Strange Life of a Cat

Chapter 396 - 396 383 Tiger Stripes

?Chapter 396: Chapter 383 Tiger Stripes Chapter 396: Chapter 383 Tiger Stripes The dog in the basket, although not as active as the other two, did not have the listless look in its eyes that one might think. When Zheng Tan approached, he could see a hint of wariness in the little pup’s eyes.

The remaining pup had a gray undercoat with deep brown and nearly black stripes throughout its fur. At first glance, it might remind one of a tortoiseshell cat, but the fur of a tortoiseshell cat is more mixed and irregular, not having the relatively uniform pattern of patches that this one did.

Having spent a long time at the Pet Center, Zheng Tan had seen many dogs and heard many stories about them. Once, after completing a task at Xiao Guo’s place, Zheng Tan wandered around the Pet Center and saw someone talking to Xiao Guo, surrounded by several dogs with seemingly patchy coats, like they had skin diseases. Charlie and others said they were tiger-spotted dogs.

On closer inspection, indeed, some of the patterns on those dogs were stripe-like, different from the fur pattern on Li Yuanba, and they looked quite fierce. However, many people were passionate about this patterned fur, with the famous Shangrao Tiger Stripes being particularly well-known, rumored to have been used by royalty for hunting. Tiger-spotted dogs might not be as extraordinary as some people claim, but, true or not, it showed that many people liked this pattern.

The man talking to Xiao Guo was very fond of tiger-spotted dogs, with most of the dogs he held having that kind of coat. In the countryside, this coat pattern was not uncommon among local dogs, it was just that many used for guarding homes didn’t pay attention to the coat and didn’t differentiate so strictly. What really mattered was how people raised them.

Now, of the three pups, this was the only one left, mainly because of its coat color.

Aside from the issue with its coat, Zheng Tan thought the pup looked quite pleasing and wasn’t rowdy.

In the past, Charlie had said that tiger-spotted dogs, under normal circumstances, tended to be more stubborn and aggressive than other local dogs, with decent hunting instincts and capable of guarding and fighting, more agile than the average local dog, and showed good performance when hunting in the small mountains. However, due to their impulsive and less stable temperament, most tiger-spotted dogs rarely became lead dogs in big hunts. These were not absolutes but often the case for the majority.

Tiger stripes looked cool, unlike many yellow dogs that seemed tame, but Zheng Tan thought that this little tiger-striped pup seemed more honest and stable than the little yellow dog that was bought previously. Of course, that was only the appearance, and what kind of dog it would grow into after becoming familiar and growing up was uncertain for Zheng Tan right now.

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