Amathiphu okuhamba ngezinja awusizo

Ngaphambi kokuthi uthole inja, mhlawumbe ubucabanga ukuthi ukuhamba kwenja kude futhi uhambo oluphumulele nokuhlola okukuzungezile nezindlela zokuhamba izintaba. Kulawa maphupho angaphambi kwenja, umngane wakho onemilenze emine cishe ugaye eduze kwakho ngentambo, elandela yonke imiyalo yakho futhi ekubuka ngokukuncoma.

Bese uthola inja futhi amaphupho ahlakazeka. Kungani inja yami idinga ukuma bese ichama kukho konke? Kungani kufanele ahogele lonke utshani? Yebo, kungase kukucasule, kodwa ungadonsi i-leash!

Phela ukuhamba nenja edolobheni kubalulekile empilweni nasenjabulweni yakhe. Ukuhamba kugcina isilwane sakho sihamba futhi sivumelana nezimo futhi kusiza ekudambiseni izinkinga ezifana nokuqunjelwa. Ukuhamba njalo kusiza isilwane ukuthi singatholi amakhilogremu engeziwe. Ukuhamba nenja yakho nakho kubalulekile ekwehliseni noma ekuqedeni ukuziphatha okulimazayo. Izilwane ezingawuvivinyi ngokwanele umzimba, ezizizwa zivinjelwe noma zigcwele amandla engeziwe, zingase ziqale ukumba imigodi egcekeni lakho noma ukuhlafuna yonke into kusukela ezicathulweni zakho kuya kuma-cushions osofa.

Ukuhamba nawe kuqinisa isibopho nesilwane sakho esifuywayo futhi kusinikeze ithuba lokuhlangana nokuxhumana nabanye abantu nezinja endaweni ezungezile. Kubaluleke kakhulu ukuxoxisana nenja yakho. Izilwane ezifuywayo ezihlala emphakathini zivame ukujabula futhi zamukeleke kakhulu kunezinja ezingahlali nabantu, ezingase zikhathazeke futhi zesabe abantu abasha noma izilwane.

Futhi asikaze sikhulume ngokuthi inja iyithinta kanjani impilo yakho! Ucwaningo lwaseMichigan State University olushicilelwe ku-New York Timesithole ukuthi amaphesenti angu-60 abanikazi bezinja abahamba njalo nezilwane ezifuywayo ayehlangabezana nemibandela yombuso yokuvivinya umzimba okusesilinganisweni kuye kwaqina. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, cishe isigamu sabahamba ngezinyawo bathola ukuvivinya umzimba okwesilinganiso semizuzu engama-30 ngosuku okungenani izinsuku ezinhlanu ngesonto. Uma kuqhathaniswa, amaphesenti angaba ngu-30 kuphela abantu abangenazo izinja ababevivinya umzimba njalo.

Kodwa yini okufanele uyenze ngemikhuba engavamile yokuhamba yenja yakho? Ake sibheke ezinye zezinto eziyinqaba (futhi ezicasulayo!) Izinja ezenza nge-leash. Kungani benza lokhu futhi yini ongayenza ukuze unciphise inkinga?

Inja iyachama ihamba

Kungani inja yakho yenza lokhu? Izinja zisungule umuzwa wemvelo wendawo, futhi umchamo uyindlela yemvelo yenja yokumaka indawo yayo. Utshela ezinye izinja ukuthi kade ekhona futhi ufuna indawo. Ukumakwa kwendawo ezilwaneni kuvame ukuqala ngesikhathi sokuthomba.

Okufanele ngikwenze? Okokuqala, hlola nodokotela wakho wezilwane. Qinisekisa ukuthi ukuma kwenja yakho njalo ngamamitha amathathu ukuze ichame empeleni kuhlobene nokumaka hhayi izindaba zempilo njengokutheleleka kwesinye. Uma kuyinkinga yokuziphatha, ungamfundisa ukunciphisa isidingo sakhe sokumaka njalo, kodwa awukwazi ukumenza ayeke ukukwenza ngokuphelele. Ukwengeza, izinja ezingazange zikhishwe noma zifakwe i-spayed zinokuthambekela okukhulu kokumaka indawo kunalezo eziye zathola usizo lwezokwelapha.

Ukugingqika odakeni

Kungani inja yakho yenza lokhu? Uma uhlangana nodoti noma into enephunga elinamandla lapho uhamba, ingabe inja yakho iyama, iwe bese iqala ukuzulazula kule ndawo? Nakuba kungaziwa ukuthi izinja zawutholaphi lo mkhuba onyanyekayo, enye inguqulo ibonisa ukuthi lesi sici sitholakala ezimpisini. Bahefuzela iphunga bese belibuyisela ephaketheni ukuze baqhubeke nokutadisha.

