When the conversation between Zhang Zian and the new customer came to an end, Snowy asked politely, "I am doing a live broadcast. Do you mind if I record you?"
From the moment the new customer entered the shop, although she pointed the camera at the customer, she avoided the customer's face and only took pictures of the customer's body.
Qian Bowen was stunned. He had never seen a live broadcast before, so he didn't know what it was for. He hesitated.
His son, Little Money, reacted quickly and replied without hesitation, "It doesn't matter. Just film us! Big sister, is it a live broadcast of PUBG? "
Qian Bowen flicked his son's head, "What PUBG? This is not a restaurant! "
Little Money covered his head, stared at his father, and complained, "It's terrible to be uneducated! PUBG is the most popular game now. Don't you understand? "
Qian Bowen raised his hand and threatened, "How dare you say that I am uneducated? Do you want to be beaten?"
Snowy giggled and explained, "We just want to take pictures of the process of customers choosing and buying pets. Nothing else."
"Oh, go ahead. I have never done anything bad. I am not afraid of a crooked shadow." Qian Bowen still didn't fully understand, but he agreed.
Zhang Zian asked, "What kind of dog are you going to buy?"
Qian Bowen pushed his son, "I am asking you. What kind of dog do you want? The same as the previous one? Or another one? If it were up to me, I think we should change it. The previous one was too noisy. "
Little Money was obviously not happy. He said angrily, "I want the same dog as Kiddo! I can buy it with my New Year's money! "
This kid was not called "Little Money" for nothing. He kept talking about New Year's money, which made Zhang Zian curious. Judging from the clothes of the father and son, they were from an average family, a working-class family that could be found everywhere. How much New Year's money did he have?
Qian Bowen was very helpless. He sent his son to the display cabinet to look at the dog, then pulled Zhang Zian aside and complained in a low voice, "To be honest, after I heard that Xiao Guai was lost a few days ago, apart from feeling distressed, I also felt a little relieved. It could even be said that I was relieved, because the dog was so good at barking, day and night."
According to Qian Bowen, he worked in a factory and was responsible for operating the assembly line. He worked three shifts and often had to work the night shift. After the night shift, he was sleepy and tired. When he returned home, he wanted to sleep for a whole day. However, the dog was always barking at home, which made him have a headache and he couldn't sleep at all. Once, he almost had an accident because of his sleepiness.
Not only that, even when he was on the day shift, he had to sleep at night. The dog was still barking at night. It would be quiet for a while if you fed it a snack, but after a while, it would continue to bark and it would not quiet until after midnight.
Qian Bowen sighed. "Since I had this dog, it was like I had a second child. Every night, when it barked, we would go over to take a look and ask it to stop barking. Although it was small, it was very good at barking! Because of this, the neighbors upstairs and downstairs came to us more than once. Some of them had examinees at home. They were going to take the College Entrance Exam this summer, so they must have a good rest … Our family had a good relationship with our neighbors, but since we had this dog, we have been treated with disdain. Some people even warned us that they would call the police if the dog barked again … "
Zhang Zian frowned. From his description, he realized the seriousness of the problem.
The same was true for Snowy and Vivi. They both lived in single-family villas, so they did not have to worry about the neighbors' opinions. They had never thought that pets could cause so much trouble.
Not to mention other small troubles, the barking of the dog almost caused an accident, and the barking of the dog disturbed the rest of the examinees. Under normal circumstances, it was enough to judge that this family was not suitable to have a dog.
"I know." Seeing that they wanted to say something, Qian Bowen waved his hand and said, "I know that in this situation, we really should not continue to have a dog. In fact, even if the dog was not lost, I planned to secretly give it to someone and then tell my son that it was lost. But if it was really lost, I would still be very distressed. After all, my son and I raised it from little to little …"
Snowy interjected weakly, "I think it is good to have a cat. It is quiet and well-behaved, and it will not disturb others …"
Vivi was allergic to cats, but she still nodded in agreement.
The comments of the netizens in the live broadcast room were more intense. Why did some people in society hate pets? It was because some people were clearly not suitable to have pets, but they still insisted on keeping them, causing trouble to the people around them. Many people hated pets.
Fortunately, Qian Bowen could not see the bullet screen, otherwise he would have quarreled with the netizens.
"But our family doesn't like cats, especially this child. He especially likes dogs. After the dog went missing, it would be more annoying than the dog … I want to bring him here to buy a new dog, preferably one that is not so noisy. It would be even better if there is a dog that doesn't bark …" He laughed at himself. "I also know that this is impossible. How can there be a dog that doesn't bark?"
