Uyilungiselela kanjani inja yakho ukuncintisana

Ake sithi ubuka i-TV ngoLwesibili kusihlwa. Izingane zilele, futhi nguwe kuphela nomngane wakho othandekayo onoboya ohlezi nigone omunye nomunye kusofa. Upheqa iziteshi, uyema embukisweni wokuncintisana wezinja bese uzibuza, “Ingabe inja yami izokwazi ukwenza into efana nale? Ingabe ukuqeqeshwa kwezinja kunzima kangako? Mhlawumbe nathi kufanele siqale? Uma ucabanga ngokujulile ukufaka inja yakho emqhudelwaneni, yazi ukuthi awuwedwa. Eminye imibukiso nemidlalo yezinja ibandakanya izinkulungwane zezimbangi.

Ungasilungiselela kanjani isilwane sakho emiqhudelwaneni? Yini edingekayo kulokhu? Uhlobo, ukuziphatha, ubudala, kanye nokushesha kwenja yakho kuzonquma kakhulu ukuthi ingaba umhlanganyeli ofanelekile noma cha. Ngakho-ke, ukhetha kanjani ukuthi uzobuka uhlelo ku-TV noma ube yingxenye yalo? Lezi zici ezinhlanu zizokusiza ukuthi unqume ukuthi isilwane sakho sikulungele yini ukunakwa, futhi zizokutshela nendlela yokulungiselela usuku olukhulu.

1. Ingabe inja yakho inentshisekelo?

Yebo, ungakucabangela ngokungathi sína ukubamba iqhaza emiqhudelwaneni yezinja njengento entsha oyithandayo, kodwa uke wacabanga ukuthi iyithakasela kangakanani inja yakho? U-Rachel Sentes ube ngumqeqeshi wezinja cishe iminyaka engu-16 futhi usehambe izwe lonke nezinja zakhe uLucy noDaisy ukuze baqhudelane. Iseluleko sakhe sokuqala ukuzama ezemidlalo nenja yakho ngaphambi kokubhalisela noma yimuphi umncintiswano. “Emasontweni ambalwa uzoqonda ukuthi lo mdlalo umfanele yini. Izinja zihlale zizinhle ukubona ukuthi zinentshisekelo kangakanani kulokho ezikwenzayo. Kubalulekile ukuthi singabaphoqi ukuthi benze into abangayithandi ngoba ukuvuza nomdlandla kusemqoka.” Lokhu akusho ukuthi inja yakho kufanele ibe uchwepheshe kusukela ekuqaleni. Kusho nje ukuthi kufanele ajabulele izivivinyo zakho nokusebenza kwakho. Uma kungenakho ukuncintisana noma ungawuthandi umdlalo oziqeqesha kuwo, kuzoba nomthelela emiphumeleni yomqhudelwano.

2. Thola umdlalo ofanele inja yakho.

Khumbula ukuthi yinja yakho ezobe iqhudelana, hhayi wena, ngakho-ke ngisho noma uthanda umdlalo othile, inja yakho kufanele futhi iwujabulele. Sincoma ukuthi ufunde kabanzi mayelana nokuthi yimuphi umdlalo ongcono kakhulu kuye, ucabangela uhlobo nokuziphatha kwakhe.

URachel uthi: “Uma unenja ethanda ukugijima futhi ibambe ibhola kodwa ingathandi ukulibuyisa, khona-ke i-flyball cishe ngeke isebenze. Futhi uma enomzwelo oqinile wokuzingela futhi ethanda ukugijima ngokushesha, abambe ibhola, bese eletha kuwe, khona-ke le nja cishe ingaqeqeshelwa lo mdlalo. Uyaqhubeka: “Ubuchule bufaneleka kakhulu enja ethanda ukuzimela, kodwa eyamukela imiyalo yakho futhi ikulalele kahle. Izilwane ezinjalo zithanda ukuthola imivuzo futhi zenze kahle emidlalweni lapho kukhona imisebenzi eyinkimbinkimbi ephansi nephezulu ngesikhathi esisodwa. Lena incazelo ejwayelekile kakhulu yokuthi ungaqonda kanjani uma inja yakho ithanda ukudlala ezemidlalo. Ngokuyisisekelo, umbheka nsuku zonke futhi uqaphele lokho athanda ukukwenza, bese ukusebenzisela inzuzo yakho. Isibonelo, uma ejabulela ukuwa nokugxuma, khona-ke cishe i-canine freestyle izofanelana nawe. Uma ethanda ukugijima ngemva kwamathoyizi nokubhukuda, zama ukutshuza emanzini. Uma ethanda ukujaha izinto ezindizayo, zama ukuziqeqeshela inja.

