Chapter 461: New Pets
If it were me, I would suggest that you choose the Border Collie, a type of Collie Collie, native to the Scottish Border, with a strong shepherd instinct, intelligent nature, good at observing words and feelings, can accurately understand the owner's instructions, can drive the flock to move or rotate by the gaze of the eyes, has been regarded as a shepherd dog for many years, in the world's dog IQ ranking first. ”
Millie said very carefully: "Compared with other sheepdogs, the border collie has many characteristics, such as intelligence, strong learning ability, high understanding, easy training, good communication with humans, gentleness, loyalty, good obedience, etc., its loyalty can be described as a shadow, because of the gentle and loyal character does not bark, once became the most popular darling of the urban population." Moreover, the Border Collie is also the most competitive dog breed of Frisbee Dog, and it is the protagonist of the Frisbee Dog World Cup competition over the years. ”
The Border Collie, also known as the Border Collie, is a very intelligent dog breed that is mainly found in four countries, the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia, and New Zealand.
American scientists have found through extensive testing studies that the Border Collie has an obedience IQ that surpasses that of German Shepherds and Lady Dogs, ranking first among more than a hundred dog breeds.
The earliest sheep grazing in Scotland and the dogs used to care for them were found in the Scottish islands, and those dogs were brought with them by priests who had previously emigrated to Scotland from Ireland, and they had passed before the early Vikings invaded Scotland.
However, in this rugged geographical environment, people only relied on dogs to help gather, drive and tend to the livestock. According to the origin of modern sheepdogs, they have the ability of 'eye control', which was developed and trained by shepherds in the border areas of England and Scotland, so people call this dog 'border collie'.
The Border Collie has a broad head and the length of the head is almost equal to the length of the front face.
The ears are medium in size and spread apart, and the ears are sensitive and flexible, remaining erect or semi-erect.
The eye part is relatively open, medium-sized, ovate, and the eye color is mostly brown.
The tip of the muzzle is thinner up to the tip of the nose, the nostrils are well developed, and the nose is generally black.
The chest is deep and moderately wide. The forelimbs have well-developed bones that are parallel to each other.
The ankles are slightly tilted. The wolf's claws can be removed, the foot paws are compact and ovate, the foot pads are deep and strong, the toes are moderately rounded and arched, compact, and the toenails are short and strong.
The rear drive is broad and inclined towards the tail. The thighs are wide and deep, and the knee joint is angled appropriately.
The hind limbs are abundant, parallel to each other and have slight bovine limbs.
Tenacious, docile, sensitive, alert, sensitive, neither vicious nor shy temperament, but also intelligent, easy to train, gentle, loyal, obedient and other characteristics. Clever by nature, able to read words and feelings, and able to understand the instructions of the master with certainty.
The Border Collie is resistant to harsh climates and has a coarse and short-haired coat with a soft, dense double coat. It has full-bodied hairs on the sides of the neck, buttocks, hind legs, and tail, and the hairs on the face, ears, forelimbs, and hind limbs are silky short.
Common coat colors include black and white, blue and white, and brown and white, in addition to black, blue, and brown tricolor hair, as well as blue and red meteorite.
Most people think that border herding is only black and white, simply because this color is the most common.
Its biggest advantage is that it is energetic, vigilant and enthusiastic, with an IQ equivalent to a 6~8-year-old child, and intelligence is one of its major characteristics.
According to evaluations, it may be the dog with the highest IQ.
The Border Collie is not only the best pet dog in life, but also a companion dog and a good caretaker dog in the family.
Hearing Millie's words, Ye Luo felt a little moved, and suddenly made a decision in his heart: "Okay, I'll buy it." ”
"So, how many are you going to buy?" asked Millie enthusiastically.
Ye Luo carried the incubator containing two short-haired cats and said: "It's the same as this, the same two, one male and one female." ”
It's not that he doesn't want to buy more, but now that the ranch has Sindra and their seven cowboys, it doesn't really hurt to buy a shepherd dog or not, mainly because he feels that there are two smart shepherd dogs in the ranch, so that the girl can play with them when she goes to the ranch in the future.
As for the two golden retrievers in the family?
Then forget it.
If you want them to leave home and go to the ranch, the possibility is almost zero, it may be because of Scarlett's support, these two golden retrievers are now like uncles, and even Ye Luo, who is the head of the family, dare not provoke them.
The enthusiasm in Millie's eyes did not dissipate because Ye Luo bought less, but the enthusiasm remained the same: "Sir, we have two months, three months, four months and half a year for you to choose from, which one do you want?"
The shorter the age of birth of the pet, the cheaper the price, generally speaking, pet stores basically sell pets that are more than three months old, and there are few pets under three months old, unless they are booked by guests, otherwise they are not sold.
In fact, puppies with a full moon can already be sold, but many people don't recommend it.
