With Chinese New Year just over 10 days away, some dog owners will need to go back to their hometowns for the holiday, which will last for 7-8 days. At this time, a very real problem arises: what to do with the dog?
Regarding this question, I asked some friends who also own dogs, and many of them answered that they would take their dogs back to the countryside for the Chinese New Year. They believe that there are many advantages to taking dogs back to the countryside for the Chinese New Year. First, it can prevent dogs from being separated from their owners. Second, it can allow dogs to see their families. They can even take a perfect family photo with their dogs during the Chinese New Year. In addition, the countryside has vast land where dogs can run and play freely. Just thinking about it makes them feel happy!
So, is bringing your dog back to the countryside for the Chinese New Year really as wonderful as we imagine? Actually, no, and the reality is somewhat laughable.
After documenting the experiences of pet owners taking their dogs back to the countryside during various holidays from the Spring Festival of 2018 to the second half of 2019, I discovered that if you want to bring your dog home for the New Year, you should be prepared to lose money.
The dog returned to the village, causing chaos among the chickens and dogs.
The image below shows a chat log between a father and his son. The incident occurred before the Spring Festival in 2018. The pet owner took his husky back to his village for the holiday. During this time, the pet owner had to go out for a few days. However, during these few days, the husky sneaked out of the house and, in less than 10 minutes, killed all seven of the neighbor's chickens!
The neighbor then came to the door with the husky that had been caught on the spot and the chicken that had been killed. After negotiation, the neighbor was compensated 500 yuan.
After things calmed down, the father hung the slaughtered chicken around the husky's neck as punishment. The little husky looked aggrieved, as if it didn't know what it had done wrong.
During the National Day holiday in 2019, a pet owner took his husky back to the countryside. Thinking that there was plenty of space and few people in the countryside, he didn't bring a leash and let the husky roam freely. But who knew that while the owner was distracted, the husky disappeared.
Five minutes later, the owner found the husky in a rice paddy, but when the owner saw what the husky was chewing on, his heart sank. The owner then settled the matter with 200 RMB.
Husky: "Hey human, look, I brought you some prey!"
Master: "You call that prey? That's someone else's duck."
All dogs are like this.
It's not just huskies that bite chickens and ducks. Looking back at the dogs that went back to the countryside for the Spring Festival from 2018 to 2019, I found that all pet dogs would show a hunting desire after seeing live poultry for the first time, and even some small dogs would do so.
A pet owner in northern China brought his Teddy dog home for the Chinese New Year, but as soon as the dog was let out, it would immediately chase after the family's old hen and bite the hen's neck whenever it got the chance!
Even the good-natured French Bulldogs will have their hunting instincts ignited when they see a duck, and will chase after it frantically!
Due to space limitations, I cannot present all the pictures of dogs chasing chickens and ducks. However, based on my observations over the past year, common pet dogs in our lives, such as Huskies, Alaskan Malamutes, Samoyeds, Border Collies, French Bulldogs, Poodles, Golden Retrievers, and Labradors, will have their hunting instincts aroused by poultry. These normally docile dogs will immediately change their expressions upon seeing poultry and then chase after them frantically.
Poultry appear particularly vulnerable to their sharp teeth, but you should know that the prices of all kinds of meat have increased this year, so what could be solved by losing 500 yuan last year may cost 1,000 yuan this year.
Therefore, my advice is that if you are not absolutely sure, do not bring your dog back to the countryside for the Chinese New Year, because free-range chickens and ducks are really expensive. If your dog kills a chicken or duck, you may have to pay compensation until you cry.
In addition, the Lunar New Year is a joyous occasion, and if the dog causes trouble, it may upset the elderly in the family. Therefore, all things considered, it is better to temporarily board the dog in the city.
