At present, there was no global standard for the classification of pet dogs. According to the regulations of the American AKC Dog Club, pet dogs were roughly divided into seven types: hunting dogs, hunting dogs, working dogs, terriers, toy dogs, family dogs, and livestock dogs. These seven categories were more for the convenience of competition groups. In fact, they could be roughly divided into two categories: working dogs and toy dogs.
Working dogs referred to dogs that could perform various tasks to assist humans. The other category was other than working dogs. Most of them were small dogs, such as Pekingese, Chihuahuas, and Pomeranians. They had no other purpose other than to accompany humans and relieve boredom.
Simply put, what working dogs could do, toy dogs could not do, but what toy dogs could do, working dogs could also do.
In fact, dogs were first domesticated by humans with the purpose of serving as working dogs and becoming the allies of primitive humans against nature. Later, with the development of productivity and production tools, people's demand for working dogs had decreased, and ordinary toy dogs were born.
Working dogs could be subdivided into several categories, such as hunting dogs that helped people hunt, shepherds that guarded livestock, service dogs that helped people solve daily life problems, sled dogs that were responsible for transportation in harsh environments, guard dogs that sacrificed themselves to protect their owners, police dogs and military dogs that served special purposes, and so on. There might also be overlap between different categories. For example, German Shepherds were typical multi-purpose dogs. They could be shepherds, guard dogs, and police dogs.
After listening to Blackie's description, Zhang Zian immediately understood that what he really needed was a guard dog. Only a guard dog could drive away wild beasts, attack criminals, and protect its owner to the greatest extent in the harsh environment of the wild.
Blackie immediately asked, "Guard dog? That's great. What kind of guard dog do you have for me? "
As he spoke, he looked past Zhang Zian and into the pet shop.
"Well …" Zhang Zian was also stumped by the question.
As the netizens had speculated, the dogs sold in his shop were suitable for ordinary families. Most of them were small toy dogs, but there were also golden retrievers, Samoyed, and other working dogs. However, golden retrievers and Samoyed were also raised by urban families as toy dogs. No one intended for them to work.
To put it simply, there were no large or medium-sized dogs in his shop, but only large and medium-sized dogs could serve as qualified guard dogs in the wild. The needs of the city and the wild were incompatible.
"Forget it, come in first. Don't stand outside and talk." He invited Blackie and Snowy into the shop, and then glanced at the majestic Mercedes-Benz G with envy.
"It just so happens that I also want to see Famous," Hei Zi said excitedly.
Snowy and Zhang Zian were very familiar with each other. Seeing that he did not explicitly reject them, but instead invited them into the shop, she knew that there was a chance, so she was relieved.
The netizens were not afraid to speculate about Zhang Zian in the worst way possible.
"I knew the stingy store manager wouldn't reject a free lunch …"
"I think he's up to something again. He's probably trying to trick people into buying a Chihuahua as a guard dog …"
"Speaking of which, a Chihuahua is at least more qualified to be a guard dog than the Silly Sled Three! The Sled Three Fools can't even protect their own butthole! "
"The bullet screen just now is thought-provoking …"
Snowy had been to the shop many times. She casually glanced around and immediately found a new member in the shop. She shouted in surprise, "Wow! Mr. Store Manager! Where did you get Tom? "
“Tom？ Who's Tom? "
Whether it was Hei Zi, the shop assistant, or the netizens in the live broadcast room, they were all stunned. Whose name was that?
Snowy laughed and pointed at Vladimir. "Isn't that Tom?"
Vladimir was lying lazily in the corner. The yellow and white kitten climbed onto its back and tugged at its tail. It couldn't stay still.
That night, it brought the helpless yellow and white kitten back to the pet shop. Since then, the yellow and white kitten had always been following it around like a shadow. It couldn't be driven away.
"What the f * ck! Why are you all looking at me? "
It was conserving its energy for later actions. Suddenly, it felt that almost everyone's eyes were focused on it. It couldn't help but open its eyes and look around in confusion. It didn't know what was wrong with these people.
Lu Yi Yun kindly corrected her. "Snowy, this cat is called Vladimir. Mr. Store Manager brought it back from a friend in the capital. It's not called Tom."
"No, no, no. It's really Tom. It's exactly the same! Don't you think so? "Snowy squatted down with interest and carefully observed Vladimir.
"Meow, who's Tom?" Vladimir was very depressed. It planned to find another place to lie down. Anyway, it didn't have any requirements for the environment. It could lie down anywhere.
"Tom … Do you mean the 'Talking Tom Cat'?" Wang Qian guessed.
Snowy shook her head.
Zhang Zian was the first to react. "Tom … Do you mean the Tom Cat from Cat and Mouse?"
"Yes! Isn't it? "Snowy pointed at Vladimir again." Look carefully! "
Everyone had a confused look on their faces.
Zhang Zian smiled. "I'm surprised you thought of that. But you're right. The Tom Cat from Cat and Mouse does look like Vladimir. To be precise, it was designed based on the Russian Blue cat."
The employees, customers, and netizens in the live broadcast room all felt that this was a new experience. They knew that it was time for them to share some old knowledge. No one interrupted and quietly waited for Zhang Zian to explain further. Even the comments in the live broadcast room had become sparse.
Zhang Zian didn't disappoint everyone. He said, "I think everyone knows about the cartoon Cat and Mouse, right? But very few people know that the image of Tom Cat comes from the Russian Blue cat. You can try to recall. Didn't Tom Cat in the cartoon have blue-gray fur and slender limbs? The most important thing is that Tom Cat's eyes are green with gold rims. This undoubtedly matches the characteristics of the Russian Blue cat. "
Although the Russian Blue cat's claws were not white, and Tom Cat's claws were white in the cartoon, this was always used by the British Shorthair fans as proof that Tom Cat was a British Shorthair. But in fact, this was the only evidence that the British Shorthair fans had. Other than that, all of Tom's characteristics were very different from the British Shorthair. It was very similar to the Russian Blue cat.
In addition, as an American cartoon, and one that was popular during the Cold War, the production process was inevitably influenced by ideological thinking. Tom Cat played the role of a silly and stupid clown who always bullied the weak, while Jerry was the image of a small, clever, and weak person who was pitied by others. It went without saying who was more popular with the audience … Even now, the people responsible for taking the blame in Hollywood blockbusters were often Eastern European arms dealers or Russian intelligence organizations.
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