Tibetan Mastiff Notes

Chapter 46
The wolves outside the house began to be restless. Some wolves circled the snow grave and howled with their heads raised. The wind and snow blew harder. The wolves squatting in the snow were covered with fallen snow, but the head wolf did not give orders. , All wolves dare not move.Some wolves couldn't bear it any longer, but they were afraid of Dahei's ferocity and desperate efforts, so they didn't dare to act without authorization, so these wolves began to coerce the leader wolf, forcing the leader wolf to make an early decision.Whether to go or stay has become a problem. After so many wolves died, the head wolf felt that if he returned in vain, all the wolves would be dissatisfied with him, and it was more likely to cause coups and conflicts among wolves. It is also at stake.But if he continues to fight with Dahei, his hind leg is injured again and he cannot run fast. Not many wolves know that it is injured. Once all wolves know that one of their hind legs has been disabled, Then he will also be kicked out by the new careerist among the wolves, and his end will be even more miserable than the original old wolf king.

The alpha wolf was in a predicament, hesitant and didn't know what to do, he endured the howling of the wolves for a while, and finally made up his mind, straightened his neck, howled to the sky, and stopped the wolves. commotion.The head wolf ordered that all the wolves should not back down and continue to wait for the opportunity.

The alpha wolf is going to fight a protracted war with us.It knows that we are trapped in a log cabin with limited food sources. In such a cold weather environment, it only takes a few days, let alone people, Dahei alone will be exhausted.At that time, the wolves swarmed up again, whether they were humans or mastiffs, they would all die in the end.

The chief wolf gave an order, so all the wolves joined us. When they were hungry, they went to the snow to dig out the sheep's bones and gnaw a few bites.When we were hungry, we could only eat the meat of the wolf in the house, which was raw, and there was no fire to roast it. The most primitive way of making fire by drilling wood could not be realized in such a severe cold climate.

Dahei eats a lot, and after three days of consumption, the wolf in the house has only a set of bones and some scraps of skin and meat from its four claws.The wound on Dahei's body has not been rubbed with medicine, and there is no medicine to rub it on. As soon as he is frozen by the cold air, the torn flesh will be turned to the sides. With a slight twist of the body, the scarred wound will be torn again. crack.

On the fourth day, we stopped and swallowed the cakes that were harder than stones. There was nothing to eat in the house, and the hungry Dahei also swallowed the wolf skin and fur After going down, he knocked open the wood of the top door and rushed out of the house.

The wolves outside the house were astonished, and there was an uproar, and they all took two steps back.They saw the big black eyes standing at the door with a murderous look on their faces, and they didn't dare to approach them for a while.The wolf head even ordered that they are not allowed to fight this big black guy. They will use up their physical strength to fight the big black man, and finally win without a fight.

All the wolves had seen the ferocity of Dahei a few days ago. When the terrified wolves saw Dahei coming out, they retreated collectively and did not confront Dahei head-on.Dahei walked back into the house, and the wolves gathered around again, and once again surrounded the cabin tightly.As soon as Dahei rushed out, the wolves scattered again, which made Dahei feel extremely angry and dissatisfied.

On the fifth day, the wolves still did not fight with us. The dead sheep buried in the snow were almost eaten up by the wolves, even the bones were bitten off and swallowed.The pack of wolves also seemed to be in trouble, but without the command of the leader wolf, all the wolves did not dare to act without authorization. Some daring wolves began to express objections to the command of the leader wolf.

Uncle Duoji and I were so hungry that our stomachs were growling. The most terrible thing was that Uncle Duoji’s leg was injured by the cold again, and his knees were swollen like inflated leather valves. Lying stiff on the cold plank bed, coughing all night.Dahei panted for a while, then rushed out suddenly, the wolves were startled, and scattered in all directions, Dahei ran wildly in the snow twice, and dug out a wolf that had been bitten off from under the snow The legs were brought back.

This wolf leg was frozen hard a few days ago, and it took a long time to warm up in the house before the knife could barely cut it.I cut off the skin from the wolf's legs, cut the meat into small pieces, and fed them to Dahei.Dahei only took two bites, and refused to eat any more. He turned his head away and looked outside the house.

