Chapter 564: The Way of Dog Taming

The prototype of the famous comic character Snoopy is the Beagle dog. Although Snoopy and the Beagle dog are not similar in appearance and coat color, many real fans can recognize Snoopy’s true self even with Gaussian blur and mosaics all over the body. body.

The girl who just came in was obviously a loyal fan of Snoopy, and she screamed in surprise as soon as she entered the door.

A kid like Xiaoqianqian has never read Snoopy's comics and animations, and doesn't know what the big sister is yelling about, and is still crying and wanting to buy the Beagle home.

Zhang Zian recognized that the new girl was the morning jogger who passed by the door of the pet in the past few mornings. She was tall and tall, wearing a sports blouse and tights, and a professional-looking sports anti-smog mask to cover her eyes. Most of her face is covered, the hat is pressed to her forehead, and she is wearing protective glasses. Basically, she can't see what she looks like. She can only be seen from her crooked eyes. She is a very kind girl.

She was startled by her gaffe, and immediately bowed to everyone at a 45-degree angle to apologize, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry! I was so excited to see Snoopy! I caused you trouble! I'm sorry!"

Even if he screamed, it wouldn't be such an apology, would it? It's not something to apologize for. Xiaoxue was already very polite, but this girl's etiquette seemed to be a little too thoughtful, which actually made everyone feel a little embarrassed.

"Uh...it's okay, are you here to buy a pet?" Zhang Zian asked.

"Ah, yes, I want to see it, love Snoopy!" she gestured, still bowing slightly as she spoke.

As the saying goes, it’s not surprising that many people are polite, but she also has too many rituals, which makes everyone feel very strange. Ordinary people don’t talk like that, so Zhang Zian tentatively asked: "Excuse me for asking—where are you from?" people?"

The sports girl took off her protective glasses and mask, and said apologetically, "My name is Suzuhara Mai, an international student from Fusang. When I was in Fusang, I heard a speech by Mr. Wu Mingzhen, and I know that there is a famous restaurant in Binhai City. Pet shop, I really want to come and see it, I just learned Chinese, so I applied for an exchange student at Binhai University, and I will stay in China for a semester."

Huh?

Zhang Zian and Xiaoxue were all very surprised. It turned out to be an international student from Fusang, no wonder they had never seen her jogging in the morning before.

"You speak Mandarin very well." He admired, "I didn't even recognize you as a foreigner."

"Yeah, Mandarin is great!" Xiaoxue also echoed.

"Thank you." Suzuhara Mai said respectfully.

"I'm Zhang Zian, the owner of this shop. Welcome. Actually, I want to ask... I saw you jogging in the morning a few days ago. Why didn't you come in until today?" Zhang Zian said.

She smiled and said, "Because I'm not sure if it's here, and I'm sorry to bother you. I saw other customers in the store today, so I mustered up the courage to come in..."

Zhang Zian said, it's because you ran too early, how could there be guests so early?

What surprised him even more was that Suzuhara Mai learned about Qiyuan Pet Shop through Wu Mingzhen's speech!

Wu Mingzhen is the president of the Changqiao Pet Exchange Promotion Association who has been to the store once before. He has a wealth of knowledge about pets and has studied the ancient works such as "The Book of Xiangmao". Since then,

He and Zhang Zian had communicated on the Internet several times, asking each other for help, and gained a lot.

When he left, he claimed that he would help Zhang Zian to promote overseas, and even invited Zhang Zian to hold a conference overseas. The girl is still an exchange student at Binhai University.

Qian Bowen's description of his family's previous dog aroused a lot of discussion among netizens in the live broadcast room, and even ignored the Fusang girl who just came in.

"A dog like him shouldn't be kept at all!"

"It's okay to keep a dog, such as Samoyed. My Samoyed often doesn't bark from morning to night. When I first bought it, I thought it was dumb..."

"Beagle dogs really like to bark. My uncle used to raise a Beagle, and the barking made him think about life all day long-no bragging, my grandpa was almost called out to have a heart attack!"

