Zenzani Izinja Zokusesha Nokuhlenga?

Uma othile elahlekile, ngokuvamile inja yokusesha neyokuhlenga idlala indima ebalulekile ekunikezeni usizo olufika ngesikhathi. Ngokuvamile, amaqembu okusesha nezinja ze-canine asetshenziswa emhlabeni wonke ukunqoba izithiyo ezingaphezu kwamandla abantu. Ngokohlelo lwe-NOVA, izinja ziyakwazi ukuhogela futhi zinyakaze kangcono kakhulu kunanoma yimuphi umuntu. Umbono wabo we-hypersensitive ubalulekile ekutholeni izisulu. Izinja zokusesha nezokutakula ziqeqeshelwe ukuthola abantu abaduke ehlane, abaqhwakele, abaminza, noma ababhajwe ngaphansi kwemvithi yebhilidi elibhidlikile. Izinja zokuhlenga zingcono kunabantu basezintabeni. Bangase bagxile ekufuneni abantu abaphilayo ngethemba lokubasindisa, noma ukusiza abomthetho ngokuthola izinsalela zabantu.

Kuyini ukusesha nokuhlenga?

Kudingeka inja nesibambi esilungile ukwakha ithimba eliphumelelayo losesho nelokutakula. Bese kuba khona abantu abanothando abathanda izinja, baziqeqeshe, bese beveza amandla ezigceme zabo ezimeni ezinzima zempilo. Izinhlobo zezinja zokuhlenga zingahluka ngokuphelele.

UMara Jessup we-Michian Search Dog Association unama-Border Collies amabili, i-Kenzi ne-Colt. Ngokuvumelana nohlobo lwabo, uKenzi (oneminyaka eyisikhombisa) noColt (ababili) bafuna ukungena ebhizinisini kusukela bazalwa. (Lezi izinja ezelusayo zendabuko. Ubuhlakani, amandla kanye nesifiso esingokwemvelo sokujabulisa umnikazi kuzenza kube lula ukuziqeqesha.)

U-Kenzi noColt baqeqeshelwe ukuthola abantu abaphilayo ehlane nasezinhlekeleleni ezihlukahlukene. “Ukusesha nokuhlenga okungenani kungamaphesenti angama-95 okuqeqeshwa futhi mhlawumbe namaphesenti ama-5 okusesha kwangempela. Kodwa ukulungela lapho ukudinga kufanele uziqeqeshe,” kusho uMara.

U-Colette Falco, omunye umnikazi wezinja zokusesha nokuhlenga, unanela imicabango kaMara. Usebenza ne-Maricopa Canine Search and Rescue Squad, eyingxenye yeHhovisi likaSheriff County laseMaricopa e-Arizona. Ingane yakhe eneminyaka emibili ubudala yaseBelgian, uKaya, ibheka izinsalela zomuntu. “Kumane kusho ukuthi uqeqeshelwe ukubheka nokuqaphela ukuba khona kwezinsalela zomuntu,” kuchaza uColette. “Usesize imindeni eminingi ukuthi idwebe umugqa ethungatha abathandayo abaduka, ngeshwa abangasindanga.” Futhi nakuba lokhu kuwumphumela othize ongemuhle, ukusetshenziswa kwamaqembu e-canine okusesha kanye nokuhlenga kuvumela imindeni ukuthola ukuthula ngemva kwenhlekelele.

Qhubekani ngomoya ofanayo

Izinja zokusesha zibaluleke kakhulu uma kuziwa ekutholeni izisulu ezilahlekile nezivaleleke. Ngempela, uMara noColette bayavuma ukuthi amaqembu okusesha nezinja anezinga eliphezulu lempumelelo kunabantu abafuna bodwa. “Lokhu kubangelwa ukuzwela okukhulu kwekhala lenja ekuhogeleni kanye nekhono lokukhumbula nokuqaphela iphunga,” kusho uColette.

UMara uyavuma, futhi uyanezela: “Basebenzisa ikhala labo esikhundleni samehlo abo, futhi uma umoya ulungile, bangakwazi ukucosha iphunga lomuntu endaweni eqhele ngamamitha angamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye, balilandelele kumuntu, futhi baxwayise umqondisi wabo. Futhi zihamba ngesivinini kunabantu futhi zingahlanganisa indawo enkulu ngokushesha okukhulu.”

Izinja ziphinde zibe namandla okubhekana nokuhamba ezindaweni eziqinile, zitshele abaphathi bazo ukuthi amaqembu okusesha nawokukhulula kumele agxilise kuphi imizamo yawo. Ikhono labo lokungena kuleyo mifantu emincane, njengemfucumfucu yesakhiwo esibhidlikile, libasiza ukuba bathole abantu abadinga usizo ngaphandle kokungena ezindaweni lapho kungase kungafaneleki khona, ngokungafani nomuntu ongazama ukuthola othile lapho. Ukufika kwenja yokuhlenga kungaletha umuzwa wokuthula kubantu ababhajwe emvithi. Lokhu kuwuphawu lwethemba kubo ukuthi usizo lusendleleni.

Amaqembu okusesha kanye nokuhlenga i-Canine awalungiseleli nje kuphela izinhlekelele ezingase zibe khona, kodwa futhi abonise amakhono awo emphakathini ukuze abonise ukubaluleka kwezinja zesevisi. Umsebenzi wangempela wokuhlenga uvame ukushiywa ngemuva, kodwa umnikelo wabo emphakathini kufanele uboniswe eduze.