? As the morning sun dawned, birds tossed and chirped in the branches outside the window as they began their day's foraging.
? Blackie comes out of his kennel to stretch: his head leans forward with his front paws, his fat buttocks pucker high, and then he does it again in the opposite direction. Blackie comes to Old Man Li's bed, stands up and scratches his arm with his front paws, as if to say: get up and take Little Master for a walk.
? Old man Li reluctant to get up from the bed, to the black boy set on the chest strap, opened the door, black boy a trot scampered to the front door of the public housing, with claws pouncing on the iron door, turned back to the old man Li barking: hurry up, don't dilly-dallying, the small master of the night held back the feces and urine, the need to go to the outside world to release.
? Li old man opened the door of the public housing electronic door lock: "Just play at the door, do not run far away, the old man washed up to take you to the green field. "Blackie head also did not return, ran to the road side of the road teeth, cocked up his hind legs withdrew a bubble of urine, see the front of the ground there are a few birds in the foraging, cheerfully chased after the past.
? Old man Li will open the iron gate straight, with the rope on the railings guard to buckle the pull handle of the iron gate, leaving the door for the puppy.
? Old man Li is gargling and brushing his teeth, only to hear a woman's scream outside: "Whose dog is this, how to chase my dog not to let go! "
? Old Li hurriedly wiped his mouth with a towel, took the dog walking rope out of the door, only to see not far from a Teddy around the hostess in a desperate turn, Blackie relentlessly chasing the Teddy, the woman in a high voice scolded: "Get out of the way, don't come over. "
? "Stand still, don't move. "Old man Li shouted, Blackie obediently stood in place and did not move, allowing old man Li to buckle the rope on its chest and back strap.
? "They are playing, this dog of yours is a female, right? "Old man Li said with an apology.
? The woman picked up Teddy and said resentfully as she walked away, "Your dog is too savage and lacks conditioning. "
? "This is what animal nature makes. "Old man Li said hopelessly.
? Blackie is a lovely black and white two-color Corgi, two years old this year, according to the biological basis, equivalent to human twenty-three or four years old, the opposite sex has a strong physiological desire, old man Li realized that in the future can no longer be free to fly, you have to use the rope tethered to it with the action, there is time to go to the pet store to hang up, to see if there is a need in this area of the dog owner can be free of charge to provide seed sources.
? It is already mid-autumn, along the way residential neighborhoods planted osmanthus trees exudes a light refreshing aroma, Li old man holding black, slowly and leisurely along the boulevard towards the completely open green space.
? City construction toward the direction of humane development, a large green space was developed, retired aunt, old man in the green square boxing, gymnastics to prolong life. Every day old man Li came to the green square are relatively early, there is a large area of grass and thick woods, sparse not a few people, the old Li let go of the black boy, let it in the bushes, grass, wantonly running, looking at the short-legged black boy in the bushes together with an undulation of joyful back and forth, the old Li laughed, as if to see their own young figure.
? "Old Li, walking the dog. "
? Old man Li looked back, see is the next neighborhood of old Zhang, holding a large cloth bag, footsteps in a hurry.
? "Old Zhang, where to go? "
? "Fresh supermarkets open today also put the national reserve meat, I have to go early to line up to buy some pork with ribs. You also go to buy some it, the dog likes to eat. "
? "Thank you, you go slowly. "
? Old man Li knows that the price of pork on the market during this period of time is outrageous, said to be caused by the African swine fever disease, pork has increased more than twenty yuan per catty, equivalent to the price of meat doubled, no wonder the old man Zhang, who likes to eat meat, is in a hurry. Old man Li will be very busy today, after walking his dog and cleaning up Blackie's feces, he has to go to the street office at nine o'clock for Blackie's semi-annual vaccination. Seeing someone to walk the dog, old man Li rushed for the black boy buckle on the rope, black boy is very reluctant, one by one with all four limbs planing the ground want to go to play with the meeting, the throat issued a low roar: dead old man, a little bit of not good understanding of the dog's intentions, let go of me, so that I go to play! Old man Li said to Blackie: "You have reached the point, go back to eat. "Then also do not care whether it is willing or not, pulling the black boy left the green space.
