Chapter 166 Choosing a Dog (Page 12)
The forest farm was still some distance away from Morigen's village, so at Morigen's suggestion, everyone set off on horses.
Shen Yong knew how to ride a horse. He learned it when he was in the team, but neither Xiang Yunduan nor Ye Xiaofeng knew how to ride a horse. Fortunately, because they were traveling through the mountains, there was no need for them to gallop, so they reluctantly rode up, but the horse The reins were in the hands of Mo Rigen and Shen Yong, so they were still safe.
Xiang Yunduan is still very interested in horse riding, but he has never had the chance to try it. This time he had a little experience.
It's a pity that the "riding" skill has not been awakened. I guess if you want to have the "riding" skill, you have to practice hard.
The horses they were riding did not look tall, but rather short. However, they were quite nimble when running. Especially in the mountains, they felt like a fish in water.
"Comrade Morigen, I see that you have been observing Huzi. It seems that you are also a good dog trainer!"
On the way, Xiang Yunduan saw Mo Rigen's eyes frequently looking at Huzi and couldn't help but ask.
"Call me Lao Mo, that's what all the workers in the forest farm call me!"
Mo Rigen said: "Is it called Huzi? It is indeed a good dog. Is this the police dog you mentioned before? The kind that can help the police comrades handle cases? In it, I feel a kind of dog that can only be seen in the Wolf King. Only then can you feel the temperament!”
"Oh? Are there many wolves here?" Xiang Yunduan asked.
"There are so many. From time to time, wolves sneak into the villages near the foot of the mountain at night to steal sheep and chickens. Sometimes they can even steal big fat pigs!" Mo Rigen said.
"Huh? Pigs can also steal?"
Xiang Yunduan was a little surprised. This pig weighed at least a hundred pounds, and it was separated from the pig pen. How could he steal it out?
As if seeing Xiang Yunduan's doubts, Mo Rigen explained: "Don't believe it yet, I have personally seen two wolves holding a pig in their mouths, lifting it up, and then jumping one meter with a slight jump. The walls of the pig pen are high. Those animals are very strong, and their bite force is also ridiculously strong. Ordinary dogs can't even compare!
Speaking of which, there are many magical things about this wolf. The wolf can even drive a flock of sheep forward. Usually two wolves can cooperate to drive a flock of seven or eight sheep into the mountains! "
Although Xiang Yunduan planned to introduce wolves to breed new dog breeds from the beginning, in fact, he didn't know much about wolves, that is, he only occasionally looked at the animal world before traveling. To be honest, he was definitely not as good as Mo Rigen. Such an old hunter who comes from a fishing and hunting nation.
Xiang Yunduan is not surprised that wolves can drive sheep. Otherwise, how could there be shepherd dogs?
"Aren't you raising dogs? Can you let the wolves take away pigs, sheep, etc.?" Xiang Yunduan asked again.
"It makes people feel helpless when talking about this. Compared with wolves, dogs are not necessarily inferior to wolves in terms of individual strength. Dogs may even have an advantage. After all, dogs are fed and don't have to worry about not having enough to eat. Wolves are not. Sure, you will often go hungry.
But when it comes to group strength, wolves have a huge advantage. Sometimes, when wolves come down the mountain, their purpose may not be sheep, pigs, etc., but the dogs raised by the villagers.
The wolf pack will send one or two wolves into the village to attract the dog's attention, and then deliberately lure the dog to chase. In the end, the dog will naturally fall into the ambush of the wolf pack, and there will be no return!
Because of this kind of thing, the villagers can only tie up the dogs at night. But in this way, without the obstruction of the dogs, the wolves will be able to grab the sheep, chickens, etc. very smoothly, waiting for the sleeping people When you hear the barking of dogs and get up to check again, the wolves have usually caught enough prey and started to retreat! "
When Morigen talked about this, he was also sighing and shaking his head.
"Then you should train the dogs more and let the dogs learn to cooperate. In that case, if there are seven, eight or even ten dogs chasing wolves together, you don't have to worry about being ambushed and eaten!" Xiang Yunduan said.
"How can it be as easy as you say? These dogs can only cooperate with each other under the command of a human. Once there is no human command, they will be nothing compared to a pack of wolves. A pack of seven or eight wolves will kill more than a dozen It's really not that difficult to keep a group of dogs!" Mo Rigen said.
"That's because you don't know how to train. If you leave it to our Director Xiang to train for a period of time, Bao will know how to cooperate better than the wolves!" Ye Xiaofeng next to him suddenly interjected.
"Huh?" Mo Rigen glanced at Ye Xiaofeng, full of suspicion, and he looked a little angry. After all, saying in front of an Oroqen people that they don't know how to train dogs is a bit too arrogant. .
It's just that Mo Rigen is a bit bold in temperament. Considering that Xiang Yunduan and the other three are guests from afar, he doesn't care.
But Mo Rigen didn't speak, but Ye Xiaofeng was very enthusiastic and continued: "Looking at Comrade Mo Rigen's expression, he seems a little unconvinced, but it doesn't matter, we can let you see it.
To tell you the truth, in addition to looking for Oroqen hounds this time, we also want to capture some wolves. When we capture the wolves, we can let you follow us to see them. Then you will know how powerful our Director Xiang is! "
"Catch a wolf? Just rely on it? This tiger? With all due respect, I admit that the tiger is very powerful, but if it encounters a pack of wolves, let alone two wolves, the tiger will never recover!" Mo Ri Gen said suspiciously.
"Of course it's not just a tiger and a dog. We brought a total of ten trained police dogs this time just to catch wolves. You can just watch when the time comes!" Ye Xiaofeng said proudly.
Ye Xiaofeng joined the police dog training base when it was first established. He was one of the first people to train police dogs with Xiang Yunduan. When it comes to understanding police dogs, he still has a lot to say.
It is precisely because he knows so well that he has such great confidence. Although he does not know how powerful the wolves are, he believes that no matter how powerful the wolves are, they will not be more powerful than the police dogs trained in the base.
"Really?"
Mo Rigen did not look at Ye Xiaofeng again, but asked Xiang Yunduan.
"We do have a plan to catch wolves!" Xiang Yunduan nodded and glared at Ye Xiaofeng. This kid was so awesome and liked to show off.
That is to say, Morigen seems to have a forthright temperament. If it were another person, you look down on him so much and still want to get an Oroqen hound? Just dream.
"Really use dogs... Oh, it's police dogs. Do you really use police dogs to catch wolves? Can I visit?" Mo Rigen asked, looking very interested.
"Of course, we can communicate with each other then. To be honest, I'm also very interested in the way you Oroqen people train hounds!" Xiang Yunduan agreed.
They chatted along the way and listened to Lao Mo's introduction to the history of the Oroqen people. Around noon, they arrived at Lao Mo's village.
There are not many people in this village. Counting all men, women, old and children, there are only about 200 people. But according to Lao Mo, it is already considered a big village.
Because according to statistics, there are only five to six thousand Oroqen people in total now, and almost half of them are in Inner Mongolia.
This was the first time Xiang Yunduan knew this news. He originally thought that the Oroqen people were only found in the Northeast.