"Actually, I have a way. I can stop the dog from barking with a small gadget!"

"What little thing? Don't hold your breath, hurry up and say it!"

"Do you know the electric shock collar? This thing is called a magic weapon! After wearing it on the dog, you can shock it when it barks and bites. Pulling the rope..."

"Is there really such a god?"

"I won't lie to you, several dog breeders in our neighborhood use this thing, it's very useful!"

"I've also used an electric shock collar. The principle seems to be to sense the vibration of the vocal cords and then discharge it. It's not as amazing as you said. It's more or less useful..."

Xiaoxue read the discussion of netizens and asked curiously: "Mr. Store Manager, what is an electric shock collar? People say that this thing can stop dogs from barking and biting. Is it true?"

"What?"

Hearing Xiaoxue's words, Qian Bowen's heart moved, thinking that it would be nice to have such a convenient thing, if it is really useful, even if it is more expensive, he will buy it back - if the dog barks again in the middle of the night, he doesn't have to get out of bed, just put it on How convenient it is to shut up the dog by pressing the remote control on the bed!

The Beagle in his family used to be beaten, scolded, hungry and hungry because of its barking. problem.

"Don't do it! Poor Snoopy!" Suzuhara Mai stood in front of the display cabinet in panic, as if worried that Zhang Zian would really put an electric shock collar on the Beagle.

With a sad face, she repeated in a low voice: "Snoopy is very poor...Snoopy is very poor..."

Zhang Zian saw that she had a different look, and noticed that she was not saying "the dog is very poor", but specifically "the beagle is very poor". Could it be that she had raised a beagle before? Or have you ever had close contact with a Beagle?

Qian Bowen interrupted his reverie, and asked earnestly, "Master Zhang, do you have an electric shock collar here? Is this thing really useful?"

He was already terribly annoyed by the barking of dogs, and he was almost at the limit of his patience. When he suddenly heard of a solution that seemed to be a folk remedy, he went to the doctor in an emergency, as if he had caught a life-saving straw.

Zhang Zian shook his head, first comforted Suzuhara Mai, and said, "Don't worry, I don't have electric shock collars here, and I won't put electric shock collars on the dogs in the store. This thing is evil, and an upright gentleman like me would disdain it." Of."

Mai Suzuhara was relieved. The netizens in the live broadcast room were heartbroken and couldn't bear to see this girl studying abroad who didn't know the truth being cheated. They appealed to Xiaoxue to tell her the nature of Zhang Zian's pretender, scammer and sexual harassment criminal.

Zhang Zian explained to Qian Bowen again: "I've heard of electric shock collars. As for whether this thing can prevent dogs from barking and biting... To be honest, this depends on different dogs, so we can't generalize. Electric shock collars may indeed have some effect. But don't deify it too much. In the final analysis, it is just an auxiliary training tool and cannot be abused. What is abuse? Just like what the netizen said just now, you don't hold the rope when you go out to walk the dog. When it runs far away, you can shock it , This is abuse-you know, after you electrify it, it may have the opposite effect to the expected effect, it may run away because of fear, or even run away instead of running back."

A netizen agreed: "I agree with the manager's words, and put my heart into my heart. I don't agree with wearing electric shock collars for dogs. If anyone thinks it is enjoyable to be shocked, you may wish to go to Professor Yang and give it a try. It is guaranteed to fly!"

Zhang Zian pointed to Zhan Tian and said: "The real scientific training method is like the trainer of the police dog base training police dogs, with equal emphasis on kindness and power, and clear rewards and punishments. Do you think you can train police dogs with electric shock collars alone? It is absolutely impossible. It's just people trying to be lazy."

Qian Bowen smiled wryly, "Master Zhang, I don't want to be able to train a dog to be like a police dog. I don't have that ability. I just need to stop it from barking...Is there any good way?"

"Of course there is a method. Didn't you just ask why the beagle in my store barks very rarely even if it is not trained?" Zhang Zian said.

