I remember that when we were young, almost every household in the village had a dog, which was the kind of local dog that looked after the house. The local dog was more conscientious than the current pet dog and was responsible for looking after the house every day.
In my impression, many dogs kept at that time were called big wolf dogs, which were relatively large and looked fierce. If such dogs entered the door, they would jump up desperately.
Dogs in rural areas are usually tied to the south of the yard, and go in through the gate. No outsiders can walk in, and the dog is tied there, probably less than one meter away from the wall. So if a neighbor comes to the house, the dog will jump up desperately and bark desperately, and the owner will come out from home to watch the dog, carry a dog stick between the dog and the people who come to the house, and scare the dog with dog stick.
What I want to talk about today is this dog stick. What kind of trees is the best for it? I don't know what kind of stick is used in other places. In our rural areas of Shandong Province, mountain thorns that have been dug up for many years will be dug up from the edge of the weir. The local dialect is jujube trees.
This kind of tree is abundant in fields and hills. Find an upright jujube tree with proper thickness, dig it out by roots, cut off all the small branches and thorns on it, and then find tools to carve away all the bark bit by bit. The exposed white tree stems are the best dog stick wood.
Dig out the roots and have a good repair. The roots of Zizyphus jujuba grow beautifully. Some of the benefits are like faucets. Just grab them in the yard and grab them. They are very useful.
The root wood of this jujube tree is compact, and many trees are only as thick as dog stick's, so it is suitable for grasping and beating dogs with sticks. After a long time, it will become crooked, but it will not be deformed. Moreover, the longer the jujube tree is used, the brighter the hand will be. In rural areas, it is not only the best choice of wood in dog stick, but also the best material for many old people to use as crutches.
There is also a kind of trees that farmers have also worked as dog stick. It's a pity to say it. In those days, there were many such trees in our mountains. Later, a few years ago, they were carved with hand strings, so people went to the mountains to give them to Jojo. Speaking of this, the reader probably guessed that it was a close call. Yes, it was the Tuomu in Nantan North Zheli, which was once used by many people in the village as a dog stick.