The old man and the dog

It has been 40 years since Shencheng entered an aging city in the late 1970s. It is predicted that by 2040, the proportion of the elderly population in Shencheng will reach 40%. It is said that old people are happy, and aunts like to dance square dance, which is popular all over the world; Grandfathers walked around in twos and threes, talking about the situation in the world. The inarticulate old people keep dogs, and some even beat Tai Ji Chuan. It is said that there are 600,000 pet dogs in Shencheng.

? At dawn, the birds on the branches outside the window are tossing and singing, and they begin to feed for a day.

? The dog black boy came out of the kennel and stretched himself: his front paws stuck out his head, his fat ass pursed high, and then he did it again in the opposite direction. The black boy came to Li Laotou's bed, stood up and scratched his arm with his front paws, as if to say, get up and take little grandpa for a walk.

? Reluctantly, Mr. Li got out of bed, put a chest strap on the black boy and opened the door. The black boy ran to the front of the public house, pounced on the iron gate with his claws, turned around and called to Mr. Li, Come on, don't dawdle, I've been holding the shit all night, and I'm going to release it.

? Li Laotou opened the electronic lock of the public door: "Just play at the door, don't run, I'll take you to the green space after washing." Without looking back, the black boy ran to the side of the road, cocked his hind legs and took a piss. He saw several birds foraging on the ground in front of him and chased after them happily.

? Li Laotou straightened the iron gate, buckled the handle of the iron gate on the handrail with a rope, and left the door for the puppy.

? Li Laotou was gargling and brushing his teeth when he suddenly heard a woman screaming outside: "Whose dog is this?" Why are you chasing my dog? " "

? Lao Li quickly wiped his mouth with a towel and walked out of the door with a dog walking rope. Not far away, I saw a teddy desperately running around the hostess. The black boy chased Teddy relentlessly, and the woman shouted, "Go away, don't come here."

? "Stop, don't move." Li Laotou shouted, and the black boy stood still, letting Li Laotou buckle the rope on the belt on his chest.

? "They are playing. Is your dog a female? " Li Laotou said apologetically.

? The woman picked up Teddy and said angrily as she walked, "Your dog is too savage and lacks training."

? "This is an animal in our nature." Li Laotou said helplessly.

? Heizai is a lovely black and white Ke Jiquan. He is two years old this year. According to the biological basis, he is equivalent to a man in his twenties and thirties. He has a strong physical desire for the opposite sex. Li Laotou realized that he could not fly freely in the future, so he had to tie it up with a rope and act together. When he has time, he can hang a number in the pet store to see if the dog owner in need can provide the source for free.

? It is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and osmanthus trees planted in residential areas along the way exude a refreshing fragrance. Lao Li took the black boy and walked slowly along the boulevard to the completely open green space.

? Urban construction is developing in the direction of humanization, and a large area of green space has been developed. Retired aunts and old men play boxing in the green square, doing exercises to prolong life. Every day, Lao Li comes to Greenland Square early. There are vast grasslands and rich forests, and few people live there. Lao Li let go of the black boy, let him run freely in the bushes and grass, and watched the short-legged black boy shuttle back and forth happily in the grass. Lao Li smiled as if he saw his youth.

? "Lao Li, walk the dog?"

? Looking back, Li Laotou turned out to be Lao Zhang in the neighborhood next door, with a big cloth bag in his hand and hurried steps.

? "Lao Zhang, where are you going?"

? "Fresh supermarket opened today, and put the national meat store. I have to queue up early to buy some pork belly and ribs. Go buy some, too. Dogs like to eat. "

? "Thank you, take your time."

? Li Laotou knows that the price of pork in the market is ridiculously high these days. It is said that it is caused by African swine fever. Pork has increased by more than 20 yuan per catty, which is equivalent to doubling the price of meat. No wonder Lao Zhang, who likes meat, is in a hurry. Old Li will be very busy today. After walking the dog and cleaning up the black boy's feces, he will go to the street office at 9: 00 to give the black boy half a dozen annual vaccines. Seeing someone walking the dog, Li Laotou quickly tied the rope to Black Boy. Black boy is very unhappy. He kept scratching the ground with his limbs, trying to meet him and play. There was a low roar in his throat: dead old man, he doesn't know anything about dogs. Let me go and let me play! Li Laotou said to the black boy, "Here you are, go back for dinner." "Then, whether it likes it or not, it pulls the black boy out of the green space.

