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It was when I came back from the night shift that I realized something was wrong with Lingling.

Liang Shu came home after nine o'clock in the morning, so sleepy that he could hardly keep his eyes open, so he tried his best to look at Lingling.

Ling Ling curled up in a ball and slept in the nest, but the dog food that was poured into the small basin before leaving yesterday did not even move.

He's been eating significantly less lately and sleeping more than usual.

He thought about it carefully, and found that Lingling seemed to be a little abnormal these days.It is not as rambunctious as it used to be, it has been having fun in the house all day, and more often it sleeps obediently in the nest, even if it is not asleep, it always lies sleepy in a corner, with a lack of energy .

are you sick?

Lingling had never been sick before.Different from those delicate pet dogs, it is a native dog. When it first came, it was a small one. Later, it became strong and strong after being fed by the owner. It is easy to feed, never picky about food, and adapts to the environment. The ability is also very strong.

Liang Shu was a little worried, he knelt down and stroked the puppy's limp fur, and carefully called out, "Lingling?"

The puppy didn't fall asleep. Hearing someone calling it, his nose panted, his ears pricked up, his eyelids moved, and a small whimper sounded from his throat.

Seeing the puppy's response, Liang Shu heaved a sigh of relief, but he still couldn't get up or down.

Liang Shu has always been on duty in three shifts. Sometimes he would switch shifts with his female colleagues. There are more night shifts, so he has no time to play with Lingling. The most he can do is give him some dog food and let him play by himself in the house. Most of the time, Yu Ling was taking care of Lingling, walking the dog downstairs after work, holding it to draw cartoons, and giving it a bath.However, Yu Ling will travel frequently when the company is busy, so he can only leave Lingling and his dog alone at home.

Liang Shu couldn't sleep anymore, so he sent a message to Yu Ling briefly describing Xia Lingling's symptoms, and then took Lingling to the pet hospital.

When he arrived at the hospital, he saw Yu Ling's reply.

Yu Ling: [Maybe it's depression. 】

Yu Ling: [If you are free, take it to the pet hospital for a check-up, if not, just wait for me to come back tomorrow. 】

Liang Shu:?

Can Dogs Get Depression Too?

Liang Shu felt that Yu Ling was lying to him. I wasn't depressed yet, so why did the dog get depressed first?

The doctor did several routine checks on the puppy, and there was nothing wrong with it.

Liang Shu expressed his doubts.

The doctor told him that pets, like people, can suffer from depression.

Decreased appetite, drowsiness, lack of energy, exceptionally quiet, and occasionally manic.

These are all typical symptoms of depression.

The Chinese Pastoral Dog is lively by nature, because it has been a wandering state before and is used to freedom, so it is not in line with its nature to keep it in captivity at home. It is best to take it out for a walk more often.

Since you keep it as a pet, you have to take responsibility, and you can’t treat it casually. If you lack care and companionship like this, it’s better to put it back in nature.

Liang Shu blushed after listening to the doctor's words, trying to explain that he didn't treat it casually, but he couldn't speak.

Few people would keep the Chinese Garden Dog as a pet dog. When Liang Shu took Lingling to the pet shop for a haircut, the strange clerk would ask curiously, is this a native dog?

This question was not malicious, but Liang Shu felt inexplicably uncomfortable.

Between the lines, it seems that native dogs are inferior to those rare breeds of dogs.

Lingling is so cute, where is it wrong?It is as smart, well-behaved, and coquettish as other pet dogs.

Later, Liang Shu simply cut Lingling's fur by himself, but he was always clumsy and confused, so he finally asked Yu Ling for help.

When Liang Shu was bored, he tried to train Lingling to pick up his slippers, but unfortunately he didn't succeed. Lingling didn't listen to him very much, and listened to Yu Ling even more.

They bought it a lot of toys like taking care of a pet dog, dewormed and vaccinated it, but they couldn't give it more company.

Liang Shu frustrated and told Yu Ling about Lingling's depression.

Hearing the news, Yu Ling was not too surprised, he comforted Liang Shu a few words, saying that the problem is not serious, and it would be nice to bring Lingling out to play more when he comes back.

After leaving the hospital, Liang Shu took Lingling to the pet shop.

On the recommendation of the clerk, I bought cheese sticks and donuts for Lingling's pets.

When he went to the pet store in the past, he usually bought some dog food, chicken and beef cubes, and he never bought sweets.

Eating sweets should make Ling Ling happier.

After Yu Ling finished his business, he took a midnight flight early and came back. It was almost dawn when he got home.

However, Liang Shu didn't sleep in the bedroom covered with a quilt as expected.

He nestled on the sofa, holding the bell in his arms, stroking its hair up and down, humming an out-of-key song: "Counting the sheep, counting the chickens, counting the stars, one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, counting the stars, counting the pigs." Count rice, five four three two one..."

Hearing the sound of the door opening, the lazy and casual tune came to an abrupt end.

Liang Shu stared blankly at the door.

Yu Ling: "Why don't you sleep?"

"I'm... singing a lullaby to Lingling."

In Yu Ling's view, this kind of behavior is a bit mentally retarded.

"how old are you?"

Yu Ling rubbed the center of his brows with a headache, and without waiting for Liang Shu's answer, he forced him back to bed to sleep, and the dog was put back in its den.

Liang Shu struggled: "But Lingling didn't sleep all night."

"It sleeps a lot during the day, so it's strange that it can sleep at night."

No one plays with Lingling during the day, and it spends most of its time sleeping.

"Hurry up and sleep with yours, wake up and play with it." Yu Ling's tone was fierce, and he forced Liang Shu into the quilt.

Liang Shu patted the pillow next to him: "You didn't sleep at night, did you?"

"Well, I'm going to take a shower first."

Liang Shu: "Okay, I'll wait for you to sleep together."

However, after waiting and waiting, his consciousness unconsciously became blurred, and he slept extremely peacefully this time.

Coming out of the shower, Yu Ling saw Lingling sticking out her tongue and licking a milky white cheese stick.

The newly added pet snack cabinet next to it is full of all kinds of dog treats.

Liang Shu cared no less for Lingling than he did.

The lack of companionship is actually easy to solve.

Yu Ling asked a friend who opened a pet shop, and the friend sent him a lot of photos of cute puppies, Teddy, Pomeranian, Maltese...

"Office workers don't have much time to play with their dogs. It would be nice to have another dog. They can be companions for each other." That's what my friend said.

Yu Ling thought this was a good idea.

"Buy another puppy to play with Lingling?"

However, Liang Shu disagreed fiercely, hugging the puppy tightly and sternly refused: "No! Absolutely not!"

Yu Ling was puzzled by Liang Shu's inexplicable stubbornness, and showed Liang Shu the pictures of those puppies, but Liang Shu resisted even more.

He said into the puppy's ear: "Lingling, did you see that! Your stepfather has other dogs outside, but don't worry, I won't let other dogs step into this house unless I die .”

Yu Ling: "...I'm sick."

He didn't know what Liang Shu was thinking.

Wouldn't it be nice to have another dog to play with Lingling?

But Liang Shu didn't think so.

If they get a new puppy, their love for Lingling will be split in half.The new puppy will probably be prettier and cuter than Lingling, so the love that will be separated will be more.

"I will play with Lingling more in the future, can I not buy another dog?"

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