Animal Detective

Chapter 455 feels a bit childish.
There are four major police dog bases in China.

There is one in Ningshan, the police dog research institute where Meng Fuqiang also serves as a professor.

They are among the top in the country in terms of police dog training research.

And there is one in Kunming as well.

The police dog base in Changchun is renowned throughout the country.

Because they researched and bred the only superior working dog breed in China, namely the Kunming Dog.

It's the only one of its kind in the whole country.

Other police dog bases mainly import superior breeds from abroad, but only the one in Kunming has achieved localization, setting a precedent.

For Zhang Chaoshan, the secretary and director of the base, this is a source of great pride.

On the evening of the 19th, Zhang Chaoshan did not leave work. Instead, he stayed at the northeastern perimeter of the base, watching the workers install the wire fence.

Office Director Niu Xiaoguang was also there.

Looking at the makeshift tin shack, he frowned and said, "Secretary, aren't these conditions too rudimentary?"

The entire police dog base covers an area of ​​130 acres, which is not very large to be honest.

After receiving the mission, the base also gave it a try.

The existing kennels inside are not enough.

The base maintains a considerable number of police dogs year-round.

On the one hand, they need to conduct targeted breeding and scientific research, and on the other hand, they need to send successfully trained police dogs to all parts of the country.

The number of adult dogs remains at around forty to fifty for an extended period.

Then the base has another very important task, which is to undertake dog training tasks all over the country.

In other words, other bases bring their own police dogs, which they have purchased and bred, along with their handlers, to the base for training.

This is roughly the same size.

Therefore, the entire base has around one hundred police dogs awaiting training.

Each police dog needs its own kennel, so no matter how you calculate it, there are not enough kennels available for Shen Xin's hundreds of reserve police dogs.

After communication, Shen Xin proposed a solution: to set up a separate area, without dedicated kennels, and allow the dogs to live together in groups.

So, they simply designated an area at the foot of the mountain outside the base and built some temporary, simple houses.

They will live here and then be taken to the base to use its facilities for training.

Zhang Chaoshan sighed and said, "This matter is too urgent, there's no time to spare, we can only make do with this for now."

It's only been a few days since I received the notification.

As a result, Shen Xin was going to bring hundreds of dogs, and there was no way they could make it in time.

He nudged Niu Xiaoguang, telling him to go and keep watch outside the fence.

There are workers here, and police officers at the outer base are also busy clearing the bushes.

"The grass must be cleared thoroughly, leaving enough space for the isolation zone. Snake repellent powder must also be applied properly. This month is when snakes are plentiful, and it's dangerous if they dart into the enclosure."

This busy work didn't finally come to an end until almost 8 p.m.

After waiting a while longer, I finally received a call saying they had arrived.

A large crowd spontaneously gathered at the entrance of the base.

On the one hand, it's about ensuring safety and security; on the other hand, it's also about curiosity.

"Secretary, can he really train stray dogs to be police dogs? How exactly does he do it?" The director of the breeding research office couldn't help but mutter.

The news had already spread.

There is a master who is trying to double the number of drug-sniffing dogs in the country.

Everyone admires his boldness and initiative, but as experts in the field, they know all too well how difficult this is.

Training a qualified police dog is by no means a simple task.

Nationwide, there are 1,800 police dogs. That number is the result of decades of hard work and accumulation by countless police dog bases across the country.

After all, a qualified police dog can serve for several years.

That's how they accumulated 1,800 entries.

Shen Xin is something else. He asks for double the amount as soon as he opens his mouth, which means that he alone has done the work of so many bases across the country for more than ten years in one go.

Zhang Chaoshan craned his neck to look around and casually said, "There are always people more capable than you. They have the ability, so let's not think too much about it and just try our best to cooperate."

After learning about this, he inquired carefully and realized just how capable Shen Xin was.

Shen Xin pioneered the practice of training adult stray dogs into police dogs.

And Shen Xin also succeeded in doing it.

A police dog donation project has resulted in the training of two nationally renowned meritorious dogs.

There's also Tianqiao.

With Tianqiao's abilities, it won't be long before he's awarded the title of Meritorious Dog next year.

So no matter how unbelievable this matter was, the facts were right in front of him, and Zhang Chaoshan had no other thoughts besides being amazed.

"Furthermore, this is also a great opportunity for us to learn and conduct research."

"Especially your breeding research lab, keep a close eye on it and see what's so special about it."

Training stray dogs with unstable temperaments into working dogs is utterly counterintuitive.

Just then, the truck arrived.

