Chapter 57 The Puppy Arrives
Shi Tingyu’s lunch break was not too long. As soon as the school bell rang, she hurried to the camp.
Because of the interviews, she came to the camp more frequently in the past two days, and the young soldiers on guard knew her.
When she arrived, Lu Weiguo was already waiting at the door.
They went to the cafeteria to eat before going to the military dog base.
The base was at the back of the camp, and the place was large and clean.
The one who came out to greet them was Li, the squad leader of the military dog base.
He was tall and rugged, and looked powerful.
Shi Tingyu felt that only such a person could pull the military dog.
Squad Leader Li welcomed Shi Tingyu and Lu Weiguo. They were under great pressure to raise those disqualified military dogs. The food they provided was for military dogs, not for those disqualified dogs that could not become military dogs.
Some dogs that failed to complete training and could not become military dogs might be kept as sparring partners or for new soldiers to practice with, or simply sold directly to the public.
However, those with major defects, such as disabilities, would be disposed of.
He was happy for those dogs when someone came to adopt them.
The kennel was cleaned very cleanly by the soldiers, and Shi Tingyu did not smell any particularly strong odor even in summer.
Looking at the tall and mighty military dogs, Shi Tingyu's eyes lit up.
Most military dogs nowadays are wolf dogs, and the most common of them are Laizhou red dogs.
Laizhou red dogs
She also saw a few wolf-blue Kunming dogs.
Kunming dogs
At this time, Kunming dogs were not widely used, and many were used for breeding.
And it seems that this breed has not yet been named.
Shi Tingyu looked at the Kunming dogs and said, "This dog looks smart."
Squad Leader Li liked to hear this, and he introduced it with great interest: "These are borrowed from the south. Although they have been bred a few years ago, they have not been used in large quantities. If they are finally promoted, they will definitely be a great weapon among military dogs."
The few dogs in the base were all brought by him personally. They are obedient, brave and smart, have strong bite force, keen sense of smell, and are tough and easy to raise.
Squad Leader Li started to recommend, talking nonstop.
Lu Weiguo took one look at him and probably knew that this kind of dog might be suitable for them to adopt.
Sure enough, after the tour, Squad Leader Li took them to the puppy area.
Five or six Kunming dog puppies were eating happily in the dog house. When they saw people coming, they wagged their tails and came over to them.
When Shi Tingyu saw this, her heart melted.
It was also at this time that she discovered a puppy squeezed in the pack of dogs. It walked unsteadily and was squeezed to the ground.
She looked carefully and found that the puppy's right front leg seemed to be disabled.
"What's wrong with this one? Is its leg broken?" Lu Weiguo also noticed it and asked Squad Leader Li next to him.
Squad leader Li looked at the dog and couldn't help but sigh, "It's just that it's born with some disabilities. The bones of the right front leg are not well developed, and the strength is not enough."
Such a dog obviously cannot become a military dog. This is different from other dogs that cannot become military dogs because they fail to pass the training.
Dogs that fail the training can still be used as sparring partners, and it's not a physical reason. People who like this kind of dog can also adopt it, but it's different for disabled dogs. They have no value, and not many people are willing to adopt them.
After all, who has the time to spend food to raise a disabled dog now?
He also saw that the wife of the battalion commander Lu liked dogs very much, so he thought about trying to let her adopt it, which would also be a way for the dog to survive.
Seeing that Captain Lu seemed a little hesitant, he quickly said: "Captain, although this little guy is a little disabled, he is very clever and smart."
Lu Weiguo was a little hesitant. If he adopted the puppy himself, he would have no objection, but he gave it to his wife mainly because he wanted the dog to be able to guard the house and protect his wife and accompany her when he was on a mission.
But the dog's leg was disabled, so its strength would be greatly reduced.
Shi Tingyu saw Lu Weiguo's concern at once. She smiled and stretched out her hand to the puppy with a disabled leg, saying: "It doesn't matter, I think this one is good, let's take this one."
Lu Weiguo looked at his wife who was still interacting frequently with the puppy, and a warm color flashed in his eyes. His wife was soft-hearted and kind-hearted.
He also knew that if no one adopted this congenitally disabled dog, the future would not be good, so he let her do as she pleased.
"Okay, then this one. If you think it's good later, you can get another healthy one." Lu Weiguo said.
He didn't mind spending more food, as long as his wife was happy.
Seeing that the couple had decided to adopt the dog, Li was excited, "Okay, I'll release it now, Battalion Commander, sister-in-law, I promise you will like this dog when you take it home. It's really obedient and smart."
He treated these military dogs like his own children and was very happy for them.
He added, "Sister-in-law, you can bring it here to practice with us. When it grows up, its legs will be stronger. This degree of disability will not affect its health in the future." Shi
Tingyu looked at the puppy that was released, reached out and touched its head, turned to look at Li, and solemnly assured, "Don't worry, Li, I will definitely treat it well."
With Shi Tingyu's assurance, Li felt relieved and sent the two away warmly. He prayed in his heart that there would be more people like sister-in-law who would not mind the puppies' disabilities to adopt them in the future.
Lu Weiguo held the puppy all the way and helped Shi Tingyu return to the family home.
Mrs. Zhang, who was washing clothes next door, saw it and came over to take a look with a little curiosity, "Xiao Lu, sister, did you buy a dog?"
Shi Tingyu touched the puppy that kept struggling in Lu Weiguo's arms and explained, "We adopted this from the military dog team."
Mrs. Zhang was surprised, "Oh, then this little guy will be quite big when he grows up."
Now they have reached the doorstep, and Lu Weiguo saw that the puppy was struggling hard, so he put it down.
After putting the puppy down, it ran in the direction of Shi Tingyu. Because it ran too fast, its right front leg was not strong enough, and its center of gravity was unstable and it fell on its head.
Shi Tingyu hurried forward to take a look, and fortunately the dog climbed up again and wagged its tail at Shi Tingyu.
Mrs. Zhang pulled Shi Tingyu over and said, "Sister, why did you adopt a disabled dog? Can it guard the house in the future? The military dog team has some dogs that are not trained properly, and they can also be adopted."
Mrs. Zhang was afraid that Shi Tingyu would be soft-hearted, so she adopted such a dog after hearing what the military dog team said.
Nowadays, people don't have the habit of raising dogs as sons. Dogs are basically raised for guarding the house. No one really raises a disabled dog, at least Mrs. Zhang has never seen one.
Shi Tingyu knew that Mrs. Zhang was doing this for her own good, and she didn't mean to correct her concept.
Each generation has its own ideas, and these are changed due to differences in national conditions and family circumstances.
After Lu Weiguo and Shi Tingyu returned home, they made a nest for the puppy under the corridor and did not put a chain on it for the time being.
The current dog can't pose a threat to people. Shi Tingyu plans to train it before it grows up and can bite people. It won't be too late to put it on a leash then.
Anyway, it's in its own yard and won't run away.
With this idea, Shi Tingyu suddenly felt energetic.
At night, Shi Tingyu and Lu Weiguo lay on the bed and thought of a name for the dog.
Thinking that its parents are both excellent military dogs, the son can't be bad, so they gave it a name like a sharp sword.
Shi Tingyu originally wanted to call him General.
But he was stopped by Lu Weiguo. In the camp, the name of General can't be called casually.
Especially this name is given to a dog.