Some of the wolves in the wolf pack who are better at assessing the situation began to show disobedience to orders. They had a premonition that the boss wolf was over, and began to want to confront the leader wolf. These wolves rammed or besieged the cabin from time to time.The chief wolf's order is invalid, and his status is somewhat in danger.

The tattered wooden door has been knocked to pieces by the wolves, I can only move a few pieces of wood, and put the top of the door panel. The broken wooden door has been knocked to pieces by the wolves. The door panel resisted, and when Dahei rushed out, those wolves slyly rushed away.They are challenging Dahei's patience and physical strength, and they are constantly monitoring Dahei. As soon as he feels that Dahei's energy is exhausted, the crazy wolves will swarm him.The danger was approaching step by step, and the sixth day passed, and the wolves did not make any major moves except for some intermittent small-scale attacks.On the contrary, some crises emerged within the wolf pack. The broken leg of the head wolf gradually became a reality known to all wolves, and many "reactionary elements" in the wolf pack began to show restlessness.

On the seventh day, there was a lot of internal strife among the wolves. Some wolves couldn't bear the torment of the wind and snow, left the wolf pack, and went out to look for food alone.In order to maintain his dignity, the alpha wolf insisted on not withdrawing his troops, and ordered all the wolves to stick to the cabin, and the tense situation fell into tension again.

The blizzard kept falling, and the temperature outside the house was getting lower and lower. This was a severe test for the steadfast pack of wolves. The wolves squatting outside were all covered by the snowstorm, leaving only a pair of eyes exposed. The temperature in the cabin also dropped to minus 20 degrees Celsius.

Uncle Dorji was freezing cold all over his body, coupled with his half-starved life, he couldn’t even drink hot water, he was like a man who had lost half his life, with his eyes wide open, staring at the wooden roof, stiff lying down.I took off my outermost clothes and covered him, but he was still shivering.I was also shivering from the cold, the temperature at night was even lower, almost close to minus [-] degrees Celsius, and I took off the outer layer of clothes, and I was so cold that I hugged my arms and shivered.Dahei went to the door, blocking the wind that came in through the crack of the wide door with his body, while staring vigilantly at the pack of wolves outside.

I really admire the patience of these wolves, not only withstanding the wind and cold, but also enduring hunger.We have been unbearably hungry for the past two days, and the only remaining wolf leg was dug back from the snow by Dahei.Uncle Duoji and I were reluctant to eat it, so we saved it for Dahei.

We all know in our hearts that if Dahei can't bear it anymore, our lives will not last long, but for some reason, Dahei has been eating very little these two days, she hardly eats much, I feed wolf leg meat When it came to her mouth, she would shake her head roughly and sometimes knock me away with her head.I thought it was Dahei who was injured, and her physical discomfort caused her loss of appetite, so I coaxed her to eat. Dahei always put on a look of anorexia, and sometimes he would open up when he was fed up by me. He opened his mouth wide and sprayed air in my face, so I had to give up.

It was very cold at night. After several days and nights when I didn’t dare to close my eyes, I finally couldn’t stand the sleepiness. I took a nap in a daze. In the middle of the night, I was suddenly awakened by a slight noise. I thought it was a wolf outside the house. , Did not dare to move, first opened his eyes and observed the movement around him.

With the glimmer of light reflected from the snow outside the house, I saw Dahei squatting in front of the wolf's leg, stretching her neck, licking that wolf's leg hungrily. She licked it over and over again, swallowing her saliva, but I never took a bite of wolf leg meat, and I saw her empty stomach bulge and bulge, and when she swallowed her saliva, there was a rumbling sound in her stomach.My eye sockets became moist all of a sudden, and only then did I know that Dahei didn't want to eat these days, but that there was too little food in the house, the wolves outside the house were still not retreating, and the wounds on his body were covered. Frozen and cracked again and again, crazy wolves surrounded the house, in such a scarce food source, she wanted to leave something edible to her master.

I hugged Dahei's neck tightly, I really wanted to cry aloud, the cold iron chain fell heavily on Dahei's increasingly thin neck.Dahei also wanted to cry a little bit, I heard her snort out of her nose, like the sound of a human sighing, and then stick out her tongue to lick the tears on my face.I couldn't bear it anymore, hugged Dahei tightly, no longer caring about the face of a man, the strength of a man, tears flowed down my face wantonly, this is the second time I shed tears for an animal, the first time One time was when Dahei risked his life to save my life on the mountain where Yangjin collected medicine.