Four large, tall trucks arrived at once.

"Good heavens, so many." Several leaders at the base glanced at them and were all taken aback.

Each truck had two levels and was filled with dogs.

"Secretary, I'm afraid we don't have enough space." Niu Xiaoguang was right next to Zhang Chaoshan, his eyes filled with shock.

First, the sheer number of dogs was astonishing; second, the variety of breeds was shocking.

It was truly bizarre and varied, a real hodgepodge, containing everything imaginable.

The lead truck stopped, and Shen Xin, who was in the passenger seat, jumped out of the truck immediately to meet it.

Shen Xin originally thought that hundreds or thousands of dogs were too many and difficult to obtain.

But when Shen Xin actually went to Yulin, he found that it wasn't as difficult as he had imagined.

Let's put it this way: Shen Xin has never seen so many dogs in his entire life.

It felt like dog traffickers all over the country were sending dogs to Yulin.

Wang Donghai previously mentioned that during the peak period on the summer solstice in Yulin, tens of thousands of dogs could be consumed in a single day.

Having witnessed it firsthand, Shen Xin truly believed it.

With such a wide selection range, let alone the original plan of 400 entries, it seems like reaching the target of 2,400 would be a piece of cake.

In fact, it went very smoothly.

Shen Xin went there on the 16th, and in just three days, he has selected 478 dogs from thousands of dogs.

The original goal has been achieved.

The reason we didn't continue the selection process was because we received a last-minute message.

The most important task of this trip to southern Yunnan is about to begin.

The dog could be bought anytime, but the mission couldn't wait, so Shen Xin immediately loaded it into the car and quickly returned to Chuncheng.

The anti-drug squad from Ningshan has arrived. They'll unload the dog here and head over to meet up with them.

"Secretary Zhang."

Shen Xin and Zhang Chaoshan spoke on the phone.

Zhang Chaoshan shook hands with Shen Xin in a daze, his face filled with undisguised shock, and pointed at the truck, asking how many there were.

Upon learning the specific figures, I gasped again.

"This is too much."

Zhang Chaoshan stared, his eyes wide.

During their previous phone conversation, he learned a little about Shen Xin's plan and knew that Shen Xin intended to start with a small portion.

And this small fraction alone amounts to four hundred!
As for Shen Xin's choice to buy it in Yulin, Zhang Chaoshan thought it was a good idea.

The key point is that Shenxin departed on the 16th, and today is only the 19th. In just a few days, they've brought back so many people?

Niu Xiaoguang just said that the prepared area may not be enough.

At this moment, Zhang Chaoshan could only think that there wasn't enough space or manpower.

When we resume training, the base will definitely need to cooperate and help us with the process.

The problem is that, including ourselves, the base only has eighty or ninety people.

Nearly five hundred dogs—that's not enough no matter how you calculate it.

They can't manage it all.

And these dogs...

Zhang Chaoshan moved closer and saw that most of the dogs were huddled in the shadows inside the fence, with only pairs of fearful and terrified eyes visible.

Some, however, are excessively active, running around everywhere and even biting and fighting each other.

"Shen Xin, if I may ask, did you select all of these?" he asked, pointing to the truck.

Zhang Chaoshan has never tried to train stray dogs to be police dogs.

But based on his professional experience, at the very least, he should conduct a test and assessment of the dog's physical condition and personality, and carefully select one.

Where is Shen Xin?

It felt like going to Yulin and casually picking up a few hundred dogs was a bit too... childish.

Shen Xin nodded: "That's right, I selected them all."

Zhang Chaoshan fell silent.

Shen Xin said yes, that's it.

Anyway, he felt there wasn't enough time.

Right now, he took Shen Xin to see the prepared living area.

“Shen Xin, time is too tight and the place is too small. How about this, I’ll clear out some rooms in the work area to accommodate them,” Zhang Chaoshan suggested.

He never expected that Shen Xin would pull back so many people in one go.

Shen Xin glanced around quickly and said, "Secretary Zhang, compared to their original living conditions, this is already very good."

"A place to shelter from the wind and rain, and some food are enough. They are not puppies, but adult dogs, so they are not that delicate."

When we bought them, they were all huddled in narrow cages, with no room to even turn around. Coming to such an environment, where they can run freely, is already paradise.

Since Shen Xin had said so, Zhang Chaoshan had no choice but to nod.

I just felt a little awkward about what they were saying. What did they mean by "not that delicate"?

Is this referring to the police dogs at the base who live in large single rooms?
(End of this chapter)