Liu Chuan broke free from Zhuang Rui's hand and continued, "But apart from Brother Renqing Cuomu, that Lion King won't let anyone near it. We'll go to the monitoring room later to check; I've installed cameras in all those mastiff kennels..."
"Damn it, those two, stop fighting, Brother Renqing Cuomu..."
Liu Chuan looked up and saw that the white lion had already run to the side of the Golden Mastiff King. He immediately became anxious. In the past few days, the Golden Mastiff King had not recognized anyone except Renqing Cuomu. Even Zhou Rui, who had once subdued it with his bare hands, did not show it any respect.
Chapter 548 The Birth of Life
As the Golden Lion King, he is the king in this kennel, and all the female mastiffs are his consorts. In order to ensure the bloodline of Tibetan mastiffs, in addition to the Golden Lion King, Rinchen Tsomu also brought a male mastiff.
However, Rinchen Tsomu had to place the male mastiff and several female mastiffs far away from the Golden Mastiff King, for fear that they would fight each other.
Now that the white lion was running over so boldly, not only were Liu Chuan, Zhou Rui and the others on edge, but even Renqing Cuomu, who knew the habits of Tibetan mastiffs well, was a little at a loss. He didn't know where such a powerful and tall snow mastiff had suddenly appeared from.
"White Lion, come back!"
Zhuang Rui was also a little anxious. He knew that some animals are most aggressive and irrational when their mates are giving birth. Although the white lion was given to him by the Golden Mastiff King, Zhuang Rui had always been suspicious of the relationship between the white lion and the Golden Mastiff King. It felt a bit like two African blacks giving birth to a white person.
"Waaaaah..."
The white lion shook its big head, turned around and growled at Zhuang Rui, then ran to the side of the golden mastiff king.
What puzzled Renqing Cuomu was that her old companion did not react excessively at all. Instead, it rubbed its big head against the white lion's head. Renqing Cuomu, who was familiar with the habits of Tibetan mastiffs, knew that this was a gesture of affection from the Tibetan mastiff.
The white lion, like a curious child, ran to each of the mastiff kennels and sniffed the inside. The female mastiffs inside the kennels behaved strangely, remaining completely still. It should be noted that at this moment, even the Golden Lion King would bare his teeth if he got close to the female mastiffs.
"Brother Zhuang, it's a pleasure to see you again, my friend..."
Seeing that no conflict had broken out, Renqing Cuomu breathed a sigh of relief. However, he then asked curiously, "Brother Zhuang, I've never seen this Tibetan Mastiff from the snowy mountains before."
Tibetan Mastiffs develop and grow later than other dogs; male Tibetan Mastiffs don't reach full size until they are 2 to 3 years old.
So although Renqing Cuomu knew that Zhuang Rui had a white Tibetan Mastiff puppy, he never dreamed that this Tibetan Mastiff, which was already comparable in size to the Golden Retriever King, would be the same little guy who was born a year ago.
“Brother Renqing Cuomu, it’s the little Tibetan Mastiff I brought with me when we met last year…”
Zhuang Rui laughed. The white lion had been growing bigger and bigger lately, now weighing over 200 pounds. It really looked like a white lion, walking with its head held high, as majestic as a proud emperor.
Although Song Jun and Liu Chuan's two Tibetan mastiffs grew very quickly, if they stood next to the white lion, people would definitely think that they had been abused and were stunted.
"Is it really that little Tibetan Mastiff?"
Upon hearing Zhuang Rui's words, Renqing Cuomu disregarded the dust on the ground, knelt down before the white lion with her hands clasped together, muttering something under her breath. Finally, she placed her palms up on the ground and respectfully kowtowed to the white lion.
"Brother Zhou, what's wrong with Brother Renqing Cuomu?"
Zhuang Rui was somewhat confused and nudged Zhou Rui, who was standing next to him, with his elbow.
"Brother Renqing Cuomu is saying that the white lion is the incarnation of the Snow Mountain Goddess, a deity who protects the Great Snow Mountain..."
