Back in the 1980s, hiking in the mountains was also a way of life

However, to Wang An's utter surprise, the scene he had imagined—that after he and his men fired their shots, the pack of dogs would rush back to tear the wild boar apart upon hearing the gunshots—did not happen.

To be honest, Wang An has been thinking about ways to change the fact that hunting dogs will attack immediately upon hearing gunfire.

Normally, the reason why hunting dogs will attack when they hear gunshots is actually the result of deliberate training by the hunters.

Because hunters in the early days didn't have much money, they rarely used guns, even single-barreled shotguns. Most of them used old-fashioned guns, also known as shotguns. Of course, these guns had many other names, such as "firearms," ​​"homemade guns," "gunpowder guns," and "firearms," ​​etc.

Regardless of their name, they are all used in the same way and on the same principle: gunpowder is loaded into the gun from the muzzle, followed by steel balls or iron filings. They are loaded once and fired once, and then the gunpowder and steel balls are reloaded before they can be used.

This gun is not only quite cumbersome to use, but also has a short range and very limited lethality.

Therefore, after firing, in order to have time to reload the gunpowder and steel balls, the hunter must have the hunting dogs hold off the prey to prevent it from escaping or even attacking the hunter.

Therefore, the vast majority of hunting dogs are trained to attack upon hearing a gunshot.

Of course, this habit of hunting dogs can indeed provide good protection for hunters who use shotguns or single-barreled hunting, since it allows the hunting dogs to face the prey directly, rather than the hunters facing the danger themselves.

However, Wang An had long realized that the behavior of Dahei and the other dogs actually greatly restricted his ability to fire. Even when he was firing, he was hesitant and restrained, fearing that the hunting dogs might suddenly appear in his sights.

However, the dogs, including Big Black, had already developed the habit of attacking whenever they heard a gunshot, and it was indeed not easy to change that.

Moreover, sometimes when danger arises but there isn't enough time to aim and fire, the sound of gunfire can indeed prompt the hounds to react immediately, thus giving themselves and others a chance to escape danger.

However, the probability of this happening is extremely low. With several people holding Type 56 semi-automatic rifles and a pack of hunting dogs around, any danger would normally be detected in advance, so this situation is very rare.

Therefore, the dogs, led by Dahei, did not rush forward to bite the prey, thus not affecting Wang An and his group's ability to fire their guns, which was a great surprise for them.

And so, under the combined fire of four Type 56 semi-automatic rifles, none of the more than 20 wild boars in front of them managed to get far before they all went to meet Buddha.

Only after the gunfire stopped did the pack of dogs, led by Big Black, charge towards the wild boars scattered around that were not yet dead.

Putting down the gun, Mu Xueli said excitedly:
"Our pack of dogs is becoming more and more human-like, hahaha. I was worried that before we even opened fire, the dogs would start tearing us apart."

Wang Li was also very happy and said:

"Yeah, if all the dogs rush forward, I'm afraid I'll hit them when I shoot."

Although Wang An was also very happy, he didn't say anything, but watched with a smile as the dogs tore at the wild boar.

After the dogs had finished venting, Wang An stepped forward and started rubbing Big Black's head, saying as he did so:

"Okay, Big Black, hahaha, keep doing it this way from now on. As long as the gunfire continues, don't rush forward. Wait until we stop shooting before you go in. Hahaha, not bad, not bad, very good."

Just as Wang An was stroking Dahei's head to encourage its behavior, Xiaohei suddenly came up and wagged its tail at Wang An.

Although Wang An didn't know what "Xiao Hei" meant, he still reached out and patted Xiao Hei's head, praising it with a smile:
"Xiao Hei is doing well too, so you have to cooperate with Da Hei. You can't just keep thinking about being the leader all day long, you know?" To be honest, apart from always thinking about replacing Da Hei and becoming the leader of the dog gang, Xiao Hei is not bad in any other way.

It is both intelligent and can understand what Wang An is saying. Moreover, after such a long period of growth, it is in no way inferior to Dahei in terms of various abilities. If Dahei were not still at the peak of its dog life, then the leader of this dog gang would definitely be Xiaohei.

Most importantly, Xiao Hei is probably a very large dog because it is an only child. It even looks bigger than Da Hei, the largest dog in the pack.

Wang An's stroking and praise made Xiao Hei even happier, and its tail wagged even more vigorously.

Besides providing meat, the mental encouragement of hunting dogs is equally important.

This is because it makes the hunting dogs trust their owner more and understand the commands given by the owner more easily.

After stroking them for a while, Wang An wanted to stand up and help bleed the wild boars. Although Wang Li, Mu Xueli, and Huang Zhong were already doing it, the wild boars that had been killed still needed to be bled as soon as possible.

Unexpectedly, Little Black suddenly barked at Big Black a few times, its voice filled with resentment and dissatisfaction.

Then, Dahei turned its head and barked at Wang An a few times, and poked Xiaohei twice with its left front paw.

Wang An was a little confused by the two dogs' sudden actions, and frowned as he said to them:

"What's wrong? What does this mean?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Hei became even more anxious and started jumping around, while Da Hei barked wildly at the pigs a few times and then pointed at Xiao Hei with its paw.

Wang An looked at the group of pigs, frowned and pondered for a long time. Then, recalling Xiao Hei's earlier act of actively seeking petting, he suddenly realized something and tentatively asked:

"So you mean this was Little Black's idea, not Big Black's, is that right?"

After Wang An finished speaking, Dahei nodded like a human, and Xiaohei also nodded in the same way, except that it nodded while jumping.

Furthermore, its calls changed from resentful and dissatisfied to very excited and happy.

Wang An was taken aback at first, mainly because he didn't expect that Xiao Hei, the dog, could do something like actively seeking credit, just like a person.

Immediately afterwards, Wang An laughed heartily and said to Xiao Hei:

"As a dog, you must have eight hundred schemes running through your head every day, hahaha."

Despite saying that, Wang An still squatted down and picked up Xiao Hei, who weighed about 140 pounds, giving Xiao Hei the greatest recognition and encouragement.

Little Black, with its mouth wide open and tongue lolling out, looked utterly delighted. (End of Chapter)