Xing'an Mountains 1984: Starting from climbing mountains to support the family

Chapter 111 Training the Puppies

Chen Weidong smiled and said, "Da Ni, Er Ni, San Ni, you three also want to eat candied haws?"

"I want to eat~"

"Dad, I want to eat!"

The three little girls also nodded.

"Okay, I'll go to the county town this time to buy you some candied haws!"

"Dad, don't forget it."

Before leaving, Si Ni did not forget to give some reminders.

This little snack~
Driving a donkey cart to the county town.

When Chen Weidong arrived in the county town, he sold platycodon and badger oil.

Platycodon was sold for fifty-three dollars and forty-three cents, and badger oil was sold for fifty-four dollars and eighty-four cents.

Then Chen Weidong went to South Street in the county town and bought five hens and two roosters.

With so many old hens, our family will never have to worry about having no eggs to eat.

Seeing the old man selling candied haws shouting on the street! Chen Weidong remembered the many instructions given by the little girls before he left.
However, Chen Weidong did not go to buy candied haws immediately. Instead, he went to the supply and marketing cooperative first and bought some household items. Before leaving, he asked the salesperson for a piece of oil paper to wrap things.

Chen Weidong was going to use this oil paper to wrap the candied haws. After all, the old man selling the candied haws these days didn't have anything in his hands, otherwise it would be difficult for Chen Weidong to carry the candied haws while driving the donkey cart.

I bought six strings of candied haws and wrapped them in oil paper.

Chen Weidong ate a bowl of delicious shredded pork noodles at a noodle shop on the street, and immediately drove his donkey cart home.

Just got home,

Chen Weidong saw six little girls running towards him with their short legs.

"Why didn't you go out to play today?"

Chen Weidong smiled and said that he didn't spend much time in the county town and it would be around four o'clock now.

"Who said you didn't go out to play? These little ones know when you left. They know when you will be back, so they ran home early in the morning to wait for you."

At this time, Liu Xueting walked over with a smile.

"Mom, Dad bought a lot of chickens?" Sanni said in a baby voice at this time.

"Raise more chickens, and we won't have to worry about eggs in the future!"

Liu Xueting took the seven tied chickens from Chen Weidong and tied them up.

Several little girls were still surrounding Chen Weidong, looking at him eagerly.

"Dad, candied haws! Candied haws!"

Wu Ni has already hugged Chen Weidong, crying for help while trying hard to pull up!

"Dad, where are the candied haws? Why can't I see them?" Si Ni was already leaning on the donkey cart and looking inside.

"Here? Don't worry!"

Chen Weidong took out the candied haws wrapped in oil paper.

The red candied haws made a group of little girls scream with joy.

Several little girls immediately raised their hands.

Xiaoliu also followed his sister's example and raised his little hand.

This is asking for candied haws...

"Dani, yours."

"Er Ni, yours."

"..."

"Wuni..."

The little girls happily took the candied haws and ran to eat them. Only Xiaoliu looked up at him and said, "Dad, I want some~"

Chen Weidong gave the candied haws to Liu Xueting, and Xiaoliu staggered after him.

Then he packed up the things on the donkey cart and went outside to get some wheat straw to feed the donkey.

After finishing his work, Chen Weidong went to Shitou and Bingzi's homes again and gave each of them 15 yuan.
This amount of money is not small for Shitou and Bingzi, and since they followed Chen Weidong,
Not to mention the delicious food and spicy drinks, there is almost no shortage of meat for every meal in their home. They not only admire Chen Weidong but are also grateful to him.

I roasted a fire at Shitou's house for a while and then went home.

In a flash,
A day passed, after all, it was already four o'clock when we returned from the county town.

The next day, Chen Weidong slept in.

Liu Xueting didn't let the children disturb him, but asked Dani to take her sister out to play, because her husband got up very early every day these days. Liu Xueting didn't say it, but she felt very sorry for her husband in her heart.

After Chen Weidong got up, Liu Xueting heated up breakfast for him.

After Chen Weidong finished washing up, he saw that the yard was cleaned by Liu Xueting.

The badger skins and raccoon dog skins that were peeled yesterday, as well as the roe deer skins, rabbit skins, greyhound skins, etc. that were peeled before, have all been taken by Liu Xueting and hung on the tree.

These skins can only be sold after they are dried. For example, rabbit skins can be made into gloves and hats for the little ones after they are dried.

Then he went to look at the dogs in the dog pen. Now Chen Weidong no longer allowed the little ones to play with them privately. The puppies usually liked to follow behind the little girls. After all, Chen Weidong raised hunting dogs.

Moreover, the four puppies suffered a lot following the little girls. Those who have children know this, but the little ones don’t. Sometimes, when the puppies are carried in their arms, Black Tiger and White Tiger are often ridden. It is conceivable that Chen Weidong’s restriction is also for the good of the puppies.

But the happiest thing about Chen Weidong's dog is that it eats better than other dogs.

Other people's dogs, when they don't go into the mountains to hunt, only have two meals a day, and can only eat half full at most.

