Izindaba ezijabulisayo mayelana nokuthi izinja zalithola kanjani ikhaya

UChristine Barber wayengeke athathe umdlwane omncane endaweni yokukhosela. Yena nomyeni wakhe uBrian basebenza ngokugcwele futhi banamadodana amabili. Kodwa eminyakeni emibili edlule, ubhejane wabo, uLucky, wabulawa umdlavuza, futhi babeyikhumbula kakhulu inja yabo. Ngakho, ngezindaba eziningi ezijabulisayo mayelana nokutholwa kanye nokuhlenga izinja ezindala, banqume ukuzitholela umngane omusha endaweni yokukhosela izilwane e-Erie, ePennsylvania. Babefika lapho namadodana abo ukuze bathole indlela yokuthola inja futhi babone ukuthi asikho yini isilwane esilungele umndeni wabo.

“Kwakukhona okungalungile ngayo yonke inja esasiyibona lapho,” kusho uChristine. “Abanye babengazithandi izingane, abanye benamandla amakhulu, noma bengazwani nezinye izinja… kwakuhlale kukhona esingakuthandi.” Ngakho u-Kristin wayengenalo ithemba elikhulu lapho befika endaweni yokukhosela ye-ANNA ngenye intwasahlobo. Kodwa lapho nje sebengaphakathi, umdlwane onamehlo akhanyayo nomsila ogoqekile wadonsa amehlo omndeni. Ngomzuzwana uChristine wazithola esembamba ezingalweni zakhe.  

“Wafika wahlala emathangeni ami kwabonakala sengathi usekhaya. Wavele wangichomela wabeka ikhanda phansi...izinto ezinjengalezo,” usho kanje. Inja, enezinyanga ezintathu kuphela ubudala, yavela endaweni yokukhosela ngemva kokuba ilethwe othile oyikhathalelayo…. Wayegula futhi ebuthakathaka.

“Ngokusobala wayesenesikhathi eside engenakhaya, emgwaqweni,” kusho uRuth Thompson, umqondisi wendawo yokukhosela. “Wayephelelwe amanzi emzimbeni futhi edinga ukwelashwa.” Abasebenzi basezindaweni zokukhosela babuyisela umdlwane ekuphileni, bawuvala inzalo, futhi—lapho kungekho muntu ozowulanda—baqala ukumfunela ikhaya elisha. Futhi-ke amaBarbers amthola.

“Kukhona okusanda kungicindezela,” kusho uKristin. Wenzelwe thina. Sonke besikwazi.” ULucian, indodana yabo eneminyaka emihlanu ubudala, waqamba le nja ngokuthi u-Pretzel. Ngabo lobo busuku washayela ekhaya kanye nabaBarber.

Ekugcineni umndeni usuphelele futhi

Manje, ezinyangeni ezimbalwa kamuva, indaba yokuthi uPretzel wayithola kanjani indlu yakhe isiphelile, futhi useyilungu eliphelele lomndeni. Izingane ziyakuthanda ukudlala nokugona naye. Umyeni kaKristin, oyiphoyisa, uthi akacindezelekile kangako selokhu u-Pretzel efikile kubo. Kuthiwani ngoChristine? Kusukela ngesikhathi beqala ukuhlangana, umdlwane awuzange umshiye nakanye.

“Usondele kakhulu kimina. Uhlale engilandela,” kusho uKristin. Ufuna nje ukuba nami ngaso sonke isikhathi. Ngicabanga ukuthi yingoba wayeyingane elahliwe… unovalo nje uma engakwazi ukungisiza. Futhi ngiyamthanda ngokungapheli.” Enye yezindlela u-Pretzel abonisa ngayo uthando lwakhe oluhlala njalo iwukuhlafuna isicathulo sikaChristine, okuxakile, ngaso sonke isikhathi kwesokunxele. Ngokusho kukaKristin, izicathulo zamanye amalungu omndeni azikaze ziqondiswe yinja. Kodwa bese ehleka.

Uthi: “Nganquma ukukuthatha njengezaba ezinhle zokuhlale ngizithengela izicathulo ezintsha. UKristin uyavuma ukuthi ukuthatha inja endaweni yokukhosela kuyingozi kakhulu. Kodwa izinto zawuhambela kahle umndeni wakhe, futhi ukholelwa ukuthi ezinye izindaba zokutholwa kwezinja zingaphela ngendlela ejabulisayo kulabo abazimisele ngokuphatha.

