UMary Allen
Enkulu, encinci? Udlamkile, ukhululekile? Apha uya kufumana imibuzo ebalulekileyo ekufuneka uziphendulele yona phambi kokuba uthenge.
Ngaba uyafuna ukuba inja yakho ibe yiNcinane, iNcinci, iPhakathi, ibe nkulu, okanye ibe nkulu?
Ngokwenyani, konke kumalunga nexabiso langaphakathi, kodwa ubukhulu benja yakho ayisiyonto nje yokubonakala. Unceda ekwenzeni isigqibo ngento onokuyenza ngomhlobo wakho onemilenze emine, iingxaki ezithile zempilo, kunye neminyaka ekulindeleke ukuba aphile ngayo.
Izinja ezinkulu nezinkulu zithathwa ngokuba “zindala” xa zinemithandathu ubudala, ngelixa iintlobo ezincinci azifaneleki ukuba zizinja ezindala de kube yiminyaka embalwa kamva, kwithoba okanye elishumi. Ke, ukuba uthatha isigqibo sokuba ngumnikazi we-Great Dane, kukho ithuba elikhulu lokuba uthi ndlela-ntle kwiqabane lakho lenja kwiminyaka embalwa kungekudala - oko akufuneki ukuba kube yingxaki kolu hlobo lwenja lumangalisayo, nje wena kunye amalungu osapho lwakho kufuneka azilungiselele.
Ngeentlobo zeenja ezingaphezulu kwe-40 kg ubunzima bomzimba, kubalulekile ukuqwalasela ukuba zikhula ngokucothayo kuneentlobo ezincinci. Ukukhula kwabo akupheli emva konyaka kwaye ngamanye amaxesha bafikelela ekukhuleni kwabo kwezentlalo kwiminyaka emithathu. Oko akufanele kube ngumqobo, kufuneka uyithathele ingqalelo ukuba awufuni ukuyigqithisa inja yakho encinci ngokomzimba nangokwengqondo.
Iintlobo zeenja ezincinci, kwelinye icala, zineengxaki zabo zempilo. Umzekelo, baqhelene kakhulu neengxaki zamazinyo, kwaye kwimeko yeempumlo ezimfutshane zikwanengxaki yokuphefumla. Apha kufuneka ufumane ulwazi oluneenkcukacha kwangaphambili kwaye uyeke kwiintlobo ezigqithisileyo apho impumlo yakho ihleli phakathi kwamehlo akho.
Nokuba izinja ezincinci nezincinci zizinja zokwenyani, hayi "iikati ezinezakhono zolwimi lwangaphandle" kwaye zifuna umngeni. Nangona kunjalo, kufuneka ucinge ngemilenze emifutshane kwimisebenzi yakho.
Ngaba ufuna indoda okanye ibhinqa?
Lo mbuzo ufanele uwuthathele ingqalelo ngendlela esebenzisekayo: Ngaba iyakukhathaza into yokuba inja yakho (nangona ithenwa) iphakamisa umlenze wayo kuyo yonke into ephakamileyo ngexesha lokuhamba kwenja? Okanye ngaba uphinda ulungelelaniswe nento yokuba inja yakho kufuneka inxibe i-panties ngexesha lobushushu amaxesha ambalwa ngonyaka ukuphepha ukusasaza amathontsi apinki ajikeleze indlu? Amanye ama-bitches angabonakaliyo aye akhulelwe kwaye kunjalo, kukho umngcipheko weenjana ezingafunwayo. I-Casteration isombulula ezi ngxaki kwaye ikhusela amathumba e-mammary okanye usulelo lwesibeleko, kodwa akukhuthazwa ngokungagxekiyo kuyo yonke inzala. Ke kufuneka uthathe isigqibo sokuba uyafuna na ukuba inja yakho ikhutshwe kwaye uthethe nogqirha wakho wezilwanyana ngayo.
Impembelelo yesini kubushushu benja ayikho enkulu njengoko abaninzi abanini bezinja becinga. Nangona iihomoni zesini ziphembelela isimilo esindlongondlongo, amadoda akadlali ngokuvukela kwaye amabhinqa akukho lula ukuwaqeqesha. Apha uhlobo kunye nomlinganiswa ngamnye inja yakho idlala indima ebalulekileyo.
Ngaba Ukhetha Izinja EzineNwele Ezinde okanye Ezimfutshane?
Ngokucacileyo, yinto engaphakathi eyona nto ibalulekileyo, kodwa akukho bungozi ekucingeni malunga nokuba lingakanani ixesha ofuna ukulichitha ekuzilungiseni. Uyakonwabela ukukama nokuxukuxa ngothando (kunye nokutshayela), uyayonwabela inja elungiswe kakuhle? Okanye ungathanda ukuba nento engantsokothanga kakhulu kulo mba…?
Ngaba Ukhetha Ukuyithatha Kalula, okanye Ngaba Inja Yakho Iyaphila?