Zhou Rui's words left Zhuang Rui speechless. The white lion was clearly a male mastiff, wasn't it? No matter what, it had nothing to do with a goddess. Did the Snow Mountain Goddess have to be like Guanyin Bodhisattva, a woman in a man's body?
"Alright, it's fine as long as Brother Zhou is here. I'll take you to see the Tibetan Mastiffs that have already been born. We'll wait in the monitoring room later..."
The weather was still quite cold even though it was only the beginning of spring. Although Liu Chuan was wearing a military green overcoat, he was still shivering from the cold and pulled Zhuang Rui to head back.
"They've already had cubs? Let's go take a look..."
"Let's see tomorrow. The puppies are sleeping now, and the mother is very protective of her cubs, so we shouldn't disturb them in the middle of the night..."
Zhou Rui's professional knowledge was clearly superior to Liu Chuan's, and he stopped the two who were excitedly preparing to disturb the puppy's sleep.
“Fine, let’s go back to the monitoring room. Wood, let me tell you, that Tibetan Mastiff was even smaller than the white lion was back then, it was so cute…”
Zhuang Rui was left speechless by Liu Chuan's words. He had been brought here in the middle of the night, only to find that the Tibetan Mastiff had not been born. Was he supposed to have come here just to watch the surveillance footage?
Seeing Renqing Cuomu pacing around the Tibetan Mastiff kennel from time to time, Zhuang Rui said, "Brother Renqing Cuomu, everyone should go and rest. This female Tibetan Mastiff doesn't necessarily give birth at night..."
"Both of these female Tibetan Mastiffs have been very quiet today. Based on my experience, they should give birth within 24 hours. I'll wait..."
Renqing Cuomu shook her head and waved for Zhuang Rui to leave first. This Tibetan mastiff was too big, and the mothers weren't very good at it. If too many puppies were born, they could easily be crushed to death while the mastiff was nursing or turning over.
"Oh well……"
Just as Zhuang Rui was about to leave with Liu Chuan, a "whimpering" sound suddenly came from behind. Before he could turn around, the white lion suddenly rushed over, its huge body crashing into a golden behemoth.
"Come back, more cases!"
Renqing Cuomu's voice also rang out. He had clearly seen that just as Zhuang Rui was about to leave, his own dog, the Golden Mastiff King, suddenly ran behind Zhuang Rui, opened its mouth as if to bite him, but was knocked away by the white lion.
The white lion didn't care what relationship it had with the Golden Mastiff King. The first person it saw after it was born was Zhuang Rui. In its heart, Zhuang Rui was its father and its master. Now, the white lion's fluffy fur stood on end, and it let out a low roar as it stared intently at the Golden Mastiff King.
"What's going on? Will the golden retriever attack me?"
Zhuang Rui snapped out of his daze and saw the two large creatures facing off. He quickly calmed the white lion down, while Renqing Cuomu stroked the neck of the enraged golden mastiff king.
Although the Golden Mastiff King had always treated the White Lion like a child, not bothering with it, the White Lion's actions just now had truly enraged it.
"Don't come any closer, Duoqi is emotionally unstable..."
After seeing Zhuang Rui finish comforting the white lion, Renqing Cuomu walked towards her and quickly waved to Zhuang Rui, signaling him not to come any closer.
"It's okay, I know the Golden Retriever. He probably wasn't trying to bite me, was he?"
Zhuang Rui walked to the Golden Retriever's side and reached out to touch the Mastiff King. Sure enough, the Golden Retriever King obediently lowered its head, allowing Zhuang Rui's hand to rest on its head. It showed no signs of suddenly attacking or hurting anyone, which relieved Renqing Cuomu, who was tightly hugging the Mastiff King's neck.
However, after Zhuang Rui stroked it, the Golden Lion King immediately raised its head, opened its mouth and bit the hem of Zhuang Rui's down jacket, pulling it towards the kennel. When it reached the door of a kennel, it kept making "whimpering" sounds.
