Chapter 670: You Don't Know How to Raise a Dog

To speak of dogs again, it is precisely because dogs are so precious in Huaxia that not many families in Huaxia keep them; only families of middle-class wealth and above keep them, as well as hunters. Hunters keeping dogs is something Huaxia grants a quota for; every single hunter must be equipped with at least one hunting dog.

The remaining primary dog owners are in the military camps. The title of "Dog Squad Leader" is also widely circulated within the army. There are specialized dog-training units that all learned Baifeng's techniques. The dogs they raise are all excellent; whether it is guarding the gate, fighting, or accompanying soldiers on sentry duty, there is not the slightest problem—they are very outstanding.

Of course, dogs that perform poorly and do not meet the standards are culled and then selected by other families.

Huaxia has been domesticating dogs for so many years, and not a single case of a dog injuring a person has occurred yet. After all, Baifeng said from the very beginning that dogs kept at home are for guarding the house and protecting the courtyard; generally, they cannot be let out at will. If they must be taken out, they must be leashed, otherwise, they are liable to injure strangers. This was also written into the laws, so everyone is very obedient, and no one dares to act recklessly. Of course, Baifeng's family is an exception. It is mainly because everyone trusts the dogs of Baifeng's family. Ordinary people will not go near Baifeng's family members at will. Those who can pass the guards' questioning and reach Baifeng are not ordinary people. As long as they are recognized by the guards, the dogs of Baifeng's family will not bite or threaten them. In the past, it was mainly because the children had to go out to play and had to bring a few dogs along, but now they are all adults and do not need the dogs' company, so the silver-white dogs have been absent from the sight of the Huaxia people for a very long time.

As for the sudden appearance of a dog injuring a person, or even biting its owner, Baifeng does not believe the dog has reverted to its ancestral state. Either the dog is too stupid, has low intelligence, is mentally disabled, and refuses to obey discipline, or the human has low intelligence and does not know how to discipline the dog.

After reading the preliminary investigation report, Baifeng knew that this dog was already two years old, which means this family had been raising it for two years. The possibility of reversion to an ancestral state is non-existent, and since it is kept at home and does not go out, the chance of contracting rabies is also non-existent; after all, not a single case of rabies has occurred among dogs in Huaxia so far.

Baifeng immediately had a preliminary judgment: the owner does not know how to raise a dog and has let the dog become its own master.

This matter must also be resolved as soon as possible. After all, there are still many people in Huaxia who do not accept dogs, especially those who have only joined for a few years. In their view, there is no difference between a dog and a wolf. If this matter does not have a reasonable explanation soon, it might cause panic among those families who keep dogs. After all, no one wants to keep an animal that might turn into a wolf at any time in their own home, letting their frail children face a strong wolf.

According to the reports from the Soldiers, they have already surrounded that family's courtyard. Through the sound, it can be confirmed that the dog is still in the room where it was locked. Baifeng nodded to indicate that they should continue to stand guard first, while he himself would go to ask the family about the situation.

The injured are in the Hospital, and the wounds have been sutured. On the leg of a young boy, the wound is still very gruesome and terrifying; the arms and legs of two women were also injured. When Baifeng asked them about the process, they were still somewhat fearful.

The child cried and said: "When I was feeding Heitie, I kicked its bowl, and it started to growl at me. I didn't pay attention and kicked it again, and as a result, it rushed up and bit my leg in one go, and even tore at it like a wolf. Fortunately, my mother and aunt rushed over, and they pulled Heitie away with their hands, but both of them were also bitten. I was so scared at the time that I would be eaten by it. Finally, my father and my brothers used a spear to drive it into the house and then locked it inside."

Baifeng already understood. A dog that has not been trained well, guards its food, and does not recognize its master—such a dog is indeed no different from a wolf. It cannot be reformed with love; after all, it has already regarded itself as the head of the household, just like it is the leader of a wolf pack.

Baifeng then questioned the other adults, and the results obtained were all about the same. Describing their daily life, it was that whatever they ate, the dog ate; in the courtyard, they would not tie the dog up, and the dog was simply free and unrestrained, acting recklessly. At night, it would even enter their room to sleep, and in Winter, it could even get on the heated brick bed to sleep.

Not allowing people to get close when feeding—that is too normal. The dog had been like that since it was brought home, and they thought it was just the dog's habit. It had never bitten them before, and not a single case of a dog biting a person had occurred in Huaxia, so they didn't take it seriously at all. As a result, today, they became the first case.

Baifeng cannot say this family is stupid now. Mainly, there are two people in their family who work in the Agriculture Department, and they are both literate; in Huaxia, they are considered smart people. Baifeng can only say they lack experience.

Helpless, Baifeng had to say that he would let the male head of the household and his sons go along to resolve the dog issue, and told them that the dog is still a dog and has not turned into a wolf; it is just that they did not train it well, letting the dog regard itself as the master, while they, the owners, instead became the underlings. Naturally, the situation of guarding food would occur, and the child kicking the dog's bowl was considered a challenge to its authority, so it naturally would bite.

Baifeng walked out of the Hospital and said to his guards: "By the way, go and bring Yinyue and Liuxing over. Let the two of them teach that dog who is the boss."

"Aye, alright." The guard grinned and trotted toward Baifeng's home. Yinyue and Liuxing, father and son, are the bosses in Baifeng's home now; they are large in size and strong in combat power. If the guard didn't spend time with them every day, he would also feel a bit intimidated if he needed such two wolves in the wild.

The guard arrived home and called the names of Yinyue and Liuxing. Those two dogs ran over very naturally and majestically. The guard also very formally said to the two dogs: "The King now wants you two to go on a mission to teach a dog—an ignorant and arrogant dog—a lesson. You go quickly."

The two dogs really seemed to understand, trotting along with the guard toward the mission location.

At the entrance of that family's house, there were actually more than a dozen fully armed Soldiers standing there, and there were many onlookers outside. However, as Baifeng listened to their chatter, it seemed the news had already gone astray, because what Baifeng heard intermittently was: "A wolf ran into this house." "What wolf? I heard it's a tiger. Would a wolf require so many Soldiers?" "Hey, where did your news come from? I heard it's that family's Slave who attacked the master. Many of this family have already gone to the Hospital, and it is said he even has a Strong Crossbow in his hand, otherwise why wouldn't the Soldiers dare to force their way in? Hey... why did the King come over too? This matter seems a bit serious."

The guard on the side felt his face flush; where did such nonsense news come from? Who spread it? Just as he was thinking about whether to explain, Baifeng stopped him: "No need to worry, just let them see the facts in a moment."