Ewe kunjalo, kukho ukungafani komntu ngamnye, kodwa ngokubanzi, inja yenja yakho iphinda imisele isimilo sayo. Cinga ngento ongathanda ukuyenza ngenja yakho kwaye uqwalasele inkqubo yakho yokuzonwabisa xa ukhetha uhlobo. Ngoko awuyi kuphoxeka kamva ukuba u-St. Bernard wakho akafuni ukukhwela ibhayisekile ixesha elide kwaye usemngciphekweni omncinci wokukruqula iBorder Collie yakho kangangokuba aqalise ukuziphatha ngendlela engaqhelekanga.
Nguwuphi umsebenzi ofuna iNja yakho iwenze?
Nanku kwakhona umbuzo wobuhlanga. Imvelaphi yeentlobo ezininzi zeenja yayingengokuqala malunga nenkangeleko, kodwa malunga nokukhetha izilwanyana ezinobuchule obufanelekileyo bomsebenzi othile: umzekelo izinja zokwalusa, izinja zokugada, okanye kunye nezinja ezingamaqabane zamawaka alishumi aphezulu (jonga ngezantsi ukuze ufumane iinkcukacha ezingaphezulu).
Ngaba ufuna inja yakho igade ummandla wakho? Okanye ngaba ufanele aphumle aze angahoyi zonke iindwendwe? Ewe kunjalo, oku ikwangumbuzo wokukhuliswa ngendlela eyiyo, kodwa njengomhlali wedolophu, mhlawumbi awuzenzeli naluphi na uncedo ngenja egada imfuyo efuna ukukhusela abantwana bakho kunoposi ngendlela ebulalayo...
Phanda eyona njongo yohlobo lwakho oluthandayo lokufuya kwaye uzibuze ukuba ingena njani kwindlela ophila ngayo. Ngaba inja yokuzingela enomdla ngokwenene lolona khetho lufanelekileyo ukuba ufuna ukuhamba nayo xa ukhwele ihashe? Ngaba uyayonwabela i-agility okanye ukhetha i-mantrailing?
Ngaba kufuneka ibe yiNja yoMzukulwana okanye iMixed Breed?
Umntu uhlala eva ukuba iintlobo ezixubileyo zisempilweni kunezinja zomnombo kuba zincinci "zizalelwe". Oku kungayihoyi into yokuba abafuyi abanoxanduva balumke kakhulu ukuba bangafuyi izinja ezisondelelene kakhulu enye kwenye. Izinja zokuzala kufuneka zidlule iitshekhi ezahlukeneyo zempilo kwaye imibutho yokuzala iya kuthintela ukuzala ukuba kukho iingxaki zempilo okanye zokuziphatha kwimigca ethile. Olu lawulo lukholisa ukunqongophala kuhlobo oluxubeneyo kwaye ngokuqinisekileyo lunokubethwa ngeengxaki zempilo zabazali bobabini.
Ngezinja ezixubileyo, kuyanceda ukufumanisa iintlobo zabazali bobabini, mhlawumbi ngoncedo lovavanyo lwemfuzo. Oku kuya kukunika ulwazi olubalulekileyo malunga nomlingiswa wakhe kunye neengozi zempilo ezinokwenzeka.
Ngaba kunyanzelekile ukuba ibeyiNjana okanye iNja eDala ime ithuba nawe?
Izinja ezininzi ezimangalisayo zilinde kwiindawo zokukhusela izilwanyana kubantu abanothando abaya kubanika ikhaya elitsha. Unokwenza okuninzi okulungileyo ukuba ukhetha umhlobo wakho onemilenze emine apha. Kodwa icebiso elilungileyo libalulekile. Ukuba awuzange ube nenja ngaphambili, umhlali ohleli kakuhle kunye nothobelayo unokuba yintsikelelo.
Kwelinye icala, izinja yesibini-isandla baye banamava amaninzi ukuba awuyazi kwaye oko kunokukhokelela imimangaliso ezingemnandi. Ngoko ke buza ngamandla kangangoko unako kwaye uzame ukufumanisa kangangoko unako malunga nexesha elidlulileyo labanokuba ngabagqatswa. Abasebenzi abanobuchule bokukhusela izilwanyana kufuneka bakuxelele indlela inja eziphatha ngayo ekuphatheni imihla ngemihla kwaye bakubuze ngokucokisekileyo malunga namava akho enja kunye neemeko zakho zokuphila.
Ungaphuhlisa ubudlelwane obunzulu kunye neenjana ozithathayo ngexesha lesigaba sokuhlalisana (ukuya kuthi ga ekupheleni kweveki ye-12 yobomi) kwaye ubabonise ihlabathi elikhulu elibanzi. Kodwa oko kukwaluxanduva olukhulu kwaye kuthatha ixesha elininzi. Ukuba awufuni inja yakho ikhonkothe ebantwaneni, abantu abasebenzisa isitulo esinamavili, iibhaluni, okanye nantoni na eyenye, emva koko, kufuneka umbonise konke oku ngokuzolileyo nangokukhululekileyo ngaphandle kokumxina okanye ukonyusa uloyiko lwakhe lokuqala ngokumthuthuzela. … Umsebenzi wokwenyani!