? To the home, Li old man with a wet rag to wipe the black boy's four paws, take off the chest and back straps, the black boy bobbing and weaving to follow the old man Li, the old Li peeled a poached egg himself ate the egg white, the yolk of the egg plus a piece of beef jerky to break open the rubbed with the tin bowl of dog food mixed together with the black boy and said: "Eat all of them, do not allow the remaining. "
? Speaking of old man Li dog is also an interesting story. When he was young, he raised birds, turtles, ornamental fish, and a variety of flowers and plants, but he did not have a dog. Sometimes on the road to see others walking their dogs and dogs with urine and feces will also be a few words. Daughter went abroad after his wife also went abroad to live with his daughter, they mobilized him out, but old man Li stubborn, said I'm at home to help you look after the family, in case you have a breeze abroad, at least there is a home in the country, like migrant workers into the city to work if they can't make it, go back to their hometowns to have the land to starve. In this way, Li old man alone over the past three years, want to sleep on sleep want to eat on eat, occasionally with friends to the Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas of the dashing game also occasionally party drink a small wine, days comfortable not to say, the key is that no one cared about him. Daughter learned that Dad's work and rest system is not regular, worried about the long term body will certainly have problems, well every year the old Lee's birthday this day will receive his wife and daughter will send him a gift, nothing more than the foreign popular jacket, food. This day, the old Lee in addition to receiving these gifts, but also received a domestic SF Express, a large two cardboard box, one of the box has holes on all sides, the delivery of the courier to ask him to open the face to sign. Li old man opened the cardboard box inside is a wire dog cage, a black dog cowering in a corner of the cage, pitiful eyes looking at the old Li, another box are dog food and supplies, goat's milk, jerky, puppy dog food; there is a container of water and food, the old Li head look at these things received a little bit of tears and laughter, no way to accept it first.
? Daughter said in the WeChat sent to him: Dad, I know you do not like to raise a dog, but my mom and I are abroad, you are a little lonely, first raise a period of time to try, really do not like it can be given away, you can search for a dog on Baidu, I wish you a happy birthday.
? Old man Li felt idle is also idle, now the city is more and more people to raise dogs, there are widows and orphans in order to get rid of loneliness to raise a dog, there are children to become a family outside to buy a dog to accompany their parents and relatives, why not try to feed it. Li old man to the little bitty name "black", puppy appetite big growth very quickly, and humane, Li old man training it fixed-point urination and defecation, regular meals, three months time black from the time of the three pounds or so up to twelve or thirteen pounds, black back and white chest, very spiritual.
? On this day, Li old man for the first time to take the black boy out of the house to go to the street office to play the chip to do the dog license. The three-month-old black boy is very excited, although there is a rope holding, but the outside world is full of curiosity, along the way in the roadside, bushes, poles next to the urine, all the way to chase the butterfly sparrow, play a lot of fun, from this point on, the black boy no longer at home peeing and pooping, morning and evening two of the dog walked into the old man of Li's necessary homework.
? In the blink of an eye, two years have passed, Blackie has grown into a twenty-five six pounds of adult male dogs. Walking swaying fat buttocks, running up a slip of wind, barking loud, triangular face, black eyes, black nose black face, two eyes to the nose between a thumb wide white line, a pair of erect powerful ears, black and white fur closely glossy, Li old man watching the computer and listening to music, Blackie like to jump on him lying on his cocked legs with a tongue to lick his hands and feet, or simply sleep at his feet. Old Man Li has become good friends with Blackie without realizing it, taking walks and playing together.
