Indlela UJasper Inja Yamsindisa Ngayo UMariya

Izindaba zezinja ezijabulisayo azivamile, kodwa kuthiwani ngezindaba lapho inja isindisa umnikazi wayo? Okuncane okungajwayelekile, akunjalo? Yilokhu okwenzeka kuMary McKnight, okwatholakala ukuthi unokucindezeleka okukhulu nesifo sokukhathazeka. Imithi noma izikhathi zokwelapha ezazinqunywe udokotela wakhe azimsizanga, futhi isimo sakhe saqhubeka siba sibi. Ekugcineni, wayengenawo amandla okuphuma endlini, ngezinye izikhathi izinyanga ezimbalwa ngesikhathi.

“Ngangingazi nokuthi nginesihlahla egcekeni lami esiqhakaza entwasahlobo,” usho kanje. "Ngakho-ke angizange ngiphumele ngaphandle."

Emzamweni wokugcina wokudambisa isimo sakhe futhi athole ukuzinza, wanquma ukuthatha inja. UMary uvakashele i-Seattle Humane Society, inhlangano yezenhlalakahle yezilwane kanye nozakwethu we-Hill's Food, Shelter & Love. Lapho isisebenzi siletha ingxube ye-Labrador emnyama eneminyaka eyisishiyagalombili ubudala okuthiwa u-Jasper ekamelweni, inja yavele yahlala eduze kwaso. Futhi wayengafuni ukuhamba. Wayengafuni ukudlala. Wayengafuni ukudla. Wayengafuni ukuhogela igumbi.

Wayefuna nje ukuba seduze kwakhe.

Ngokushesha uMariya wabona ukuthi kwakufanele amyise ekhaya. “Akazange angishiye,” uyakhumbula. “Wavele wahlala lapho futhi wathi, ‘Kulungile. Asibuyele ekhaya!”

Kamuva, wezwa ukuthi uJasper wanikelwa ekhaya lezintandane umkhaya owawubhekene nesehlukaniso esinzima. Wayedinga uhambo lwansuku zonke, futhi ngenxa yalokhu wayedinga uMariya ukuba ahambe naye ngaphandle. Futhi kancane kancane, ngenxa yale Labrador ejabule, waqala ukubuyela ekuphileni - yilokho nje ayekudinga.

Ngaphandle kwalokho, wabhekana nokumangala okujabulisayo: lapho ehlaselwa uvalo oluvamile, uJasper wamkhotha, walala phezu kwakhe, wakhononda futhi wazama ngezindlela eziningi ukumnaka. “Wazizwa engathi uyazi ukuthi ngiyamdinga,” kusho uMary. “Wangibuyisela ekuphileni.”

Ngokuhlangenwe nakho kwakhe noJasper, wanquma ukumqeqesha njengenja esiza abantu. Khona-ke ungase uhambe nayo yonke indawo - emabhasini, ezitolo ngisho nasezindaweni zokudlela eziminyene.

Lobu budlelwano buzuzise bobabili. Okuhlangenwe nakho kwaba kuhle futhi kwashintsha ukuphila kangangokuthi uMary wanquma ukuzinikela ekuqeqesheni izinja ezisizayo.

Manje, ngemva kweminyaka engaphezu kweyishumi, uMary ungumqeqeshi wezilwane ogunyazwe ezweni lonke.

Inkampani yakhe, i-Service Dog Academy, inezindaba ezijabulisayo ezingu-115 ezingaxoxa ngazo. Inja yakhe ngayinye iqeqeshelwe ukusiza abantu abanesifo sikashukela, abanesifo sokuwa ngisho nemigraines. Njengamanje usezinhlelweni zokususa inkampani eSeattle ayiyise eSt.

UJasper wayesevele empunga emlonyeni wakhe ngesikhathi emthatha ngo-2005 eneminyaka eyisishiyagalombili. Washona eminyakeni emihlanu kamuva. Impilo yakhe yawohloka waze wangabe esakwazi ukwenza lokho ake akwenzela uMary. Ukuze amphumuze, uMary wamukela uLabrador ophuzi onamasonto ayisishiyagalombili ubudala okuthiwa uLiam wangena endlini futhi wamqeqeshela ukuba yinja yakhe entsha yesevisi. Futhi nakuba uLiam engumngane omangalisayo, ayikho inja engangena esikhundleni sikaJasper enhliziyweni kaMary.

“Angicabangi ukuthi ngimsindise uJasper,” kusho uMary. "NguJasper owangisindisa."