"Hey, Brother Renqing Cuomu, is that Tibetan Mastiff about to give birth?"
Standing at the entrance of the mastiff kennel, Zhuang Rui noticed that inside, under the female mastiff's body, there seemed to be several small creatures. They were very small, somewhat resembling large rats, and their bodies were still wet.
"It really is..."
Upon hearing Zhuang Rui's words, Renqing Cuomu quickly came over. Zhou Rui and Liu Chuan wanted to follow, but were barked back by the Golden Mastiff King.
Although the female mastiff in the kennel was somewhat weak, she struggled to stand up when she saw several figures standing at the door. Only after hearing Renqing Cuomu's voice did she lie back down.
"One, two, three, four, five... Brother Renqing Cuomu has given birth to five little ones in total..."
Zhuang Rui counted them under the lamplight. There were five wet little ones lying on the mother dog's belly, their eyes tightly closed, tightly sucking on their mother's nipples.
"No, Zhuoma looks like she's in pain, like she's uncomfortable. She must be carrying a Tibetan mastiff..."
Renqing Cuomu and Zhuang Rui observed from different perspectives. He didn't look at how many puppies had been born, but instead kept observing the mother mastiff's condition.
Upon hearing what Renqing Cuomu said, Zhuang Rui also noticed that the female mastiff named Zhuoma was indeed acting strangely. After lying down again, her eyes were unfocused, and her body was twitching from time to time.
"Waaaaah..."
Just then, the golden retriever gently nuzzled Zhuang Rui with its big head and made a whimpering sound. Zhuang Rui immediately understood that the golden retriever had pulled him over so that he would help save the female mastiff.
The dog kennel specially prepared for the mother to give birth wasn't very big. Zhuang Rui quietly channeled his spiritual energy into the mother dog's body.
Seemingly exhausted, Zhuoma slowly opened her eyes after the spiritual energy entered her body. She looked up and "gratefully" glanced at Zhuang Rui, and beneath her, a pure black Tibetan Mastiff was born into this world.
This was the first time Zhuang Rui had ever witnessed the birth of a new life!
"There's one more, there's one more..."
After this Tibetan Mastiff puppy came out, another Tibetan Mastiff puppy slid out from between its mother's legs. However, these two little guys seemed to have stayed in their mother's womb for too long, and they were listless and not very lively after they came out.
"These two probably won't survive, what a pity..."
Renqing Cuomu, who was standing next to Zhuang Rui, sighed. In nature, survival of the fittest means that only the strongest animals have the right to survive. These last two animals were obviously born with some disadvantages. Even if they were fed the most expensive formula milk powder, their survival rate would still be very low if they did not get breast milk at the beginning.
However, something immediately happened that left Renqing Cuomu dumbfounded: the two little guys, who were half a meter away from the mother mastiff's belly, suddenly twitched their little noses and slowly climbed up to the mother mastiff's belly.
The two little ones rudely pushed their siblings aside and began to enjoy their mother's milk.
Chapter 549 Shares
Purebred Tibetan Mastiffs are different from some mixed-breed Tibetan Mastiffs. They usually give birth to 4-6 puppies. Whether it is an animal or a human, the first puppies to emerge from the womb are usually the strongest, and they can enjoy the nourishment of the mother's milk immediately.
However, what happened today has clearly overturned everyone's understanding. Not only did a litter produce 7 Tibetan Mastiff puppies, but judging from their lively appearance now, the survival rate should be quite high.
The two little ones, who were originally listless and on the verge of death, have now pushed aside their brothers and sisters in front of them. Not only have they taken over their mother's breasts, but their little feet are also not behaving themselves, kicking aside their older brothers and sisters who were not in their way.
At least their appetite was clearly limited. After nursing for a while, the two domineering little ones fell asleep in their mother's arms. Their eyes were closed and they looked so lazy that it was really adorable.