The dog in Chen Weidong's family has three meals a day, all-you-can-eat, and they eat special dog food.

Therefore, after the two big dogs "Black Tiger" and "White Tiger" came to Chen Weidong's home, their fur became shiny and their bodies became much stronger than before.

There were four puppies, and the head of that one was jumping up quickly.

It has been less than a month since they came to Chen Weidong's home. Including the time before weaning, it has only been about one or two months. They are bigger than the two or three-month-old puppies in other people's homes, and each one is full of energy.

As soon as Chen Weidong let them out, they started running around, allowing the two big dogs and four puppies to move around in the yard.

Seeing that the puppies had grown up, Chen Weidong had nothing to do in the afternoon, so he planned to take the four puppies into the mountains for training. Of course, it was only field training on a nearby hill.

If you want to be a top hunting dog, it is essential to train in the mountains from a young age.

Chen Weidong had a simple breakfast, then chatted with his wife while training the dog in the yard until it was almost time for dinner. The little girls came home one after another, clinging to Chen Weidong and acting coquettishly, while the older ones began to help Liu Xueting with the work.

After lunch, Chen Weidong changed into clothes for the mountain, tied up his trouser legs with a strip of cloth, and took his knife.

I carried a gun on my back, but only brought ten bullets this time because I was going into the mountains to train dogs.

The reason for bringing a gun is also for safety reasons.

Slingshot, mud balls brought some.

You don't need to bring anything else.

After informing Liu Xueting, he brought the black tiger, the white tiger, and the four puppies up the mountain. Chen Weidong did not feed the puppies before entering the mountain.

Pine forest.

Chen Weidong hasn't been there for a long time. That place is a good place to train puppies.
Bringing Black Tiger and White Tiger with you can also let the two dogs hold these puppies back, allowing them to avoid taking detours, and saving Chen Weidong a lot of trouble!

Chen Weidong led two big dogs and four small dogs all the way to the pine forest.

Two big dogs and four puppies, especially the four puppies, went into the mountains for the first time.

Although he was also tied with a rope, he was in high spirits and was curious about everything he saw.

From time to time, it would run to the side of the road to sniff, pee, and then move forward when being pulled by a rope.

Not a moment.

When you come to the pine forest, you can hear the chirping of greyhounds from time to time.

Greyhounds are such animals. If Chen Weidong doesn't visit them for a while, they will become bolder and run around in the pine forest.

Chen Weidong untied the dog leash.

Black Tiger and White Tiger, along with Big Dragon, Second Dragon and their four puppies, ran into the pine forest.
The black tiger and the white tiger were very fast. The greyhound under a pine tree was bitten by the black tiger before it could climb up the tree.

The four puppies followed suit.
But after all, it was too small.

I could only chase after it stupidly with my short legs, but I couldn't catch up at all.

The black tiger was very smart. As if it knew that its master was training the puppies to hunt, it helped the four puppies chase the gray dog. Relatively speaking, the white tiger, as the mother of the puppies, did not do as well as the black tiger in this regard.

Two big dogs and four puppies were chasing the greyhound in the pine forest. Chen Weidong also held a slingshot and shot at the trees from time to time.

A wounded greyhound was bitten by Erlong.

Erlong wagged his tail and happily presented the prey to Chen Weidong.

Chen Weidong touched the dog's head generously.

To deal with hunting dogs that have caught prey,
Rewards are essential, especially praise from the owner.

really.

The little silly dog ​​ran over again with great energy.

Two hours later, the pine forest was quiet because of the dogs.

Then Chen Weidong skinned and chopped up the four greyhounds in his hands and fed them to Black Tiger and White Tiger, including the four puppies.

This is also a way to train dogs. Inexperienced puppies are hungry before entering the mountains.

After you hunt wild animals in the mountains, feed them some of their meat to let them know that there is meat to eat when they go into the mountains.

After a few more times, the puppy will develop a habit of eating meat in the mountains, and will become excited when going into the mountains again.

If you want to train your dog to bite a certain part of an animal, such as using the claws or biting the back pocket when hunting wild boars, then use this part to feed the dog every time.

After a long time, when the dog really hunts, it will bite this part.

Then Chen Weidong trained the four puppies for a while, especially some of the owner's instructions, such as throwing a greyhound and asking them to pick it up, going back and forth several times.
There were also some whistle instructions, etc., which Chen Weidong used on the puppies. After Chen Weidong's simple training, these puppies were already able to hear some simple instructions.

They kept training on the mountain until four or five o'clock. Then Chen Weidong took out some of the dog food he brought and fed both the big and small dogs. They were ready to go down the mountain, so Chen Weidong fed the dogs directly.

Then he led the dog down the mountain. All the greyhounds he caught this time were used to feed their puppies, and he only got five or six greyhound skins.

During the training, Chen Weidong had been observing several puppies, and the one with the best performance was Dalong.

It didn't bark along the way, but just walked silently. If a puppy fell behind, it would immediately go over and bare its teeth, making a threatening sound of "wool", and the puppy would immediately follow the group obediently.

It's only two months old, but it has already established its status among the dogs.

(End of this chapter)