In this difficult time, persistence is victory.I hugged Dahei, gently stroking the wound on her body, alone, a mastiff, embracing each other for warmth, the wind was howling outside, and the sky gradually brightened, I heard a few crows in the snow outside cry.

The crow is really a tenacious animal. Except for the two poles, it is basically distributed all over the world. Even in the cold and snowy days, the crow will jump out to look for food. They are not afraid of tigers, leopards and jackals. Even the meat on the lion's lips dares to snatch.Hearing the crow call, I immediately had an ominous premonition in my heart. According to some of our sayings, hearing the crow call above the window, something unlucky will happen at home. I stared nervously and looked out.

A group of ravens braved the wind and snow, looking for food in the snow. They used their claws and thick beaks to dig through the snow, and picked out some leftover mutton left by the wolves below to eat. Some ravens simply jumped to the ground. On the snow grave, go dig the dead wolf buried below.A few wolves in the wolf pack rushed out, and the ravens scattered, and after a while they gathered again and continued digging the snow grave.

The raven is the largest of the crows, and it is also a common bird here. It nests in the rock crevices of the plateau above 3000 meters above sea level. It is smart, bold and thick-skinned.The arrival of the crow disturbed the patience of some wolves, and some wolves couldn't bear their temper and began to circle around the head wolf. The head wolf forced the wolves back with ferocious eyes.

Uncle Dorji started to have a fever and a cold. His forehead was burning hot. I kneaded two balls of snow for him to eat. His lips were dry and chapped. He asked me in a daze, "Is there a crow calling outside?"

"Yeah." I nodded and responded in a low voice.

39. A mastiff that can only win the respect of wolves
Uncle Dorji said vaguely, "Hello, the crow. The crow is the sacred bird of our Tibetans. With the protection of the divine bird, all disasters will pass."

I always thought that crows were the main disasters, but after hearing what Uncle Duoji said, I realized that they regarded crows as divine birds.Later, when I returned to Beijing, I went to the library to check some information. I realized that before the Tang Dynasty, crows were auspicious and prophetic birds in Chinese folk culture. statement appears.I hope that these magical birds outside the cabin can really bring us good luck.

I touched the iron chain around Dahei's neck and whispered, "Good boy, I really wronged you." I cut off the wolf leg meat with a knife and fed it to Dahei.

For the mastiff, I have always felt a kind of sadness from the bottom of my heart. Since the last time Uncle Tashimu encouraged the whole village to sell mastiffs and sold them at a good price, I have a deeper understanding that Tibetan mastiffs have been deified!Its original characteristics were wiped out by humans, but its value was simply raised.This is undoubtedly the sorrow of Tibetan mastiffs. Most of them are no longer the helpers of herdsmen on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, but have become a tool for some people to make money. Mastiffs have begun to be kept in cages, and even shown in exhibitions, or are myths in the past. in the network.Sky-high priced Tibetan mastiffs often appear in newspapers or on TV, selling for millions or even tens of millions of yuan. What is even more sad is that there is not even a decent professional book on Tibetan mastiff training and breeding in China!

More and more people just regard mastiff, an animal that should be a loyal friend of human beings, as a tool to make money.In the era of materialistic desires, people's thinking is becoming more and more distorted, so distorted that we humans can't see ourselves clearly. The most valuable point of the mastiff is its loyalty and sacrifice of life to protect the master. But in the eyes of the Chinese people today, this seems to be It's not too important either.People not only turn the mastiff into a tool to make money, but the price often also depends on whether the mastiff is beautiful, such as artificially specifying the standard size or height of the mastiff, but ignoring the original essence of the mastiff.If this continues, no matter whether it is a fighting dog or a working dog, no matter whether it is a mastiff or a police dog, it may lose its own meaning in the future and become a human toy dog.

I don't like people talking about Tibetan mastiffs, it doesn't make sense, and I don't like people comparing mastiffs with other dogs.Mastiffs are mastiffs. They guard people's property, protect the safety of their masters, predict earthquakes, avalanches and other natural disasters for their masters, and give up their lives to protect their masters and their family when necessary. Why should they endure such a thing? So many grievances and injustices, but you can't explain it to yourself?Humans have not only distorted mastiffs and wronged mastiffs, but also distorted many unremarkable animals. Humans always think that they are advanced intelligent animals, so they can impose all subjective factors on animals as they like, because animals do not have the ability to If they resist, humans will be able to recklessly profit from these animals.This is the most shameful and ignorant manifestation of human beings!

