438 Anecdotes about Police Dogs (1/2)

Chapter 438: Anecdotes about Police Dogs

Translator: Nyoi-Bo StudioEditor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Apart from the safety concerns, another reason that the superiors did not allow police dogs to stay outside the police dog unit overnight was probably because they were worried that the precious genes of these expensive purebred German Shepherds, which cost about 30,000 to 50,000 yuan per dog, would be gifted to the public for free.

Zhang Zian was very sympathetic to the police dogs and their owners, but there was nothing he could do to help. After all, this was an internal matter in the police dog unit. As an outsider, he had no right to interfere. Often, administrative orders often outweighed regulations.

Liu squatted and patted on Prince's back to comfort it. ”Prince, your owner will come to visit you tomorrow, don't worry.” He also pointed to Zhang Zian and said, ”Listen to Brother Zhang's commands. Finish the shooting as early as possible and return to your owner.” Prince nodded like it had understood his words. Liu said the same words to Red Dragon.

After that, Liu touched his face. He put his hand to his nose and sniffed. He asked in confusion, ”Why is there the smell of beef?”

Red Dragon happily shook its tail, and Zhang Zian replied on behalf of it, ”It just ate stewed beef with potato. Is that all right?”

”Wow!” Liu enviously patted Red Dragon's neck. ”Amazing! Your food is better than mine!”

Speaking of this, Zhang Zian inquired about the issue of dog food. Liu validated the words of Sun Xiaomeng—that when in the police dog unit, the police dogs mainly ate homemade feed, which was nutritionally balanced and cheap, and that they only ate finished grain feed when going out to perform tasks.

The quality of average finished pellet feed could not be guaranteed, while the high-end feed was unaffordable. The budget allocated to the police dog unit was limited each year, and no manufacturers wanted to bid to work with the police dogs when the profit was too low. Budget makers had slow or no reaction to the fluctuations of market price, and the budget remained the same every year.

Austerity must be practiced considering the tight budget, and priority was given to ensure food for police dogs, who ate even better than humans. Besides, the dog trainers also used their own money to secretly buy extra chicken legs to feed their dogs, which was also forbidden. Though the rules were rigid and harsh, humans were flexible and had feelings. Liu couldn't stop when he started complaining. He knew that Zhang Zian was someone that Sheng Ke trusted, so he confided in him honestly.

Famous could understand most of their words. Even if there were some strange nouns, it could usually guess the meaning. It rubbed Red Dragon and Prince to show its sympathy. Red Dragon and Prince bowed their heads and whimpered, as if talking about the injustice and grievances their owners suffered from.

After a while, Liu looked at the watch and said, ”Brother Zhang, it's getting late, let's get in the car. I will need to return to the unit after dropping you off.”

”Thank you.” Zhang Zian and three German Shepherd got in the car one by one.

While driving on the road, Liu shared some anecdotes about the police dogs, which Zhang Zian had never heard before, and was fascinated by.

Liu said, ”Zhang, do you know why we sent the police dogs in groups to the audition?” Zhang Zian hadn't really thought about this before. He speculated and said, ”Is it because if all the dogs went to the audition at the same time, there would be no dogs available for the police dog unit if they were needed?”

Liu shook his head. ”That was partly why, but that's not the main reason. Most of the dogs in the police dog brigade are German Shepherds, but there are factions among these German Shepherds. Some are close friends, and some see others as enemies. There is competition among these factions. This is the case with the police dogs. As for us, the police dog handlers, although we don't see each other as friends or enemies, some are closer to each other, while the rest are somewhat estranged.”