Renqing Cuomu took the prepared cardboard box from the staff and opened the iron gate of the Tibetan Mastiff kennel. He was going to put the Tibetan Mastiff puppies, who had just nursed for the first time, into the cardboard box to prevent them from being crushed to death by their mother when she turned over. Such things happen frequently on the grasslands.
The first breastfeeding of a puppy is very important, but afterwards, you can start artificial feeding with calcium-fortified puppy milk powder.
"Brother Zhuang, please don't come in. The mother mastiff is very protective of her pups..."
When Renqing Cuomu saw Zhuang Rui following him into the kennel, he immediately stopped. He knew that he and Zhuang Rui had a good relationship, but these female mastiffs that had just given birth were very wary. They would not allow any strangers to approach them except their owners and mates, and sometimes they would not even allow the father of their puppies to get close.
"Waaaaah..."
Just as Renqing Cuomu finished speaking, the female Tibetan Mastiff, whose spirits had improved considerably, suddenly raised her head and let out a whimpering sound towards Zhuang Rui. Having lived with Tibetan Mastiffs for decades, Renqing Cuomu naturally knew that this was a gesture of goodwill from the female mastiff, and she was greatly surprised.
"That's strange, Brother Zhuang. Maybe it's because you were blessed by the Living Buddha of Jokhang Temple?"
Rinchen Tsomu's understanding of Tibetan mastiff habits was insufficient to explain what he saw, so she simply attributed all the credit to the Living Buddha. In this world, anything can be explained once religious beliefs are involved.
"Hehe, maybe so..."
Zhuang Rui smiled, squatted down beside the mother mastiff, and infused her with a wisp of spiritual energy. After the mother mastiff closed her eyes comfortably, he looked at the few little lives in her belly.
At this moment, the Tibetan mastiff puppies had all drunk their fill of their mother's milk. They curled up in their mother's arms, and the tiny creatures, no bigger than a palm, looked incredibly cute with their eyes tightly closed.
The birth of life is always the greatest miracle on Earth. Looking at this litter of Tibetan mastiff puppies, Zhuang Rui had a realization: no matter what species they are, their birth is unique and worthy of being remembered and moved.
Zhuang Rui put his little finger near the mouth of a Tibetan Mastiff puppy, and the little guy actually opened his mouth and started sucking like a child, making Zhuang Rui's finger tickle. This reminded him of the time when he adopted the white lion, who was probably also very young at that time.
The mother Tibetan Mastiff opened her eyes and glanced at Zhuang Rui, then closed them again with relief. However, when Renqing Cuomu picked up the two Tibetan Mastiff puppies, the mother let out a low growl from her throat, clearly not satisfied. Her growl also woke up the other puppies.
Just like human babies, the little ones, upon waking up, immediately used their sense of smell to bring their mouths to their mother's breasts, smacking their little lips and starting to eat again.
"Brother Zhuang, put those two strongest little guys into the box..."
Renqing Cuomu stopped when the mother Tibetan Mastiff warned him. Although Tibetan Mastiffs are loyal, they can be unreasonable at times. He dared not go against the mother's wishes and forcibly take the two pups away. At present, this task could only be carried out by Zhuang Rui, who had been blessed by the Living Buddha.
Sure enough, when Zhuang Rui picked up the two little ones, the mother mastiff only opened her eyes and whimpered a few times, but did not make any further moves. However, those two whimpers were enough to frighten Renqing Cuomu, this grassland man, into a cold sweat. He only breathed a sigh of relief after leaving the mastiff kennel.
The white lion, who had been lingering outside the kennel, came over when Zhuang Rui came out. It sniffed the cardboard box in Zhuang Rui's hand, then shook its long fur and walked away uninterested.
"Brother Renqing Cuomu, shouldn't I find a female Tibetan Mastiff for my white lion?"
Zhuang Rui noticed that Bai Shi's behavior today was very unusual, so he asked Renqing Cuomu for advice.