Chapter 53: Socialization of Dogs and Humans
For the elderly in the community, their lives are lonely and lonely.
They come here from far and wide, nominally to follow their children to the big city to enjoy happiness, but in fact, in this unfamiliar place, what they can do is to help their children cook, take care of the children, and do hygiene every day.
During the day, the children have to go to work, and they have to stay at home.
In the evenings, the children may go to socialize, eat, drink, and live their glorious days, while the old people can only wait at home alone.
In such a situation, their only happiness is to go downstairs, take a walk in this picturesque community, meet a few elderly friends, chat, play cards, and pass the time.
After living in this community for more than two years, Yang Mu is familiar with many old people around him, and sometimes he will say hello when he meets, but most of them he can't name them.
He felt that in order to socialize the prince, the most suitable objects were these old people.
The elderly are more tolerant.
In the community, a dog that is not led by a dog leash is easy to be criticized.
Even if it is a well-trained dog, when a young mother sees it, she will say that it is easy to scare the child, and when a young man sees it, she will say that it is very immoral.
Only the elderly will not.
Even old people who don't like dogs and are afraid of dogs will only silently flash to the side and wait for the dog to pass before moving on.
And those who are not afraid of dogs and like dogs, will stop, say hello to the dog, try to pet the dog, and maybe even feed it something delicious.
With the elderly, the dog does not have to worry about being kicked and pulled by the tail.
That's the kind of thing that only a bear kid can do.
After arriving at the big lawn, Yang Mu did not continue to take the prince to approach the old man, but took him to spread wild on the lawn.
Training requires a combination of work and rest.
Moreover, dogs are animals that need to go wild, and they need to run and chase a lot.
Yang Mu himself needs it.
If it's just a walk or a trot, he doesn't feel like he's getting the amount of exercise he needs.
You must know that a working border herd has to run dozens of kilometers every day.
So he took the prince with him, avoided the crowd, and chased him on the lawn.
The eyes of the people around the lawn were gradually attracted by the two dogs.
They feel that these two lively and enthusiastic dogs, this game of chasing can bring them novelty and happiness.
Yang Mu can also feel the happiness of the old people.
At the same time, he knew that the prince was also happy with the games he had taken him in, and would often leap high in the middle of his run, jumping over obstacles that were not obstacles.
This is a very jumping dog.
Yang Mu played vigorously and began to overcome obstacles.
As a frisbee dog, Yang Mu's jumping ability naturally won't lose to the prince.
At the junction of the lawn and the sidewalk, there are some neatly manicured green belts that are one meter wide and half a meter high, which are the obstacles of Yang Mu.
He ran from the lawn to the sidewalk, then jumped high and jumped into the lawn again in a very graceful manner.
The prince who was chasing after him was dumbfounded, made an emergency stop on the edge of the green belt, and turned back to the lawn to find Yang Mu.
Haha, sample, jump with me!
The onlookers were dumbfounded.
Wow, this black dog is too good to jump a little!
Jump so high, so beautiful!
Listening to those compliments, Yang Mu had a better time, and he jumped a few times in a row.
To his regret, the prince was still a little timid, and he didn't dare to jump after trying a few times.
Yang Mu didn't force it.
He knew that the courage to jump also needed to increase the difficulty little by little before he could practice, and this obstacle was indeed a bit difficult for the prince for the time being.
After playing for a while, the prince was already tired and out of breath, so Yang Mu stopped.
It's time to start socializing the prince.
Yang Mu observed for a moment and chose two old men sitting on stools on the sidewalk as targets.
He gave a command to the prince, who was lying on the ground panting, motioned for him to follow, and then turned and walked towards the two old men.
The prince was stunned for a moment, but obediently followed.
Yang Mu walked straight to the two old men and squatted down.
The prince stopped from a distance, looking at Yang Mu and wondering what he was going to do.
Among the two old men, one of them seemed to be a little afraid of dogs, Yang Mu was so close that he flashed to the side in fright.
Another old man spoke: "Lao Wu, it's okay, this dog's name is Lao Hei, he is very friendly to people, and he has never seen it bite anyone." It also has the ability to catch a frisbee in one hand. ”
After speaking, he bent down and asked Yang Mu, "Lao Hei, why did you run out to play by yourself?"
As he spoke, he also reached out and touched Yang Mu's head.
In order to train the prince, I endure.
Yang Mu suddenly left the habit of not touching his head behind.
This is the reason why he targeted these two old men, because he knew the old man in front of him, Yang Mu used to meet him when he walked his dog, and he also knew that he was very friendly to dogs.
He just didn't know the old man's name.
Yang Muchong raised a paw at the old man.
The old man grabbed his paw in surprise, shook it gently, and said, "Yo, old black, you really know me, how smart." ”
It could be seen that the old man was particularly happy with his move.
The old man named Lao Wu next to him didn't seem to be so afraid, and said approvingly: "Lao Li, this dog is indeed very smart. ”
Well, Lao Wu, I'll give you a reward!
Yang Mu turned to him and raised another paw.
The old man winced slightly, but he still had the courage to stretch out his hand to catch it, and praised: "This dog is really smart, such a dog is worth raising." ”
After speaking, he was still bold and began to touch Yang Mu's head.
Yang Mu endured it again.
He was thinking that not only dogs are afraid of people, but people are also afraid of dogs, which is a social phobia of people and dogs.
Now that he has not yet begun to train the prince in socialization, he has first cured an old man's phobia of dogs, am I doing a good thing?
It's a good feeling.
But it's time to get down to business.
He turned his head to look at the prince who was looking curiously at him not far away, and motioned for him to come over.
The power of example is endless.
Although the prince was still a little scared, he mustered up the courage to come over.
But as soon as it arrived, it instinctively wanted to retreat, Yang Mu released a trace of coercion in time, and the prince immediately stopped.
"Yo, Lao Hei, this is the friend you brought, a very handsome puppy!"
Lao Li praised it, and then stretched out his hand and touched the prince's head in the shape of a cut armor.
The first step was achieved without a hitch.
Yang Mu continued to work hard, and took the prince to find a new target, and began his journey of shaking hands and being touched.
The people around the lawn saw another magical scene.
A dog is not afraid of people, and he knows how to take the initiative to find someone to shake hands!
The effect is good.
Under the leadership of Yang Mu, the prince slowly got used to accepting the presence and caress of strangers.
Although it is still a little timid.
But Yang Mu believes that it won't be long before its socialization training will be successfully completed.
At this moment, a voice came from afar: "Prince, why are you here?"
Oh no, I ran into the prince's mother.