Ungayigcina kanjani inja yakho iphephile ngenkathi uzingela

Sekungamakhulu eminyaka izinja zizingela eduze nabanikazi bazo. Umzwelo ongokwemvelo wokuthola nokulanda igeyimu, ukukhonkotha ezihlahleni nezikhombisi-ndlela kungokwemvelo kuma-Retrievers, ama-English Setters kanye nama-Feistes. Ukuzingela nenja kungaletha injabulo enkulu futhi kunikeze ithuba lokujoyina umdlalo osudume iminyaka engaphezu kwekhulu.

Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi yiluphi uhlobo lwegeyimu ozoyijaha, kubalulekile ukugcina inja yakho iphephile.

Okokuqala, udinga ukuqeqesha inja yakho ukuzingela. Udinga ukuthola isibambi sezinja noma ufunde izincwadi ezikhethekile, njengokuthi “The Diver: A Revolutionary Method of Rapid Training” ka-Richard Walters. Kubhekwa njenge-classic yokuqeqesha.

Ngaphambi kokuhlela ukuzingela kwenja yakho kokuqala, hlola ukulungela kwenja ngohlu oluhlanganiswe i-Billings Family Hospital e-Billings, e-Montana ukuze usize abantu abazingela nezinja.

Ngaphambi kokuzingela

• Ngaphambi kokuthi uyozingela, kubalulekile ukuyisa inja yakho kudokotela wezilwane ukuze aqinisekise ukuthi inolwazi lwakamuva ngayo yonke imigomo yayo nokuthi ithatha yonke imithi edingekayo yezimuncagazi. Kuyadingeka ukuvikela inja kumarabi, leptospirosis noma isifo seLyme.
• Cabanga ngokuphepha: inja, njengomnikazi, kufanele igqoke ivesti yokuvikela ewolintshi ukuze abanye abazingeli bazi ngobukhona bayo. Uma uhlela ukukhulula isilwane ku-leash, udinga ukuthenga ikhola ekhishwayo ezovumela inja ukuba izikhulule uma ihlanganiswa emagatsheni noma ukhula. Njalo hlola omaka be-ID yenja yakho futhi ucabange ukwenza i-microchipping ukuze ungakhathazeki ngokuthi isilwane sakho sizolahleka. Khumbula ukuthi izinja zinokuzwa okuzwela kakhulu kunabantu. Uma uzingela ngesibhamu noma ngezinye izibhamu, qaphela ukuzwa kohamba naye. Ungalokothi udubule useduze kakhulu naye. Ungakwazi ukufaka ama-headphone akhethekile enja uma amakhono ayo okuzwa engasetshenziswa ekuzingeleni.
• Thenga ikhithi yosizo lokuqala yezilwane ezifuywayo, okudingeka uhambe nayo ngaso sonke isikhathi. Ngesikhathi sokuzingela, inja ingalimala. Ngisho nokusikeka okuncane okungelashwa kusenesikhathi kungaphenduka inkinga enkulu uma isifo singena enxebeni. Ku-kit yosizo lokuqala, kunconywa ukubeka izesekeli ezifana nokugqoka, i-antiseptic kanye ne-tweezers. Uma kwenzeka kulimala, thintana nodokotela wakho wezilwane ngokushesha.

Ngesikhathi sokuzingela

• Hambisa inja yakho ngokuphepha: ungalokothi umshiye yedwa emotweni. Uma uhamba nge-SUV yomzimba ovulekile, faka ikheji yenkampani yenethiwekhi lapho. Qinisekisa ukuthi ivikelekile emoyeni futhi ifakwe indawo yokuhlala ethambile neyomile. Phakathi kwemoto, kungcono ukusebenzisa inja noma ibhande lesihlalo.
• Gwema i-hypothermia: i-hypothermia ingaba yinkinga enkulu enjeni, ikakhulukazi uma iba manzi. Yomisa njalo inja yakho ngendlela ongakwazi ngayo futhi unikeze indawo ephephile lapho ingaphumula khona umoya lapho ingaphumula khona kahle ngesikhathi sekhefu.
• Gwema ukuchayeka elangeni isikhathi eside esimweni sezulu esishisayo: uma inja ibonisa izimpawu ezinjengokuphelelwa umoya, ukuconsa, ukudideka nokuba buthakathaka, kungenzeka ukuthi ihlaselwe wukushisa.
• Qinisekisa ukufinyelela emanzini ahlanzekile: uze nesitsha samanzi esigoqekayo futhi uvumele inja yakho iphuze noma nini lapho ithanda. Lokhu kuzovimbela ukuphelelwa amanzi emzimbeni.
• Gcina ukudla kuwe: ukuzingela kungathatha amahora ambalwa kuya osukwini lonke, futhi umngane wakho othembekile naye uzolamba ngesikhathi esithile. Qiniseka ukuthi ulethela inja yakho indishi nokudla ukuze idle ngesimiso sayo esivamile. Ungamnika ukudla okungaphezudlwana kokujwayelekile uma ukuzingela kudinga ukuthi akhuthale.

Njalo zinike isikhathi sokuqeqesha kahle isilwane sakho futhi ulandele imiyalelo yokulungiselela uhambo lokuzingela. Ukulungiselela kahle ukuzingela kuzobaluleka ekusunguleni isibopho esinengqondo nesiqondile phakathi kwenu. Uma inja ingakuthandi ukuzingela noma igcizelelwe yikho, ungayiphoqi. Uma isilwane sihluleka ukusebenzisa amakhono esiwafunde ngesikhathi sokuqeqeshwa ngenxa yokucindezeleka noma ukukhathazeka, lokhu kungaholela ezingozini. Ukuzingela kungaba umsebenzi oyingozi kakhulu, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi inja yakho iyinja yokuzingela, i-hound, noma enye ejabulela nje ukuzidela okunjalo. Kubalulekile ukuqapha kuzo zonke izimo.