Duoduo was lying on the ground, with signs of festering on his body clearly visible. Even the knife wound on his stomach, where he was tied up, showed traces of blood.
Because this compartment was connected to the air-conditioned room and was only about one meter high, the temperature in the room was not very high. But she lay on the cold ground, and her breathing was particularly loud.
Song Tan was silent.
"Your application materials..."
She wanted to ask why I had no impression of them at all, but before she could say anything, she remembered that she had no impression of the previous ones either - because she didn't pay attention at all.
I just took a quick look at a few elderly dogs that were in good health and came over.
But at this moment, seeing Duoduo's condition, it was difficult for her to turn around and leave.
After thinking about it, I decided to give it a try: "Why doesn't Duoduo want to receive treatment?"
If a police dog retires, there should be no problem with obedience. Just like the princess, the person in charge said that no matter how painful it was to wash and change the dressing, she endured it and did not resist.
"There's no problem with obedience." The breeder looked at Duoduo's rising and falling belly and answered slowly, "But she has feelings."
Um
Song Tan turned around: "Her master..."
The other party nodded: "Sacrificed."
"See what's under Duoduo's paw? That's his button."
Now it was Song Tan's turn to be speechless.
The breeder wiped his face and curled his lips: "This is the situation anyway, go in and take a look at her. Although like I said, she is not suitable for you. But... but..."
He looked at Song Tan with a glimmer of hope in his eyes: "If Duoduo is willing to get close to you, I hope you can help us anyway and let her receive treatment."
Song Tan nodded
Then she walked forward slowly.
This time, she stretched out her hand as usual. There were wisps of spiritual energy in her palm, just like she had used to attract the princess and the others before.
However, Duoduo didn't even move his eyes, he just lay on the ground blankly, motionless.
It was not until Song Tan's palm touched the top of her head that she subconsciously twitched her body. Then he looked at her, groaned, and lay back down.
Song Tan paused.
Then she reached out with her other hand and picked up the button from under Duoduo's paw.
Duoduo struggled to get up in an instant!
"You miss him a lot, don't you?" Song Tan looked at her with a gentle expression while holding the button:
"Duoduo, it's useless to just think about it."
"He is a hero and has his own responsibilities. You are also a hero and have your own responsibilities as well."
"It's just that now that you're injured, the responsibilities are a little different."
As she spoke, she slowly stroked Duoduo's neck:
"Come with me."
"I have a big mountain there, and I have many of your companions. Let's go and heal your wounds first, and then you can fulfill your duty of helping me watch over the mountain - you know, your master is here to serve the people."
"I am one of the people."
…
Song Tan said so much, but Duoduo didn't understand. After all, she was just smart, not a human.
However, even if she didn't understand, it didn't prevent her from feeling Song Tan's mood and the words that were often spoken by the master.
Duoduo sat up.
Because of this movement, its festering soles could not help but twitch for a moment, and the scars on the corners of its eyes and nose were all exposed. Its tightly bound belly twitched, and faint traces of blood oozed out.
"Look."
Song Tan pinched the round button and pointed it at her neck:
"I know you miss him very much. If you do, come with me. I'll ask my family to make you a bib and sew this button into it."
"If you miss him, just lower your head and smell it."
"And you don't have to keep an eye on it. It won't get lost."
"Duoduo, you are a smart girl. I know you can remember him, right?"
Song Tan finished speaking these words slowly, and slightly pressed down the spiritual energy in his hand, instantly transferring his emotions to Duoduo.
Duoduo whimpered, moved his eyes away from the buttons, and looked at her tenderly and sadly.
Finally, she just raised her head and let out a low "Woof" from her throat!
Then he slowly stood up.
"She agreed, Duoduo agreed!" The person in charge and the breeder were watching outside, their faces full of amazement:
How did they do that? Why did even Duoduo—
But that's not the point.
The person in charge shouted, "How is she? Is she obedient? The wound on her stomach needs to be bandaged and the wounds on her body can't be delayed any longer."
Song Tan also let out a breath slowly.
She took her hand back and said, "You can do it now. Give me the medicine. From now on, I will be the one to take care of them."
…
Generally speaking, changing dressings for retired dogs is not a troublesome task.
Because they are really obedient, no matter how much pain or discomfort they feel, they will not struggle and run away - maybe they will even throw tantrums and act like a spoiled brat to their original owners, but now, they have retired.
Especially Duoduo.
When Song Tan slowly untied the gauze tied around her belly, she was obviously in pain from the adhesions caused by not changing the bandage for a long time, but in the end she just groaned twice and her body twitched and bounced uncontrollably, but she didn't try to hide at all.
At this moment, Song Tan suddenly understood why the other party's review when opening for adoption was so strict.
It is not only to ensure that they will receive love for the rest of their lives, but also, if overly well-behaved dogs fall into the hands of bad people, even if they are able to resist, I am afraid that the education they have received by nature will not allow them to resist.
Then...
Song Tan collected his thoughts and, under the instruction of the breeder, cleaned up the medicines one by one.
Only then did she take a long breath.
At the same time, he sighed:
"Forget it. If there's nothing else, then there's nothing else. It's good to support the four of you."
"At worst, I can just give them the shiny and sleek ones you guys have this year as an example. That way, when we really need more dogs next spring, it won't be too late to come back for another round."
Although there may not be retired dogs by then, but... even if there are none in this city, do they know of others who do
In fact, after the person in charge and the breeder here made up their minds to let Song Tan take care of the four dogs, the two of them sat opposite each other at the desk, sweating profusely on their foreheads.
"How should I write this report?"
The other party did not submit an application, but came directly with the dog. This application was no longer in accordance with the procedures.
It’s over, what we need is the injured dog.
It would be fine if there were only one injured dog, but they are going to take four away at once!
Even if two of them are in very serious condition and cannot adapt to life anymore.
So, the blank application form was spread out on the table. The person in charge took a look at the pickup truck outside the window and simply gritted his teeth:
"Song Tan, I've filled out the form for you. Hurry up and take some photos and videos of your dogs. Be sure to show how great they are!"
"Also, fill me in the details of your farm, and don't miss the live broadcast room. We will arrange for someone to check it out when we have time. If they are not doing well, we will take them back at any time.