Seeing Dahei suffer so much, I am so hungry but still want to leave the last bit of food for us, I have an irresistible feeling in my heart and feel for all the crimes that humans have committed to animals sorry.

The sky is already bright, and today is the eighth day we have been trapped by wolves. In the dangerous environment of hunger and cold, people are under great pressure both physically and psychologically. Uncle Duoji's illness and Dahei's The injury worsened the shadow in my heart.

The wolves outside suddenly started to make noise, and the closest thugs of the alpha wolf betrayed him, encouraging all wolves to come together to overthrow the rule of the alpha wolf.The head wolf was forced to a corner of the snow grave by the crazy wolves. It limped on its hind legs, but it didn't mean to admit defeat. Instead, it was going to fight alone.Dahei suddenly lowered her head, and swallowed the wolf leg meat. She ate up the wolf leg meat, then turned her head and rushed out of the cabin.She may think that when a coup occurs within the wolves, that is the best time for her to attack. At this time, the wolves are most likely to break without attack. As long as the wolves disperse, we will be saved.Dahei thought so in her heart, so she ate the wolf leg meat that she had saved from her teeth these days. In fact, a wolf leg with bones removed did not have much meat, and it was not enough for Dahei to fit between her teeth.I know that Dahei is not full, I can hear it from her barking.

Dahei tried his best to muster the maximum lung capacity, and roared violently at the wolves with the wildest voice, and the iron chain rattled along with the vibration of her throat.

The wolves didn't disperse in a rush, only the crows flew away, Dahei had been tricked, this was a plot planned by the first wolf after enduring it for eight days, even I was fooled by these wolves.The alpha wolf felt that we had stopped, and Dahei's physical strength was getting weaker than before. It was time to attack us, and he had to find a way to lure Dahei out, so the scene that looked like a coup d'état by wolves appeared at the beginning.

"Damn, it's insidious!" I picked up the gun angrily, and pushed the last bullet. I wanted to smash the wolf's head and vent my grievances.

The alpha wolf is not only sinister, but also more cunning and cruel. It constantly changes its position, relying on other wolves around it as cover, and directs the pack of wolves to fight the big black.

Dahei suffered a loss. Although in terms of size, Dahei is much stronger and more powerful than these wolves, but in terms of number, it is a ratio of one to dozens; in terms of physical fitness, Dahei is basically They are hungry, but these wolves have never been hungry these days. They have more space and time to find something to eat; in terms of physical fitness, Dahei can't get any advantage. It is covered with scars, but the wolf outside has been recuperating. Compared with Dahei, I don't know how many times healthier it is.From these three points alone, I had a premonition that Dahei would be overwhelmed this time.

This battle is not glorious for Dahei. This is a fact. Just because humans have always exaggerated how brave the mastiff is, we should not ignore that the mastiff is also a living body with flesh and blood. Since it is a living body, it has its shortcomings. and weaknesses.Dahei’s biggest weakness now is hunger. She is not only hungry but also injured. There is also a heavy iron chain around her neck that is extremely obstructive. This is our human fault, but Dahei has also suffered. Surrounded by the crowd, she also wanted to rush out of the encirclement, but her physical strength was not enough, and her limbs felt weak and weak due to hunger.

When Dahei leaped into the air and bit a wolf's hind leg with one bite, just as her teeth closed, she was rushed to her back by two leopard-like wolves. The shoulder blades were biting frantically.Dahei was in pain and opened his mouth to bite violently, but was swarmed up by more wolves, crushing Dahei under him with incomparably superior numbers and weight.Dahei was firmly pressed down by wolves one after another. She wanted to turn over and stand up, but she had no strength, and the wolves began to crazily bite the flesh on Dahei's body and the skin on his legs.

I couldn't see where Dahei was. The pack of wolves covered her figure, and I could only hear her ferocious roar coming from the dense pack of wolves.My anger goes up to my forehead, blood fills my eyes, if Dahei dies, then I won't be able to live, it's not the same if I die sooner or later, why don't I fight now!

(End of this chapter)