"Famous! Wake up! "
Famous yawned, shook its head, and stood up.
The dream was still clearly imprinted in its mind, but it had gradually gotten used to this bizarre way of switching.
It was very troublesome to teach Old Time Tea how to make a movie. It took a lot of effort to explain the roles of director, producer, cinematographer, and so on to make Old Time Tea understand. In the Imagined Landscape, Old Time Tea talked from evening until it fell asleep. The shooting process of Dog Warrior had just begun. After talking about how the lunchbox guy brought a lunchbox of dog poop to the production director, Famous fell asleep. When it woke up, it was back at the pet shop.
Zhang Zian remembered that when Famous first came, it woke up as soon as he woke up, but now it was getting later and later, and sleeping more and more deeply. He also wanted it to sleep a little longer. After all, the shooting was too tiring. However, he had to go to the police dog nursing home with Old Yang today. Famous had already said that it would go with them, so he could only let it sleep a little longer and wake it up before they left.
Today's shooting didn't require police dogs. The main purpose of the shooting was to show how the border police officers supported each other when they were trapped in the snowfield after the police dog team went to ask for help. Therefore, Zhang Zian and Famous didn't need to report to the crew.
After breakfast, Lu Yiyun came to the pet shop on time. Zhang Zian said a few words, and then he heard a car horn.
It was Old Yang who came to pick Zhang Zian up in a car provided by the crew. He got out of the car, leaned against the car, and squinted his eyes to look at the appearance of the pet shop.
Zhang Zian was already ready, so he led Famous out.
"Nice shop. The decoration is beautiful. How's the business?" Old Yang hadn't finished smoking yet, so he didn't want to drive.
"It's okay. It's just making a living. I have more freedom than going to work," Zhang Zian laughed.
"It's good enough to make a living. What else can I do? When I retire, do you want me to work here? "Old Yang said half-jokingly.
Zhang Zian also said half-jokingly, "Yes, of course! But Master Yang, why don't you enjoy your retirement? "
Old Yang threw the cigarette butt on the ground and stamped it out. "I'm a restless person, and I don't really want to get along with people. Isn't there a saying? The more people I see, the more I like dogs. It would be best if he could find a dog-related job after he retired. It didn't matter how much money he could earn. The main thing was that he might not be able to live without dogs in this life. If I can't find one, I've considered opening a retirement home for retired police dogs … Get in the car, it's cold outside. "
Zhang Zian let Famous sit in the back seat, and he sat in the front passenger seat.
Old Yang started the car and drove out of the city.
"Master Yang, are all police dog nursing homes privately owned?" Zhang Zian asked.
Old Yang looked at the road in front of him and answered slowly, "As far as I know, they are all privately owned. Maybe the situation is different in other cities, but at least in Binhai City, I have never heard of a police dog nursing home run by the government."
Old Yang further explained, "Military dogs are different from police dogs. There are only two options for retired military dogs. One is to stay in a military dog nursing home, and the other is to be adopted, because military dogs only serve the military. Police dogs are often recruited by departments outside of the police system. In theory, the department should be responsible for their retirement, but in practice, it is difficult. Some departments don't have the ability and willingness to take care of them, so private police dog nursing homes come in handy. "
"Can anyone open a police dog nursing home?" Zhang Zian asked. Famous was also listening carefully in the back seat.
"Not really. Usually, it's opened by former police dog handlers or trainers like me, who have feelings for dogs and can't live without them. It's even harder for people in society to open one. It's even harder than adopting a police dog. Plus, it's not a profitable job, and you might have to pay for it."
The police dog nursing home they were going to was located in the countryside, and it was very far away.
Old Yang said euphemistically, "Actually, Zhang, you said that Western filmmakers care about animals, which may be true. But let me tell you, Westerners don't treat their military and police dogs well."
"Oh? Master Yang, can you tell me more? I really don't know about this, "Zhang Zian asked.
Since they were bored on the way, Old Yang said, "Our police dog training base has internal publications that talk about the training methods of Western police and military dogs. I can't tell you about this, but it does mention the issue of Western police and military dogs' retirement. I can tell you about this. I remember that from 2013 to 2016, the British Ministry of Defense euthanized 231 military dogs, some of which were less than 8 years old. Of course, most of the dogs were unable to continue to perform tasks because they were injured or sick, and some were too old. However, there were still 45 healthy dogs in their prime. The reason for euthanasia for these dogs was that they were 'unable to perform their duties to the necessary level'. It's a mouthful, but I still remember it very clearly. "
Zhang Zian was speechless.
It was already a pity that the Binhai City Police Dog Base executed the eliminated German Shepherds. He didn't expect that there would be a higher mountain. He thought that the British, who were indignant about eating dog meat, loved dogs very much, but they even abandoned real military dogs like old shoes.
"Do you think only the British do this? In fact, in the past, American military dogs had to be euthanized when they were 10 years old. It wasn't until 2000, when the U.S. Congress saw that retired police dogs were living well with ordinary people, that they signed a law allowing ordinary people to adopt military dogs. " Old Yang smacked his lips and said, "Of course, there are not only negative examples in other countries. There are also positive examples. For example, in Israel, they implement a system of one soldier, one dog. When soldiers retire, their dogs also retire."
Retired military dogs and police dogs were a big problem all over the world. These dogs had been trained too fiercely, and there were hidden dangers if they were allowed to enter the public. However, the country's funds were limited, and the government could not afford it, so they could only euthanize them. China was not the best in this regard, but at least it was not at the bottom. It was not as good as the top, but it was better than the bottom.
The scenery outside the window changed from row upon row of high-rise buildings to uniform two-story villas. The most important thing was that the eye-catching city beauties had all disappeared, which proved that they had arrived in the countryside of Binhai City.
"This is Changle Village. I have to ask someone about the specific direction. That place is too remote, and there are no landmarks on the GPS." Old Yang rolled down the window and asked an old man who looked like a farmer who passed by, "Hey, can I ask where the nursing home is?"
That person might be deaf. After asking twice, he pointed in a direction and said, "Go that way to the end."
Old Yang thanked him and drove in the direction the person pointed. They ended up in a nursing home. It was a nursing home for the elderly, not a nursing home for police dogs. A group of gray-haired old men and women were sitting on small benches in a row, basking in the sun and flirting with each other.
Old Yang and Old Yang realized that their trip was in vain. They asked a few more people and repeatedly emphasized that it was a nursing home for police dogs. In the end, a young man pointed them in the right direction.
After a few twists and turns, they arrived at the foot of a very remote hill.
A big rusty iron gate was closed. Above the iron gate hung a few square words: nursing home. In front of the three words was a cartoon image of a German Shepherd, indicating that this was a nursing home for dogs.
A low wall made of hard plastic boards surrounded a large area. The wall was so short that it was about the height of an adult man. It couldn't prevent thieves, but it could prevent naughty children. However, no thief would come to the nursing home to steal things.
Since he didn't have an appointment, Zhang Zian looked at the closed gate and asked worriedly, "Is there no one here?"
Old Yang wasn't sure either. "Let's get out of the car and check."
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