Forced buying and selling was unavoidable in any unregulated market. The most typical example was the Computer City in various places. In order to gain short-term profits, they would resort to fraud, fake and shoddy products, forced buying and selling … all sorts of methods to harm consumers. After the rise of online commerce, the decline of the Computer City was only natural. But even now, there were still some consumers who were completely ignorant about computers who would go to the Computer City to be ripped off.
The pet market was very similar to the DIY computer and retail market, but the waters were deeper than that. Since there was also fraud and shoddy products, of course there was also forced buying and selling. In addition, the price of pets was more flexible. Even if they were cheated, they could only blame themselves for not seeing things.
Zhang Zian thought about it and felt really scared. If they had followed that person and been taken to a remote courtyard to let the dogs out, facing a few adult dogs, they would probably have no choice but to obediently pay the money.
It wasn't that he wasn't alert, but that he didn't come to the dog market often and didn't know the inside story.
"But since we don't know each other, why did you remind me? Aren't you afraid of being discovered by that person? "Zhang Zian asked. There was no love without reason, and no hate without reason. He didn't believe that the doctor had reminded him out of his conscience.
The doctor put down his cup. "Of course I'm afraid. But I'm more afraid of you. "
"Me? What do I have to be afraid of? "Zhang Zian was confused. Did he look like a monster?
"Because you're a famous person in Binhai City. If a normal person were to be forced to buy or sell, they might just suffer in silence. But if it were you, would you be willing to suffer?" the doctor countered.
"Definitely not!" Zhang Zian said firmly. It had always been him taking advantage of others. How could he let others take advantage of him? He would definitely think of a way to take advantage of them …
"Young people these days don't watch much TV, but I watch it every day. I've seen relevant news about you, and I know that you've been to the dog market before and caused a huge ruckus there. You even attracted the attention of the relevant departments, and almost cleaned up the dog market … I don't want you to attract the relevant departments after what you did today. Then I can't do business anymore, and I'm relying on this stall to make a living. So I thought about it, and decided to ruin his business. After all, it's better for me to die …"
The bald roving doctor spoke his mind honestly.
Zhang Zian: "..."
Snowy was dumbfounded. "What you said makes so much sense …"
Hei Zi knew that Zhang Zian was famous, but he didn't expect him to be so famous that even a wandering doctor in the dog market knew him. He couldn't help but look at Jin Er in a new light and decided to forgive Jin Er this time.
"Also, from what I heard just now, you want to buy a Rottweiler?" the bald roving doctor asked, his gaze sweeping over the three of them.
"It's not just limited to Rottweilers. Any dog that's suitable to be a guard dog is fine." Zhang Zian knew that the bald roaming doctor had been in the dog market for a long time, so he must have a better understanding of the situation. He asked, "Do you know where else I can buy a dog like this other than that person?"
The bald roving doctor said, "I don't know about guard dogs, but you guys are just looking for the fiercer kind of big dogs, right? I do know someone who is planning to come here today to clip the ears of dogs. Why don't you wait for him for a while? "
"Ear cutting?" Snowy subconsciously touched her ears. Does it mean this "ear"?
Zhang Zian nodded. That was the ear.
"Why do I have to clip my ears? Is it because of the same reason as tail docking? That it might cause damage when the dog crawls into the bushes? "Snowy asked.
"No, the debate about ear clipping is much bigger than tail docking. If tail docking has more disadvantages than advantages, then ear clipping has almost no 'advantages' at all. It's purely for the sake of aesthetics," Zhang Zian explained. "After animal protection organizations sterilize stray cats and dogs, they will also clip a corner of their ears as a mark. But this is not the real thing. Real ear clipping causes a bigger wound, and after clipping, it has to be tied up with a bandage to keep the ears upright."
Although some people claimed that ear clipping could make a dog's hearing more sensitive and reduce the incidence of infections and parasites in the ear canal, such a statement was actually quite far-fetched and not very convincing. Whether or not ear clipping had a very small effect on a dog's hearing, and prevention of ear diseases could be done through daily ear cleaning.
"That's too cruel, isn't it? What's the difference between this and women having their feet tied up in the past?" Snowy was shocked.
"Indeed, because of this, many European countries have already made laws to ban ear clipping other than for medical purposes, but in our country … we haven't achieved a breakthrough in pet legislation," Zhang Zian said helplessly.
Blackie interrupted, "Then should we wait for a while? Or should we go somewhere else first? "
"How much longer do we have to wait?" Zhang Zian looked at the doctor.
The doctor looked at the time on his phone. "It should be soon. She's always quite punctual."
Zhang Zian immediately made a decision and said to Blackie, "Then let's wait a while. If it's a dog that needs ear clipping, I'll probably be able to satisfy your request."
"As expected of an expert." The doctor gave a thumbs up and smiled knowingly.
"What do you mean?"
Snowy and Blackie were confused, feeling that the conversation between Zhang Zian and the doctor was like they were talking in riddles.
Zhang Zian gestured with his right thumb and index finger. "Because there are only eight types of dogs that need ear clipping, and they're all medium to large dogs. Other than the giant schnauzer, the other seven types are all fierce dogs that can be used as guard dogs. Taking away a few of the rarer breeds in China, there are only two or three types left to choose from."
He had already guessed what type of dog would be brought to have its ears clipped.
"Haha, it's so easy to talk to an expert. If you're looking for a guard dog, this type of dog is perfect!" The doctor laughed.
Zhang Zian suggested for Blackie to wait a while, because the timing for ear clipping was different from the timing for tail clipping. Tail clipping was usually done a few days after birth, while ear clipping was done seven to twelve weeks after birth, which was two to three months. Puppies at that age were the best to buy, as they could be brought home to cultivate their relationship immediately.
As they spoke, a woman in her thirties rode an electric tricycle, passing through the crowd with difficulty and stopping in front of the doctor's stall.
"What do you think? Aren't we here?" The doctor gave Zhang Zian a look.
Actually, Zhang Zian didn't even need his look. He had already noticed the dogs in the metal cages in the back of the tricycle.
The puppies were tall and slender, looking around warily for any movement.
He could tell at a glance that they were Dobermans.
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