Snowy pointed the camera at Zhang Zian to see how he would deal with it.
Zhang Zian said calmly, "There are warning banners in many communities — Keep a dog for yourself, do not disturb others. More and more people have dogs, and similar things are happening more and more. Your case is more serious. Generally speaking, the bigger the dog, the less it likes to bark, because it does not need to bark to deter potential enemies. On the contrary, the smaller the dog, the more it likes to bark. Its bark is sharp, loud, and very penetrating. If I am not wrong, you did not have a big dog before, right? "
Qian Bowen nodded, "Not a big dog, but also not a small dog like a Chihuahua … What kind of dog was it … Look at my memory, I completely forgot it …"
"Dad! This is the one! "Little Money shouted, pointing to a display cabinet.
Qian Bowen looked over, "Yes, this is the dog!"
There was an energetic puppy standing in the display cabinet. Its two big ears drooped down softly, covering both sides of its face. The top of its head, ears, neck, and upper limbs were covered with chestnut fur. The fur on its back was blue-black, and the rest of its body was pure white. Its big eyes were bright and full of vitality. There was a signature white inverted V on its face, declaring its identity.
Zhang Zian glanced at it casually and immediately understood what Qian Bowen said. He said, "This is a Beagle … No wonder, this kind of dog is really good at barking."
As if to prove his words, the Beagle puppy barked loudly, full of energy. Its loud voice did not match its petite size at all.
In addition to those large and fierce dogs, Beagles could be said to be the most unsuitable dog for novices to raise. Although they looked cute and very affectionate, they were very active and liked to bark very much. Their barks were unusually loud, and it was difficult for people who raised dogs for the first time to deal with them. They often had to run around to clean up the mess they caused.
"Strange." Qian Bowen looked at the display cabinet and muttered to himself, "This dog is obviously similar to my Kiddo. Why doesn't it bark as much as Kiddo? It only barked once or twice … "
Little Money guessed straightforwardly, "This dog is probably female, so it doesn't like to bark … Our Kiddo is male!"
"Is that so?" Qian Bowen was dubious.
Zhang Zian asked, "The original Beagle in your house, was it a gift?"
"Yes, it was a gift from my friend," Qian Bowen said. "Now that I think about it, I guess he couldn't stand the dog's barking, so he gave it to me …"
That Beagle was also quite pitiful. Because it liked to bark too much, it changed owners twice at a young age, and was almost sent to a third owner. In the end, it was trapped and killed.
Zhang Zian thought for a moment and unexpectedly said, "I advise you to change to another dog. This dog is not suitable for novices to raise. If you insist on raising it, it is easy to repeat the same mistake."
"This …" Qian Bowen frowned. The previous nightmarish experience made him agree with Zhang Zian's judgment from the bottom of his heart. However, the problem was that his son liked this kind of dog. Since Kiddo died, they had argued several times at home about whether to raise a dog and what kind of dog to raise. He couldn't change his son's mind, and his wife was also partial to his son. The two of them unanimously requested to raise another Beagle.
For a dog, they had already caused a rift between their neighbors. If they also caused a rift between their husband and wife, it was really not worth it …
"No! No! I want to raise Kiddo! " Little Money hugged his knees and squatted on the ground, crying. He wiped his tears and sobbed, "Kiddo is so poor …"
Seeing this, Qian Bowen helplessly discussed with Zhang Zian, "Store Manager Zhang, Dr. Sun recommended your shop, saying that you are very good at training pets. I see that your Beagles don't seem to like barking. Is it because you have trained them? If that's the case, I don't think it's a problem. "
Zhang Zian could see that the father and son were determined to buy Beagles. Even if he didn't sell to them, they might go to other pet shops or kennels to buy Beagles.
"No, it's the opposite of what you think. I haven't trained the beagles in the shop, and I don't play with them. Other than taking them for a walk every day, neither I nor the staff in the shop pay much attention to them," he answered truthfully.
Qian Bowen asked incredulously, "This … Why? I know that raising a dog requires training. We have been racking our brains at home to train Kiddo not to bark. Why don't they bark when you don't train them? "
Snowy was also curious. She had come to the pet shop for several live broadcasts. She clearly remembered that Zhang Zian had emphasized to many dog buyers that raising a dog was different from raising a cat. Raising a dog must be trained, and a dog without training was no different from a salted fish … Why did he change his opinion today?
"This is because …"
Zhang Zian was about to answer when he caught a touch of green fluorescence from the corner of his eye. The door of the shop was opened to the left and right, and a sporty girl with a ponytail ran in from outside the shop.
"Snoopy!" she stared at the Beagle and shouted in surprise.
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