Okufanele ngikwenze. Gcina isilwane sakho esinukayo esinemilenze emine sibambelele entanjeni (lesi iseluleko esibalulekile ukuthi uyathanda ukubhixa odakeni noma cha). Mfundise i-“Foo!” yala, bese umvuza ngempatho lapho elalela. Ungalokothi udonse intambo ukuze umsuse entweni enukayo, ukuze ungamlimazi.

Idonsa intambo

Kungani inja yakho yenza lokhu. Ngoba uhamba kancane kakhulu! Ngoba awuyi lapho! Ngoba uyayifuna!

Okufanele ngikwenze. Le nkinga yokuziphatha ingalungiswa ngokuqeqeshwa okufanele. Sebenzisa izibiliboco kanye nemivuzoukuze inja ihambe ngesivinini esifana nesakho. Uma edonsa intambo I-PetMD  weluleka ukuzama i-leash-roulette. Akasivumeli isilwane esiboshwe ngentambo ukuba siye kude nawe. Futhi, ngokunganikezi inja yakho noma yikuphi ukuxega ku-leash, ungayifundisa ukuhlala eduze nawe phakathi nokuhamba. Njengoba ibanga lide, yilapho ecabanga nakakhulu ukuthi uvunyelwe ukuhlola indawo, ngakho udonsa intambo.

Elele enganyakazi futhi engafuni nokunyakaza

Kungani inja yakho yenza lokhu. Mhlawumbe walimala, wagula, noma wakhathala.

Okufanele ngikwenze. Hlola inja. Izidladla ezilahlekile? Ingabe itiyela lishisa kakhulu? Ingabe kushisa kakhulu? Akaphumule, aphuze. Uma lokho kungasebenzi futhi kungekho zimpawu ezisobala zokulimala, sebenzisa ukuphatha ukuze unxenxe inja yakho ukuthi iye ekhaya. Ngokuvamile, ngaphambi kokuphuma, cabanga ngamakhono enja yakho nezidingo zokuzivocavoca. Isibonelo, i-English Bulldog kungenzeka ibe nokulindela okuhluke kakhulu ekuhambeni kune-Labrador Retriever. Ungalokothi uphoqe inja ukuthi ihambe. Uma ngempela engayifuni, buya futhi uzame futhi ngemva kwesikhathi. Ukuphoqa isilwane esifuywayo lapho kungekho sifiso sakhe kungaholela ekulimaleni. Kodwa uma inkinga iba yisifo esingelapheki, bonana nodokotela wakho wezilwane ukuze abone ukuthi isilwane asinazo yini izinkinga zempilo okungenzeka awuzange usisole.

Agijime aye emuva naphambili    

Kungani inja yakho yenza lokhu. Inzwa yokuhogela inja ibukhali kakhulu kuneyakho. Awukwazi ukuhogela wonke amakha ahehayo ezinye izilwane nabantu ngendlela enza ngayo. Ijaha amakha, imazombezombe iya emuva naphambili, futhi ingase ingaboni nokuthi ingena endleleni yakho.

Okufanele ngikwenze. Qeqesha isilwane sakho ukuze sihambe eduze nasohlangothini oluthile lwakho. Zenzele imithetho yakho yokuhamba futhi ufundise inja yakho ukuyilandela. Ungasebenzisa izimpawu zomlomo kanye nempatho ukuze umfundise indlela yokuhamba kahle emgqeni. Nokho, inja ithola intokozo engachazeki ngokuhogela, ngakho ukumnika ithuba lokwenza lokhu lapho kufaneleka kini nobabili kuyinto enhle. Nakulokhu, ukumgcina eseduze kwakho ngentambo emfushane kuzosiza ukulungisa ukuziphatha kwakhe futhi kukuvimbele ukuthi ungakhubeki.

Ukuluma intambo

Kungani inja yakho yenza lokhu. Ujabule kakhulu ngokuthi uhamba naye, futhi udinga ukukhipha lawo mandla ngandlela thile. Futhi ngokuzumayo intambo yakho iphenduka ibe umdlalo wokudonsa.

Okufanele ngikwenze. Fundisa inja yakho ukuthi ikhululeke lapho ibona intambo esikhundleni sokwethuka. I-VetStreet inikeza amathiphu okuthi ungamfundisa kanjani ukuthi angabi nomsindo kakhulu futhi umklomelise uma ehlezi ngokuthula nangokuzola lapho ukhipha intambo.

Ukuhamba ngezinyawo kungenzeka kube okunye okuvelele kosuku enja yakho. Ngokumfundisa nokuqonda ukuthi kungani enza lokho akwenzayo, ungajabulela ukuhamba kwakho kwansuku zonke njengesilwane sakho esifuywayo. Hlala ukhumbula ukuthi ukuhamba kubaluleke kakhulu futhi kuyathakazelisa kuye njengoba kunjalo nakuwe. Ngakho-ke nakuba imikhuba yakhe ngezinye izikhathi icasula, qonda ukuthi kulungile ukuvumela inja ibe inja... Hhayi-ke, mhlawumbe akufanele uyivumele igingqike odakeni.