The Tibetan Dog (藏獒多吉)

You're bold and powerful, strong and vigorous;

you move like greased lightning, galloping on the vast grassland.

You're the companion we never had; you're the friend we always need.

You're Doogee. You, are unforgettable.

The Tibetan Dog

Tianjin.

It was the year when I was ten,

I left Xi'an, my hometown, for Tibet.

My mother passed away 2 months ago;

I turned to the guide GaWang...

to help me find my father...

who's been living alone on the prairie for years.

Wow...

Ah, ah!

Your father lives in the tent over there.

Hey, Wala. Is the householder in?

Tianjin, wait here.

I haven't seen my father since I was an infant...

that I couldn't even remember what he looked like.

Tianjin, this is your dad.

GaWang, thank you.

My pleasure. Here.

I bought it in town, as you told me.

Thank you; but I don't have enough cash to pay you back...

Master told me not to take your money.

Well, thanks. I'll go see Master in a couple of days.

Fine.

Tianjin, see you.

Come on in.

Put on these clothes.

Yours are not suitable for living here.

You have to go with the customs and forget about the city life.

Dad... dad?

What?

Never mind.

I was meaning to ask why he was not there...

when my mother got sick.

My dad was a doctor;

maybe there was a chance that he could save her.

But I didn't have the guts to ask.

Tianjin!

- So you are Tianjin? - Yeah.

You're a big boy now.

- Do you recognize me? - No.

I used to babysit you when you were a baby.

I'm SuoNaMu, remember?

Suo... SuoNaMu?

I'm here to welcome you. We've got to celebrate, right?

Guys,

why are you here bothering LaGeBa? He's finally seen his son again.

It's okay.

LaGeBa, it's time for you to keep your son company. He's just got here.

You've come just in time; you can teach him how to herd sheep.

What? Well, then...

Tianjin, you're wearing your clothes in the wrong way.

We Tibetan like to leave an arm uncovered when it's hot.

Here we go.

It's not that difficult to herd sheep.

Keep them in your sight, that's all.

Does my father have to keep sheep to make a living? Isn't he a doctor?

He doesn't earn his crust out of being a doctor, you know. He never charges the poor.

He came here to be a saint while he should've looked after my mom.

Your parents met...

when your father was studying medicine in the city.

They came here together after your father finished his study.

You mother didn't adapt to the local customs and the living condition;

therefore, she took you back when you were a little baby.

They had no other choice;

we need your father here.

Sometimes it's hard for adults to choose between family and work.

This is for me?

Mommy, it's your most precious thing, isn't it?

Sweetie, remember the song I used to play?

Would you play it for mommy, now?

I'll practice it every day as long as mommy gets better.

Tianjin?

Tianjin?

Let's go to the Master's. Get on the horse.

Oh no!

Come and see for yourself; see this enchanted Charm Potion!

Don't make fools of us!

That Hair-growing Potion you sold me isn't working at all.

You only have yourself to blame for not following my instruction.

I told you only with the Tibetan Mastiff King's licking on your head can the potion does its job.

Are you kidding me? Who dare mess up with it?

You are such a coward, that's why chicks are not into you.

What the hell are you talking about?

You want chicks? You buy the potion then.

Well... how much?

Five gold coins.

What? Five?

You don't want it?

You lost your chance.

Fine, fine. I'll have it.

Let's call it a day. Sorry, we're closed.

Hooraa!

It's kind of QiangBa to support our business all along.

There comes the douche bag!

That's the son of his, right? He seems funny.

So, this is Tianjin?

Yes, he is.

Looks just like you.

Master, thank you for the medicine.

My pleasure.

How is MeiDuoLaMu doing as your apprentice?

She studies hard and helps a lot. She's taking the day off today.

Learning to Combine the Chinese and Western medical science is the reason I sent her to you.

Really? All by myself?

You have to practice herding sheep on your own.

But I...

Don't count on others for help. Stand on your own feet.

Hey! Hey!

Come back here! Come back!

Oh my God... Wala, wait here.

Wala, what can I do?

Come on! Back to the flock!

Wala, what is it?

I can't move. Jesus!

Oh my God...

Thank you for saving me.

Dad, you know when I was...

I'm called out to a distant village. Stay and watch the house tomorrow.

Whose dog is that? You know him, Wala?

Well, even if you know, you can't talk.

- Bingo! - Bingo!

You're the son of LaGeBa, Tianjin, right? Came from the city?

Yeah. Why did you throw stones at me?

We wanna check out how different you are.

Loser!

Hit him! Hit him!

Hit him!

That's all you got, huh? Lame City Boy! Let's go.

Nuopu, what you waiting for!

Terrible food, annoying sheep and offish father; I can't take it anymore.

Are you worrying about me?

Thank you. I'm alright. I don't want you to consider me as a crybaby.

Where is the flock?

Where is the flock?

Anyone here? It's the smell of blood...

What happened?

Where have they gone?

They are back! Problem solved.

Let go of it!

Let go!

Tianjin!

Are you alright?

Some sheep are dead.

It's him that informed us about the wolves. We're worried about you.

Once the Tibetan Mastiff King is here, everything is under control.

The Tibetan dogs are really something.

Now you're talking. No wolf can compare with the Tibetan dogs.

Look! That's the Tibetan Mastiff king. The black one.

He conquered every single dog here.

Who is that?

It's him...

- You know him? - Yeah.

I've never seen him before.

- There might be a fight. - Why?

Each dog has his own territory.

The newcomer has to show what he's got.

No! Don't let them hurt him.

Why do they fight? They are of the same kind.

Tianjin, look at the golden one.

He is challenging the Tibetan Mastiff King.

We shall stop them, right?

The king dog doesn't accept the challenge, does it?

He won't attack until he figure out the actual strength of his enemy.

Awesome!

Nari! What are you doing!

Why does the golden one act weird?

He neither sees her as an opponent nor wants to fight against her.

- They are dead. - What?

Falling off from such a high cliff...

I'll go check them out.

Watch out!

Don't worry.

He likes that dog, doesn't he?

They have something in common; they are newcomers.

SuoNaMu, we've bullied him.

You are alive.

Thank God.

They are alive!

Save them, please.

Got it! Go fetch the stretchers and ropes.

Don't be afraid. It'll be fine.

She's too heavy.

Maybe LaGeBa can help me out.

He's out, visiting a patient at home.

The dogs need him.

I'll go and get grandma's potion.

You don't have to. Her potion won't work.

MeiDuoLaMu, you didn't go to the Master's?

I came back early.

She is MeiDuoLaMu, your father's apprentice.

Apprentice?

So you know about medicine? Please save them.

It seems they're in really bad condition. I'll try my best.

Thank you.

So, you're Tianjin.

Tianjin, I'll get the sheep back.