This question has been bothering Qian Bowen since just now. Why does his hard work training his own dog have no effect, but it is more barking than the dog in the pet store?

Xiaoxue and Weiwei also listened attentively.

Zhang Zian raised his chin, signaling for them to observe Xiaoqianqian who was squatting on the ground.

"Actually, a dog is very similar to a child—the more a dog is clingy, the more he wants the owner to pay more attention to it, and he wishes he could be with the owner and play with him 24 hours a day, but this is obviously unrealistic , We have to work, study, and do housework. It is impossible to accompany the dog 24 hours a day, which has created a gap with the dog's expectations. The dog does not understand these, it only hopes that the owner will accompany it more, so how can it win? What about the owner's attention? It's simple, barking."

Qian Bowen, Xiaoxue and Weiwei seemed to understand something, but they didn't fully understand it.

Zhang Zian continued: "Except for a few dogs, most dogs are very smart. When they come to a new family, they will test the owner and establish a code of conduct in the future. So, when you buy a dog home, if It likes to bark, this is what you should do instead of punishing it, let alone rewarding it with snacks, or even looking at it. If it wants to bark, let it bark and treat it cold, and it will soon understand this fact ——You can’t get the master’s attention by shouting, it’s useless except wasting energy.”

"Is it similar to children?" He laughed, "Children use crying and cheating to win the attention and sympathy of adults. This is a way of negotiation. If the adults give in and meet their demands, their subconscious I will realize that next time I can use crying to force adults to give in, as long as I cry louder."

Qian Bowen, Xiaoxue, Weiwei, and the netizens in the live broadcast room were all enlightened—Qian Bowen’s previous approach was a big mistake. When his little darling barked, he ran to feed it, or ordered it not to bark Well, for the Beagle dog who is very close, even if the owner scolds and beats it, it is better than the owner ignoring it and ignoring it. As long as it barks, it can see the owner, so it barks harder and harder, hoping to win. The master paid more attention, and it worked.

When Xiao Qianqian heard Zhang Zian's words, she also stopped wiping her tears in a daze.

Zhang Zian showed up and pointed to Zhan Tian, ​​"Basically every morning I take this retired police dog out for training. Before you guys entered the shop just now, it rubbed against my leg, meaning why didn't you go out today. I Tell it that it's very foggy outside today, so wait and see. So it lay down quietly and waited for me, because it understands that my decision cannot be changed, and there is no point in barking and playing tricks."

He raised his hand to indicate all the display cabinets with puppies, "When these puppies first came, they also barked a lot, especially the Beagle. When other dogs barked, it barked, and it barked louder than anyone else. They are all big, but I ignore them, they bark as much as they want, except for daily feeding, cleaning and walking the dog, I don’t care about them even if they bark loudly at other times-don’t worry about them barking because they are sick and uncomfortable , when they are sick and uncomfortable, they should be listless, how can they have the strength to call?"

Qian Bowen looked at his son thoughtfully. Is Zhang Zian just teaching him how to raise a dog? No, Zhang Zian was clearly hinting vaguely how he should educate his children.

If Zhang Zian's guess is correct, Shi Shi and Liu Sanlang's labrador may be the same, they pay too much attention to it, and it will run to care for it as soon as it barks, and make it happy, making it develop a habit of barking and disturbing the people vice.

Facing Xiaoxue's camera, he said to the netizens in the live broadcast room: "I said before that raising cats is like opening a harem—the more the better, and raising dogs is like raising sons—the quality is the most important thing, not the many. Because Cats can be tolerated, they are not very destructive, and they rarely go out, but dogs can’t, they must be trained. But don’t get me wrong, the so-called training does not only refer to training in the conventional sense, but also proper cold treatment. This is a training method, and it is a very important training method. If you don’t want to turn your dog into a vicious dog that disturbs the people, you must learn to ignore it when it barks, and play with it only when it calms down. Hey It eats."

