United Daily News
United Daily News/1994.2.6
Arithmetic Using barks as answers
Having ESP with the master
No need to show the number. No need to tell it how many barks. Moon Howler only needs to look at me, closes its eyes, thinks, and barks out the correct answer.
This unexplainable miracle of Moon Howler's psychic connection with Chen can only be seen as fate destined in their previous lives. Chen points out that many people keep dogs at the spurt of a moment, but abandon them after finding out the troubles they bring.
That's why there are so many stray-dogs on the street, and why there are occasional incidents of stray-dogs hurting passerbys. Chen says that Taiwan Native Dog is an intelligent breed which has lived with our ancestors for hundreds of years.
They were responsible to watch the house and to hunt. Since noise was forbidden during hunting so that they prey did not escape, Taiwan Native Dogs often communicated with their masters through eye contact, adding another interpretation to their psychic power.
Their fierce loyalty and intelligence made them not just dogs, but an integral part of every aboriginal family. Chen believes Taiwan Native Dogs are living fossils of Taiwan history. All five great mountain ranges contain their trails.
However, since the Dutch and Japanese brought foreign breeds into Taiwan and mixed them with Taiwan Dogs, finding a pure-bred Taiwan Dog is very difficult nowadays. Many people prefer foreign breeds. But Taiwan Native Dogs signify the dignity of Taiwan culture.
Their intelligence is unparalleled by any other canine breed. Taiwan people should treasure and preserve Taiwan Dogs because once they are lost, our children will never get to see the real Taiwan Dogs and their legends.
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