Dogs raised in villages are usually chained up to guard the house. Some dogs never experience freedom their entire lives, being chained up from puppyhood, which inevitably causes psychological problems. Their offspring often suffer similar fates, a situation that is both heartbreaking and disheartening. If you could change a dog's fate, would you do it? Today's story is about a puppy. It happened in Dazhou City, Sichuan Province. A man visiting a village found a mother dog and her puppy chained up, eating. The mother dog was eating from her bowl, and the puppy wanted to eat too. The mother dog picked up the puppy with her mouth and carried it elsewhere. Then the puppy ran back, and the mother dog picked it up again!
The man found the scene amusing, thinking it was a mother dog disciplining her pup. He took out his phone to film it, but the next second he captured something shocking! This time, the mother dog didn't snatch the puppy away; instead, she bit it hard on the head, drawing blood. The puppy, in pain, refused to go for the food and howled for a long time! Generally, mother dogs are more protective of their puppies, and even when disciplining them, they wouldn't be so harsh! Seeing the mother dog on a chain, she was probably a dog that had been chained for life, which could easily cause psychological issues. However, the man was puzzled: why did this mother dog only have one puppy?
So, the man, still puzzled, went to ask the dog's owner. He learned that the dog wasn't his; someone else had left it with him. The mother dog had indeed given birth to six puppies recently, but she kept biting them, killing five of them, leaving only this last one! The worst part was that the mother dog wouldn't nurse the puppy, leaving it starving and forced to eat from the mother dog's bowl. He figured it would die eventually. The man felt sorry for the puppy; he didn't care that the mother dog didn't love its owner, and thought he'd buy it himself, saving a little life in the process.
However, the dog owner refused, saying he couldn't make the decision since it wasn't his dog. Left with no other option, the man had to go home temporarily. But he couldn't stop worrying about the puppy, so he checked on it every other day, buying it milk to keep it from starving. Each time he came, he asked if the owner was willing to sell it, but he couldn't take it with him. Finally, on his sixth visit, he saw a young man at home, and after negotiating with him, he finally bought the dog for 500 yuan! Afraid the owner might change his mind, he quickly took the puppy back to his car and went home!
This was actually the man's first time owning a dog, and facing such a small puppy, he could only find care tips online. He then took the dog to the vet for treatment. The vet's examination revealed that the puppy had been bitten several times, the most serious being a wound on its head that was infected and required immediate medication. It also had signs of an upper respiratory infection on its nose, and its mouth couldn't close completely, though this didn't affect its eating. Furthermore, its eyes were underdeveloped; the situation would be assessed as it grew, with potential surgical correction if severe, but not if the eyeball itself was affected.
Regardless, the puppy is still too young and needs more care to grow; we'll see how it develops. It's already remarkable that it survived in such harsh conditions; it's lucky it didn't die like its siblings. Currently, the man is diligently following the vet's instructions, providing the dog with daily treatment and care. We thank this kind man for giving the dog a second chance at life, and hope it grows up healthy and happy!