Uthi: “Isikhathi esifanele asisoze safika. “Ungawushintsha umqondo ngoba manje akusona isikhathi esifanele. Kodwa ngeke kube khona isikhathi esiphelele salokhu. Futhi kufanele ukhumbule ukuthi akuphathelene nawe, kumayelana nale nja. Bahlezi kuleli kheji futhi abakufunayo uthando nekhaya. Ngakho ngisho noma ungaphelele futhi unovalo futhi ungaqiniseki, khumbula ukuthi kuyizulu kubo ukuba sekhaya lapho bengathola khona uthando nokunakwa abakudingayo.”

Kodwa akuyona yonke into enhle kangaka

Ngo-Pretzel, futhi, kukhona ubunzima. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, “ungena kuyo yonke le nkinga,” kusho uChristina. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ngokushesha ugxumela ukudla. Lo mkhuba, ngokusho kukaKristin, kungenzeka ukuthi ubangelwa ukuthi inja encane yayibulawa indlala lapho ihlala emgwaqweni. Kodwa lezi kwakuyizinkinga ezincane kuphela, futhi ezingabalulekile nakakhulu kunalokho uChristine noBrian ababekulindele lapho becabanga ngokuthola inja endaweni yokukhosela.

“Iningi lalezi zinja ‘linomthwalo’ othile,” kusho uChristine. Kubizwa “ngokuhlenga” ngesizathu. Udinga ukubekezela. Kudingeka ube nomusa. Kufanele uqonde ukuthi lezi yizilwane ezidinga uthando, isineke, imfundo nesikhathi.”

U-Ruth Thompson, umqondisi wendawo yokukhosela ye-ANNA, uthi abasebenzi basebenza kanzima ukuthola umndeni ofanele wezinja ezifana no-Pretzel ukuze izindaba zokutholwa kwezinja zibe nesiphetho esihle. Izisebenzi zokukhosela zikhuthaza abantu ukuthi bacwaninge ulwazi mayelana nohlobo ngaphambi kokuthatha inja, balungise ikhaya labo, futhi baqinisekise ukuthi wonke umuntu ohlala kulelo khaya uzimisele ngokugcwele futhi ukulungele ukuthatha isilwane esifuywayo.

“Awufuni ukuthi umuntu angene azokhetha iJack Russell Terrier ngenxa nje yokuthi mncane futhi muhle, bese kuvela ukuthi into abebeyifuna ngempela kwakuwumuzi oyivila,” kusho uThompson. “Noma uma inkosikazi izolanda inja, umyeni wakhe ubonakala ecabanga ukuthi kuwumbono omubi. Wena kanye nathi kufanele sicabangele yonke into, ngaphandle kwalokho inja izophinde igcine endaweni yokukhosela ifuna omunye umndeni. Futhi kubuhlungu kuwo wonke umuntu.”

Ngaphezu kokucwaninga ulwazi lohlobo, ukungathí sina, nokulungiselela ikhaya labo, abantu abanentshisekelo yokuthola inja endaweni yokukhosela kufanele bakhumbule lokhu okulandelayo:

• Ikusasa: Inja ingaphila iminyaka eminingi. Ingabe usukulungele ukuthwala umthwalo wakhe impilo yakhe yonke?
• Ukunakekela: Ingabe unaso isikhathi esanele sokumvivinya umzimba nokunaka akudingayo?
• Izindleko: Ukuqeqeshwa, ukunakekelwa, izinsizakalo zezilwane, ukudla, amathoyizi. Konke lokhu kuzokubiza isenti elihle. Ungakwazi yini ukuyikhokhela?
• Isibopho: Ukuvakashela udokotela wezilwane njalo, ukuyibulala noma ukuyithena inja yakho, kanye nokwelashwa okuvamile kokuvimbela, kuhlanganisa. ukugoma kuwumthwalo wemfanelo womnikazi wesilwane esifuywayo. Ingabe usukulungele ukuyithatha?

KwabaBarbers, impendulo yaleyo mibuzo yayinguyebo. U-Kristin uthi u-Pretzel ulungele umndeni wabo. UKristin uthi: “Wavala isikhala esasingazi nokuthi sinaso. “Nsuku zonke siyajabula ukuthi unathi.”