The main thing is that the puppy that has just reached the full moon is too small, if you meet someone with experience, then it is no problem, but if you meet the kind of puppy without any experience, it is not good to be able to feed the puppy to death.
That's why pet stores rarely sell pets under three months old!
"Uh......"
Ye Luo was stunned, and said a little embarrassed: "Can you tell me, is there any difference between this?"
"Anyone who has ever had a pet knows that the newborn puppy will take about a month to a month and a half to wean, and at this time we need to use warm water or goat milk powder to soak soft puppy food to feed the puppy, and when the puppy is 3 months old, it can gradually change to dry dog food feeding. ”
Millie did not refuse, but diligently said these common sense: "Generally around 45 to 50 days, that is, after weaning, we can vaccinate the puppies, and we can't take them out of the house after the injection, and we can't bathe them for a week, and it's best not to touch other dogs to avoid bringing germs home." ”
"And the puppies in our pet store have been vaccinated, the youngest is three months, the oldest is half a year, if you have time, then I recommend that you choose a three-month-old puppy, if you have less time, then choose a half-year one. ”
As if seeing the doubts in Ye Luo's heart, Millie didn't wait for him to speak, and continued: "Any pet needs to have a period of time to recognize the owner, the shorter the age of birth, the easier it will be to recognize the owner, and the longer the birth, it will be difficult to recognize the owner, of course, the exception is a particularly smart dog like the border collie, it is no problem to choose a few months old, it mainly depends on the guest himself." ”
After Millie's words, Ye Luo finally almost understood, pointed to the puppy in the incubator and said, "By the way, this is a few months old?"
"Three months. ”
Millie smiled and pointed to several boxes one by one: "The one next to it is three and a half months, in the past it was four months, and so on, the puppies in each box."
There is a difference of half a month. ”
"I see, then give me three months, the fluffy ones look cute. Ye Luo found that there was almost no difference between the half-month-old puppies, that is, there was a difference in one month, and the difference between two and three months was too big and became uncute.
It's not that he likes cute things, but he knows that his daughter likes small animals very much.
If he is allowed to choose, then he will definitely choose half a year old, it is easier to raise, but there is a girl at home, he must choose a smaller one, like a pet, the smaller the more pleasing it is, it can be called a kill for all ages!
In the end, Ye Luo directly bought two border collies and two shorthair cats, and Millie thoughtfully sent two cages, one large and one small, to Ye Luo to pack dogs and cats, Ye Luo first carried the small cage and carefully grabbed the two kittens out of the incubator and put them into the cage, and then put the two border collies with larger palms into the larger cages.
The four little ones in the two cages were still lazily lying inside, and even happily ate cat and dog food.
Probably worried that Ye Luo would not raise this kind of cat, Millie also gave him a cat manual very intimately, and the result was that he walked out with two cages in one hand and a large bag of things in the other, what cat (dog toys, clothes, professional cats (dog food, cat litter, etc.)
These things cost more than 200,000 yuan before and after.
Pets are expensive, and rare pets are even more expensive!
The purer the bloodline like cats and dogs, the more expensive it will naturally be.
Things are expensive, and there is a reason why people are expensive.
You must know that the bloodlines of the two border collies and the two shorthair cats that Ye Luo bought are the purest ones in Millie's store, and the price is naturally not cheap.
As for those toys, cat food, clothes, etc., it is only twenty or thirty thousand, mainly because of cat food and dog food, and the others are much cheaper.
Ye Luo, who was carrying a lot of things, took a taxi to the dock and planned to go home, but on the way, he received a call from Rock Hudson's wife, saying that the things were ready, and asked him when he would come and bring them back.
Helpless, Ye Luo had no choice but to turn around and come to Rock Hudson's shop.
Getting out of the car, Ye Luo saw a loaded truck at the door of the store, and there were three or four drivers standing next to him chatting there.
Ye Luo came to the door, and before he could go in, Rock Hudson's wife came out first, and when she saw Ye Luo at the door, she was startled: "Oh, my God, you came too fast, it scared me, everything was loaded into the car for you, just waiting for you." ”
"I'm sorry for you, how much is it, I'll transfer it to you. Ye Luo thanked him and transferred the money.
Then I took a taxi again to lead the way, and the truck followed behind, and it took about ten minutes for the two cars to arrive at the pier.
Ye Luo here got out of the car and paid the fare, and several workers over there also began to unload the things on the truck and move them to the yacht.
Originally, Ye Luo planned to help, but the workers refused.
With nothing to do, he simply got on the yacht, put the things in his hand on the deck, crouched down and teased the cats and dogs in the cage.
The workers were very nimble, and it took less than ten minutes to move everything to the deck of the yacht and put it away, and Ye Luo hurriedly transferred a tip of three hundred to a few workers.
At first, the workers were reluctant to accept it, so they shirked it a few times, and Ye Luo also took a lot of time to let them accept it.