? Old man Li took Blackie after the vaccination, paid the annual dog license fee, slowly and leisurely to the fresh supermarket. Only to see the supermarket door brow hanging high on the red banner slogan: national designated reserve meat put point. Supermarket door crowded, old men and women desperately trying to squeeze in, a salesman shouted: "Do not squeeze, do not squeeze, sold out today and tomorrow. "Old man Li saw this scene, shook his head, thought some time ago, the opening of the market customer opening is also everyone bravely, for fear of cheap good goods are bought by others, fortunately, the home refrigerator storage of pork and beef, a few days and then look at it. Just want to go home, suddenly someone called him: "Old Lee, the first few times the phone about your travel, you are looking for all kinds of reasons to shirk, is the side of this dog to keep you on a leash? "
? "Old Wang, bought so much meat? "Old man Li replied.
? Lao Wang will be a horse jacket bag of meat on the side of the pocket of the electric bicycle, smilingly said: "Wife complained that the original is a big bowl of braised meat, now either meat or shredded meat, you traveled out of the money never counted. This is not, hear the news specially rushed to buy more. "
? "Your wife is right, less go out once, the price of meat is expensive can also buy a lot. "
? "No kidding, the main thing is that it went up too much at once, not used to it, and not lack of these few dollars. Next week a few old friends about to go to the farmhouse to play, they all mention you when you first go out together, think you belly goods, interesting, go together. "
? "Let's talk about it, I can not go. "
? "Send Blackie to the pet store for three or four days. "
? "No, remember last year with you guys out, Blackie boarded the pet store on two days, go to collect it reeked, after a short time also triggered skin allergies, until now, Blackie see this pet store still shivering. "
? "Old Lee, why are you so bitter? Being trapped by a dog. "Finished, the old king rode on the electric bike and left.
? Old man Li holding black boy toward the direction of home, the road he was thinking, is it I will be with black boy so always live on? It looks like you have to talk to the elderly dog owners to find out how they live with their dogs, and then make your move tomorrow.
Trivia about dog ownership (recorded in an interview with Old Li)
Old Shi, retired, likes to talk about his daughter's wedding. Tongue, his daughter to get married, see Dad's idle panic, from a friend to get a coffee-colored Teddy let him keep, strange, since the old stone has Gege (old stone for the dog's name), the mood has changed, every morning and evening to see him in the neighborhood green holding Gege around and around, never put it down to walk, people see strange, ask why he did not let it walk around on its own? Stone said: "This is called a parasitic dog, have to be held. "Daughter married, every daughter off duty time, the old stone holding Gege in the daughter's work not far from the company's gate waiting for the daughter off duty, to be seen after the daughter's silhouette will not say anything to go. According to the neighbors, the old man has never had a child in his life.
Old Yin, his son's wife went to Japan, he retired with nothing to do, two mahjong a day, after his son brought him back to a Hokkaido dog, named Bei Bei, people love, the old Yin love to go wherever they bring, and from then on, never touch mahjong, mahjong friends jokingly called him a heavy dog light friends.
The district high-rise 14 layer has a family surnamed Zhang, the hostess I do not know where to pick up a Chinese field dog, grew up after the owner never walk the dog, I do not know how to start, the field dog learned to take the elevator up and down, the owner of the door opened up their own run to the elevator mouth waiting for the elevator down from the top, into the first pile of the car after the foot of the cock of the car to pull the urine, especially in the hot summer car is filled with a urine stench! The residents reflected to the neighborhood committee, the neighborhood committee cadres door to door to ask the Zhang family to strengthen the management of the dog, ineffective. Insufferable residents of the district with a computer to print a number of slogans: XX building room, raising but not teaching model! Posting in the building entrance, the car. A few days later, see Zhang surnamed master of the house holding the dog walk.
? Li old man thought for a moment: the situation of people who have dogs are different, but there is a **** sex, the dog is too TM will kiss ass, once owned nothing else, what is more loyal than the dog to the owner of the more intimate, look at it shaking his head and swinging his hips around you, walk around with you. When you are lonely, it will silently snuggle up beside you, which is a fatal temptation in the old man, let it be. Old man Li knows that he is beyond cure.
2019.10.23 at home
2019.12.19 revised
Yuan Zhijie
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