? At home, Li Laotou wiped the black boy's four paws with a wet rag and took off his chest strap. The black boy followed Li Laotou like a fart. Lao Li peeled a boiled egg and ate the protein himself. The egg yolk is broken with a piece of beef jerky and mixed with dog food in a tin bowl. He said to the black boy, "Eat it all, don't leave it."

? It's really interesting to talk about Li Laotou raising a dog. When Lao Li was young, he raised birds, turtles, ornamental fish and all kinds of flowers and plants, but he was not interested in keeping dogs. Sometimes I see others walking their dogs on the road, and the dogs urinate and grab a few words from others. After my daughter went abroad, my wife followed her to live abroad. They mobilized him to go out, but Mr. Li was stubborn and said that I would look after your home in China. In case you are in trouble abroad, at least you have a home at home, just like migrant workers who work in cities. If he can't get through, he will starve to death when he returns home. In this way, Li Laotou spent three years alone, sleeping whenever he wanted, eating whenever he wanted, occasionally playing with friends in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and occasionally getting together for a drink. The point is that nobody cares about him. My daughter learned that her father's work and rest system was irregular, and she was worried that her health would definitely go wrong in the long run. Fortunately, every year on Lao Li's birthday, he will receive gifts from his wife and daughter, which are nothing more than coats and food popular abroad. On this day, Lao Li not only received these gifts, but also received a domestic SF Express and two large cartons, one of which was full of holes on all sides. The courier asked him to open it and sign it in person. Li Laotou opened the paper box, inside which was a wire dog cage. A black puppy crouched in the corner of the cage and looked at Lao Li piteously. The other box is full of dog food and supplies, including goat milk, dried meat and dog food for puppies. There is a container for water and food. Lao Li looked at what he received, a little in distress situation. He can't accept them first

? Dad, I know you don't like keeping dogs, but my mother and I are abroad, and you are a little lonely. Try to keep it for a while. If you really don't like them, you can give them away. You can search for ways to raise dogs on Baidu. Happy birthday.

? Li Laotou feels idle and idle. Nowadays, more and more people keep dogs in cities. Some old people keep dogs to relieve loneliness, and some children buy dogs to accompany their parents. Better try to feed them. Li Laotou named the little guy "Heizai", and the puppy's appetite grew rapidly, which was very human. Li Laotou trained him to urinate and eat regularly. In three months, the black boy grew from about three pounds to twelve pounds, with a black back and a white chest. He was really energetic.

? On this day, Li Laotou took the black boy out of the house for the first time and went to the neighborhood office to collect money and get a dog license. The three-month-old black boy is very excited. Although held by a rope, he is full of curiosity about the outside world. He urinated on the roadside, in the grass and beside the telephone pole, chasing butterflies and sparrows all the way. Since then, Black Boy has never urinated at home again. Walking the dog twice in the morning and evening has become a compulsory course for Li Laotou.

? In a blink of an eye, two years later, Heizai has grown into an adult male dog of 256 kg. When walking, the fat ass swings, and when running, it barks loudly. It has a triangular face, black eyes, black nose, black face, a thumb-wide white line between eyes and nose, and a pair of strong ears. The black and white fur is tight and shiny. When Li Laotou watches the computer and listens to music, the black boy likes to jump on him and lick his hands and feet with his tongue, or simply sleep at his feet. Li Laotou unconsciously became good friends with Heizai, walking and playing together.

