UMary Allen
Intlonipho. Umzekelo, inja endala iyakukhotha ubuso benye inja ukubonisa ukuzithoba. Ngolu kuziphatha, inja ekhothayo ivakalisa oku: “Nguwe ophetheyo apha kwaye ndithetha ukuba akukho ngozi.
Banonxibelelwano olomeleleyo nabantu babo kunye nabalingane basekhaya. Basenokukukhotha ubuso bakho okanye ikati yendlu yakho. Ekuboniseni uthando, ukukhotha amehlo luphawu lokuba bayayithanda enye inja, ngakumbi ukuba bahlala kunye.
Kutheni izinja zikhotha iinyawo zakho?
Ukukhotha akuqhelekanga ezinyaweni, kodwa kunokubandakanya namanye amalungu omzimba. Inja ifuna ukunika inkosi yayo uthando nengqalelo. Ukukhotha kwakhona kukhupha iihomoni zolonwabo kumhlobo wakho onemilenze emine, ukwenzela ukuba inhlalakahle yabo inyuke.
Kutheni inja yam indikhotha ngalo lonke ixesha?
Usulelo emlonyeni nasemqaleni luhlala luhamba nobunzima bokuginya kunye nokunyuka kwamathe, nto leyo ebangela ukukhothwa rhoqo. Imizimba yangaphandle kunye nokulimala emlonyeni kunye nesisu kunye nezifo zamathumbu (isifo senhliziyo, i-gastritis, njl.
Kutheni izinja zikhothana nje?
Izinja zibonakalisa uthando ngokukhotha rhoqo kunezinye izilwanyana ezifana neekati. Oku kubonakala nakwimiqulu yezinja ezikhothana xa ziphumle. Ukukhotha ke ngoko kunokusetyenziswa njengombuliso wobuhlobo okanye njengomqondiso wovuyo.
Ayingozi kangakanani amathe enja?
Amathe ezinja anokosulela iintsholongwane ezibulalayo ebantwini. Umntu oneminyaka engama-63 ubudala wasweleka ngenxa yosulelo ekucacayo ukuba wayibamba kwinja yakhe.
Kuthetha ukuthini ukuba inja yam iyandilandela kuyo yonke indawo?
Inja yakho ingathanda ukuba nawe ngalo lonke ixesha. Ngenxa yoko, uyakulandela kuyo yonke indawo. Izinja zizilwanyana ezipakishayo, ngoko ke uyinxalenye yepaki yazo. Ngaloo ndlela ubonisa uthando lwakhe kuwe.
Ngaba amathe enja anesiphumo sokuphilisa?
Izifundo ezahlukeneyo zibonise ukuba amathe ezinja anokuba nefuthe lokuphilisa. Uphononongo lweYunivesithi yaseCalifornia lubonise ukuba amathe enja ayesebenza, nangona ebuthathaka, ngokuchasene neentlobo ezimbini zebhaktheriya, i-Escherichia coli kunye neStreptococcus canis.
Kuyingozi kangakanani ukwangiwa kwezinja?
Inja yokuncamisa kurhaneleka ukuba iyingozi. Kodwa yintoni? Iingozi zempilo: Enyanisweni, inja yokuncamisa ingakhokelela ekufeni. Ngokomzekelo, ngokusuleleka ngeCapnocytophaga canimorsus, ibhaktheriya engadluliseli iikati kuphela kodwa nezinja.
Ngaba inja ingadlulisela izifo ebantwini?
Abantwana nabo bahlala benobudlelwane obusondeleyo kunye neqabane elithembekileyo losapho - ngokudibana ngokusondeleyo ngokomzimba. Nangona kunjalo, oku akusoloko kungenabungozi, kuba izinja, njengezinye izilwanyana, zinokusasaza iintsholongwane kunye nezifo ebantwini.
Inja yam indibonisa njani uthando lwayo?