"How about it, do you understand?" He smiled at Qian Bowen, "As long as you train well, you don't need an electric shock collar."

As soon as Qian Bowen grabbed Zhang Zian's hand, he became incoherent with excitement, "Shop Manager Zhang, thank you so much! I... I used to... Sigh... I really... really regret it!"

He tried his best to train the dog, but because of the ineffective training, it had the opposite effect. At this moment, Maosai suddenly realized, and his self-confidence that was destroyed by the Beagle was restored.

Zhang Zian pulled out his hand, shook his head and said, "I can only tell you the theory. It's not easy to operate in practice. You need to discuss it with your family. When the Beagle barks, everyone should ignore it. Including the guests, even if anyone is soft-hearted and responds to its barking, it will be encouraged and bark harder... I still don't recommend you to get a Beagle, it's fine if you're the only one, but With your wife and children around..."

Beagle dogs are special. This kind of dog is so close, and would rather be beaten than bark to win the attention of the owner. Men can hold it back ruthlessly, but women and children are easy to soften their hearts when they hear it screaming like that. Once they soften, all previous efforts will be wasted. Once bad habits are formed, it is difficult to change them.

Qian Bowen hesitated again, he is confident that he will not repeat the same mistakes, but can his wife and children bear it? How his wife and children dote on the dog, he knows very well, even if the dog food has been fed before the meal, as long as the little boy pounces on his lap during lunch, they will still pick up the ribs on the dining table and feed it...

"I want a little boy! Dad! Let's buy a little boy, shall we?" Xiao Qianqian jumped up from the ground, and said to his father, next to the beagle display case.

"Did you hear what Uncle said just now? Raising this kind of dog is a technical job. You can't pay attention to it when it barks, and only feed it and play with it when it doesn't bark. Can you do it?" Qian Bowen asked back .

"It's definitely possible, I guarantee it can be done!" Xiao Qianqian replied without thinking.

Even Xiaoxue and Weiwei could tell that Xiaoqianqian's answer was not thoughtful at all, it was just perfunctory, and he would forget this sentence after buying the dog home.

Qian Bowen knew that his son was capricious and mischievous, but he still took precautions, because the beagle in the store had been treated coldly by Zhang Zian, and it was not as barking as the one at his house before, maybe Can you try?

Netizens in the live broadcast room tried to persuade him not to be stupid. That brat's words couldn't be taken seriously at all. Buying the Beagle back would definitely hurt others and himself, and he would regret it later—it's a pity that he couldn't see these bullet screens.

"This kind of dog seems really difficult to keep. If you want to buy a dog, you should buy another dog..." Xiaoxue persuaded tactfully.

Seeing that the momentum was not right, Xiaoqian grinned, wiped the corners of his eyes and whimpered: "No! I want a little boy! Woooo~ I want a little boy! I won't leave unless you buy it for me. At worst, I will use my own New Year's money to buy! Woohoo~"

He tried this trick with success, thinking that as long as he cried and made a fuss, his father would satisfy his request, but he wiped away his tears for ten minutes, but no one persuaded him to stop crying.

Xiaoqianqian peeked out from between his fingers in bewilderment, his father was asking Zhang Zian for some knowledge and tips about raising dogs, Xiaoxue was introducing the different types of cats in the store to Weiwei, Suzuhara Mai stared intently at the beagles, As if he was recalling something, no one paid him any attention.

How is this going? Why is this trick not working?

He was so surprised that he even forgot to continue crying.

Seeing that he stopped crying, Qian Bowen turned around and said with a smile: "Okay, then you can use the lucky money to buy it. But aren't you planning to use the lucky money to buy a Switch? You can't buy a game console if you buy a dog, so you can only Continue playing with my classmates' game consoles."

Xiao Qianqian was stunned, his father seemed to be serious this time.

The appearance of the Switch appeared in his mind. After buying a game console, he still needs to buy games. The New Year's money is already very tight.

Dog or Switch, that is the question.

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