I’m a junior in college now. Since I’m not often at home, Mantou is raised at the gas station where my parents work. (When I’m living on campus, my parents live at the gas station and don’t go home often, so they take the dog there.) Although the environment isn’t particularly good, there is a yard, a lawn, and rooms. An’an, my cousin’s dog, is also raised there. The two dogs have each other for company, and they can often see people. Otherwise, being locked at home alone all day without a companion would make them even more uncomfortable and depressed.
In July this summer vacation, I took Mantou for its annual vaccination. The member price was 207 yuan. At that time, there wasn’t enough money in the membership card, so I asked my mom for 500 yuan to recharge it. She nagged me a bit. Wuwuwu. (So I suggest that if you want to raise a dog, it’s best to do so when you are financially independent and have sufficient time and funds. After all, it’s a life, and you need to ensure its physical and mental health. Both money and companionship are essential.)
The picture below is Mantou’s vaccination book. When it was a puppy, I didn’t keep the book in a proper place, and it chewed it up.
During the summer vacation when I was at home, I brought Mantou back from the gas station. It was by my side almost 24 hours a day. Except for places where I can’t take a dog when I go out (such as restaurants and cinemas), I take it with me for walks and strolls at other times. I walk the dog almost every day, for at least half an hour, and often for more than an hour. On the way, I take it to the toilet sink to drink water. I use my palm to hold the water for it to drink. (I know it may not be good for dogs to drink raw water, but it’s over two years old and has some resistance. I also give it deworming medicine. At home, it doesn’t drink the cooled boiled water in the bowl but always goes to drink the tap water in the water bucket in the toilet. I’ve scolded it when I found out, but it just doesn’t change. It just doesn’t do it openly anymore and does it secretly. When I catch it in the act, it looks at me with a wronged face. I have no choice. So far, nothing bad has happened.)
The dirt on its mouth corners and chin is because it doesn’t wipe its mouth in time after eating and drinking. Over time, it turns yellow and black. The dog shampoo can’t wash it off, so we can only shave it off. It’s not a big problem.
Walking the dog at around six o’clock in the morning when there is no sun is very comfortable and cool. There are also few people on the street. Mantou is extremely excited, but…
But we met a large Akita dog on the road. It was really huge, even taller and bigger than an adult Golden Retriever. The owner was beside it but didn’t put a leash on it. The dog rushed over and directly bit Mantou. It was terrifying. The owner kept shouting and pulling it before it let go. Fortunately, it didn’t seem to bite hard, and Mantou wasn’t bitten to bleed. But it kept whining and burrowing into my arms. It must have been bitten painfully and was really scared. The person quickly took the big Akita and left.
I comforted Mantou and put it down to continue the walk. But it walked slowly, huddling close to my feet, and looked at me from time to time. It wasn’t as lively and cheerful as before. (To be honest, my ideal way of walking the dog is that the dog follows the owner and doesn’t run around without a leash. But usually, Mantou pulls the rope and runs hard, which makes the person holding the leash very tired. Maybe it’s because I didn’t educate it well when it was a puppy.)
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