," Gesang said immediately.

"Did I read it wrong last time? The female wolf was not abandoned by the wolves. She just broke her leg when the wolves went out to look for food. When the wolves came back with food, they found that the female wolf was dead. Is it? Did it really follow the smell of the little wolf cub?" Uncle Duoji said.

"Will the wolves count the death of the female wolf on our account?" I asked with some concern.

"No, the female wolf was killed by a bear. The wolf is not stupid, but smart!" Uncle Duoji took a few more puffs of cigarettes as he spoke. Soon, the cigarette in the pipe and pot was exhausted, and he couldn't help but Randomly rolled a pinch of tobacco leaves.He likes to smoke best when he is thinking about things, and the more he thinks, the more he smokes.

"Then return the cubs to them. We herdsmen don't want to raise them yet, and everyone in the village has opinions!" Gesang said.

"The little wolf cub is still breastfeeding now. If you send it back, it is dead. You see, when you opened your eyes, your teeth haven't grown yet." Uncle Duoji said a little angrily, lifted the little wolf cub's neck, and pinched it open. Show its mouth to Gesang.

The little wolf cub howled, revealing a fleshy mouth.The little wolf cub grew up really fast, and his voice had already begun to change.Hearing the cry of the wolf cub, Dahei stretched out his head and licked its fur.

"Let's wait a few more days and send the wolf cubs back when they are older." Uncle Duoji sighed deeply. You have to convince yourself in your heart.

I know that when he made this decision, he was actually conflicted in his heart.The wolf is the enemy of the flock. If there is one more wolf, the sheep will be more dangerous. However, if there is one less wolf, there will be more wild rabbits on the grassland.The reproductive ability of rabbits is so fast that you can't imagine, especially wild rabbits with vigorous vitality. A large family of hares can destroy a piece of fertile pasture in the blink of an eye.

"Ah!" Uncle Duoji sighed deeply again, and muttered to himself, "Actually, wolves eat hares much more than our herdsmen's sheep. They only eat when they can't find anything to eat." Come and attack our flock..."

Facing the pressure of herdsmen and long-term interests, Uncle Duoji endured the pressure and silently accepted all the accusations and contemptuous gazes.I suddenly felt that Uncle Duoji is really just like his name, he is like a King Kong, standing in front of the long-term interests of the herdsmen, withstood all the risks and pressures.

(End of this chapter)