? Li Laotou took the black boy to finish the vaccination, paid the annual dog license fee, and came to the fresh supermarket slowly. I saw a red slogan hanging high on the eyebrows of the supermarket: the state designated the storage point for meat. The entrance of the supermarket was crowded, and the old man and aunt tried their best to squeeze in. A clerk shouted, "Don't squeeze, don't squeeze, there will be another one tomorrow when it is sold out today." Li Laotou saw this scene and shook his head. He thought that the opening of the market some time ago was also for everyone to move forward. He is afraid that good and cheap goods will be bought by others. Fortunately, there is pork and beef in the refrigerator at home. Come back in a few days. Just about to go home, suddenly someone called him: "Lao Li, I asked you to go out for a trip a few times ago, but you found various reasons to shirk it." Did this dog beside you tie you up? "

? "Lao Wang, bought so much meat?" Li Laotou answered irrelevant questions.

? Lao Wang put a horse bag of meat in the pocket of an electric bicycle and walked over and said, "My wife complained that it used to be a big bowl of braised pork, but now it's either sliced meat or shredded pork. You never care about spending money when you travel abroad. No, I bought more when I heard the news. "

? "Your wife is right. If you go out once less, you can buy a lot of expensive meat."

? "No kidding, mainly because I have risen too much at once, I am not used to it, and I don't lack the money. Next week, some old friends have an appointment to go to the farmhouse. They all mentioned when you went out to play together. They think you have a lot of goods in your stomach, which is very interesting. Let's go together. "

? "We'll see. I can't leave."

? "Put the black boy in a pet shop for three or four days."

? "No, I remember going out with you last year. Black boy left the pet store for two days and smelled bad when he went to get it. Soon after, he also caused skin allergies. Until now, the black boy still shivers when he sees this pet shop. "

? "Lao li, why are you? Trapped by a dog. " Say that finish, Lao Wang rode on the electric car and left.

? Li Laotou led Black Boy home. On the way, he wondered, should I always live with Black Boy? It seems necessary to talk to the old people who have dogs and see how they live with dogs, and then act tomorrow.

Trivia of Dog Keeping (Interview with Lao Li)

Do your parents like it after retirement, Lao Shi? Tongue, his daughter is getting married. Seeing that dad was in a hurry, he got a brown teddy bear from a friend to keep. It's weird. Since Lao Shi had Gege (the name Lao Shi gave his dog), his mood has changed greatly. Every morning and evening, I see him holding Gege around the green space of the community and never let him walk on the ground. People were surprised and asked him why he didn't let him go by himself. Shi said: "This is called a parasitic dog, which needs to be led." After her daughter got married, every time her daughter got off work, Lao Shi held Gege and waited for her daughter to get off work not far from the door of the company where her daughter worked. After seeing her figure, she left quietly. According to neighbors, Lao Shi has never given birth to a child in his life.

Old Yin, his son and wife went to Japan, and after retirement, they did nothing and played mahjong twice a day. Later, his son brought him a Hokkaido dog named Beibei, which was very popular with everyone. Old Yin fondled it, took it everywhere, and never touched mahjong again. Ma friend joked that he valued dogs more than friends.

There is a family named Zhang on the top floor of the community14th floor. The hostess picked up a China garden dog from nowhere. When she grew up, her master never walked her dog. I don't know where to start. The garden dog learned to take the elevator up and down by himself. As soon as the owner opened the door, he ran to the elevator and waited for the elevator to get off. After getting into the car, my feet became warped and I peed. Especially in the hot summer, there is urine smell in the car, and some residents report it to the neighborhood Committee. The unbearable residents of the community printed several slogans with computers: XX building, raising but not teaching mode! The post is at the entrance of the building, in the car. A few days later, I saw Zhang's master walking with the dog.

? Li Laotou mused: Dog owners have different circumstances, but they all have * * * nature. Dogs are so fucking cute. Once they have it, there is nothing more loyal and caring for their owners than dogs. Watch it shake its head and hips around you and follow you around. When you are lonely, it will snuggle up to you silently, which is a fatal temptation for the elderly. Let it be. Li Laotou knew that he was hopeless.

At home +09. 10.23

2019.12.19 modified

Yuan Zhijie

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