Ngaba Uthanda Inja Nje Ngabantwana?

Isenokuvakala ixhokonxa, kodwa inyaniso kukuba izinja zethu siyazithanda njengabantwana bethu. Ibonisa uphando olutsha oluvela eJapan.

Kutshanje sibhale malunga nokuba bangaphi abantu abanokukhetha inja yabo phambi kweqabane labo ukuba unyanzelekile ukuba ukhethe. Lunamandla kakhulu uthando lwezinja zethu.

Kodwa ngoku ibonisa ukuba inja ayipheli kwiqabane, kodwa iphinda icele umngeni kubantwana xa kuziwa kwindlela esibathanda ngayo. Iqela lophando kwiYunivesithi yase-Azabu eJapan lijonge ukugxininiswa kwehomoni i-oxytocin kwaye lafumanisa ukuba silima kunye nezinja zethu ngendlela efanayo esilima ngayo nabantwana bethu. Amaqhina omelele ngokufanayo.

Ngaba oko kuvakala kungaqhelekanga ucinga? UEvan MacLean, ongumalathisi weDuke Canine Cognition Centre eUnited States, ebalaseleyo kuphando lwezinja, akazange acinge ngolo hlobo. Babone into enye kuphando lwabo.
– Umntu uhlobene kude nenja, kodwa izinja zineempawu zobuntu. Kukho iinkalo zenzululwazi yezinja apho inja ifana ngakumbi noko sinokukubona kubantwana abancinane kunokuba siye sakwazi ukukubona kuzo naziphi na ezinye iintlobo zezilwanyana, uxelela iphephancwadi i<em>Science.

Apha, unxibelelwano lubaluleke kakhulu. Inja ihlala nathi ixesha elide kwaye inokuqonda okungaphakathi kwendlela esinxibelelana ngayo. Enkosi kokuqonda omnye komnye, sikwakha ubudlelwane obusondeleyo ngokwendalo.

Kodwa ngaba ucinga ukuba oku kuyinyaniso? Ngaba uyayithanda inja yakho ngendlela efanayo? Phawula kwaye uthande ngezantsi!