Ubonisa uthando lwakho ngezinja ngokusondelana kakhulu (nangona ngaphandle kokudibana ngokomzimba), ngokucofa kunye nokuzola, kunye neencoko. Inja isenokungawaqondi onke amagama, kodwa izinja ziyakuthanda xa uthetha nazo ngelizwi elizolileyo.
Kutheni inja yam enye ikhotha enye inja yam?
Izinja zinokukhothana xa zizama ukuxolisa ezinye okanye zibonisa iimpawu zokuzithoba. Isenokuba yimeko yokulungisana. Ezinye izinja zikhupha i-ocular kunye / okanye imveliso yokukrazula kunezinye.
Kutheni inja yam ikhotha amehlo neendlebe zenye inja yam?
Xa izinja ezimbini zikwimibandela yobuhlobo njengenxalenye yentsapho enye, zikhululeka kakhulu zilungisana. Ukukhothana iindlebe zomnye yenye yeendlela zokubonisa oko. Ngaphezu koko, inokunqanda amantwala endlebeni, kodwa ukukhotha kakhulu kunokubangela ukucaphuka kwaye mhlawumbi nosulelo lwendlebe.
Kutheni izinja zikhotha iibhola zamehlo?
Ukukhotha amehlo akho ukubonisa ukuba bayakuthanda yindlela yokukhupha i-dopamine yabantwana. Njengomnini, ukuba uphendule kwii-licks ngokumanga okanye ukumanga, oku kusebenza njengokuqiniswa okulungileyo, kwaye inja ivame ukuphinda esi senzo rhoqo.
Kwenzeka ntoni ukuba inja ikhotha iliso?
Akukhuthazwa ukuba uvumele inja yakho ukuba ikhothe amehlo akho. Umlomo wezinja ubamba ii-microbiomes zomlomo ezininzi zeentsholongwane, iibhaktheriya, kunye negwele elinokubangela usulelo kunye nezifo. Ezi microbiomes zinokungazenzakalisa inja, kodwa nje ukuba zingene kwinkqubo yakho ngamehlo akho, zinokubangela ukugula kakhulu.
Kutheni inja yam encinci ihombisa inja yam endala?
Kwiingcuka, amantshontsho akhotha umlomo kamama wawo xa ebuya ekuzingeleni ukuze amenzele ukutya. Ngumkhwa obalulekileyo ukuze umntu aphile. Uninzi lwamantshontsho luzalwa luthanda ukukhotha imilomo yezinja ezindala.
Kutheni izinja zifana neminye imilomo yezinja?
Xa inja ikhotha ubuso bomnye, ukuziphatha mhlawumbi kunokulandelwa kwinqanaba lenjana. Ukubonisa injana ukukhotha kwakubonisa ukuba unqwenela ukutyiswa. Kwizinja ezindala, ingaba luphawu lwentlonipho. Amantshontsho enja yasendle akhotha imilebe yonina xa ebuya ekuzingeleni, isisu sakhe sizele yinyama esele igalelwe.
Kutheni inja yam ihlala ikhotha enye inja yam?
Izinja ngamanye amaxesha ziyakhotha zibonisa nje uthando. Kuyinyani oku xa zisikhotha, naxa zikhotha ezinye izinja. Ukukhotha kunceda izinja ukuba ziphumle kwaye zibophe. Ngokomqeqeshi wezinja uVictoria Stilwell, ukukhotha kukhupha ii-endorphins eziziva ziyonwabisa inja eyenza ukukhotha kunye nomntu owamkelayo.
Ngaba izinja ziyakuthanda ukwanga?
Uninzi lwezinja luyakunyamezela ukwanga okuvela kubanini babo ngokufanelekileyo. Abanye banokudibanisa ukwanga nothando kunye nokuhoya, kwaye uninzi lwabo luyakonwabela ukwangwa ngabantu babo. Bahlala bonisa ukonwaba kwabo ngokujiwuzisa imisila yabo, bejongeka belumkile kwaye bonwabile, kwaye bekukhotha.