3. Ukwenza kahle kakhulu.

Lungela ukuchitha isikhathi esiningi ulungiselela inja yakho ukuncintisana. Khumbula, udinga ukugxila emakhonweni emidlalo yezemidlalo, kanye nokuziphatha nokubukeka kwakhe. Ngokufana nokuqeqeshwa okwenzile lapho uqala ukuthola inja, kuthatha umzamo omkhulu ukulungiselela isilwane sakho esifuywayo ukuze siqhudelane nezinja. Ukungaguquguquki kuyisihluthulelo, ngakho-ke uma usebenza kunoma yiliphi ikhono inja yakho edinga ukulifunda, qiniseka ukuthi aweqi izinyathelo noma uklomelise izenzo ezimaphakathi (noma ukuziphatha!). Dinga isilwane sakho ukuba senze ezingeni eliphezulu, futhi uyokwenza yonke imizamo ukuhlangabezana okulindele.

4. Hlola impilo yenja yakho.

Imincintiswano ye-Canine ihilela umsebenzi omningi futhi ingaba inselele yangempela emzimbeni wenja yakho. Ngaphambi kokuqala kwanoma yimuphi umncintiswano, qiniseka ukuthi umyisa kudokotela wezilwane ukuze ahlolwe ngokuphelele. Ufuna aqhudelane ngokusemandleni akhe, okusho ukuthi umdlise ukudla okuphelele nokunomsoco. Akukho ukwelapha okwengeziwe, futhi uma usebenzisa ukuphatha njengengxenye yohlelo lwakho lokuqeqesha, qiniseka ukuthi kuyilungele impilo yenja yakho. Uma inja yakho ingaphathekile kahle, noma uma udokotela wakho wezilwane ebona okuthile okusolisayo lapho ihlolwa, khansela umncintiswano kuze kube yilapho isingcono. Nakuba isilwane sakho singase sikujabulele ngobuqotho ukuhlanganyela emiqhudelwaneni, kuseyingcindezi enkulu kuso. Ukuze azuze imiphumela emihle manje nasesikhathini esizayo, impilo yakhe engokomzimba kufanele ibe seqophelweni eliphezulu.

5. Lungiselela usuku lomcimbi.

Siyakuhalalisela! Usuphumelele emncintiswaneni. Ngemuva kwawo wonke lo msebenzi onzima, wena nenja yakho nilungele ukukhombisa wonke amakhono ewafundile. Kodwa uzilungiselela kanjani? “Ngosuku lomcimbi, zama ukugwema ukuphithizela, uphakele inja bese uhamba nayo njengokujwayelekile,” kusho uRachel Sentes. “Inja mayijwayelane nendawo namaphunga amasha. Yenzani konke ebenikwenza ekuziqeqesheni kuze kufike umcimbi.”

Kubalulekile ukuqaphela ukuthi indawo ezungezile izohluka kakhulu kulokho inja yakho ejwayele ukuyenza. R. Sentes uyeluleka: “Yebo, izinja zizojabula kakhulu phakathi nomncintiswano, ngakho kubaluleke kakhulu ukuchitha isikhathi sodwa ukuze zizizwe ziphephile. Bavumele bahlale endaweni yabo noma endaweni ebiyelwe kuze kube sekuqaleni komcimbi, ukuze baphumule.” Futhi khumbula, kulungile ukuyisa inja yakho ndawana thize lapho ingadlali. “Ngangihlala ngikhipha izinja zami lapho ngikwazi, ngoba kwakungase kube nomsindo ngempela,” kusho uRachel.

Umhlaba wokuncintisana wezinja uthakazelisa kakhulu futhi ujabulisa kunoma iyiphi inja nomnikazi wayo. Ngokuqeqeshwa okufanele, isilwane sakho esifuywayo singaba owinile olandelayo obonwa abanye abantu ku-TV.