Ava Williams
Kungani ezinye izinja zikhonze abanikazi bazo futhi zingathandi lutho ngaphandle kokuba nazo futhi zifeze izifiso zazo, kuyilapho ezinye zikhetha ukuhamba ngendlela yazo? Elithi “Bonding” igama eliwumlingo, futhi lesi sibopho esingabonakali, esiqinile asihlobene kangako nomlingo kunemithetho embalwa eqinile.
“Abantu abaningi babululaza ubuhlobo obuhle nezinja zabo bengaqondile,” kuphawula umqeqeshi wezinja uVictoria Schade futhi manje usefingqa akutholile mayelana nokuthi yini ekhuthaza isibopho esifiseleka kakhulu nokuthi yini esisiphazamisayo encwadini.
I-quintessence lapha ukuthi isibopho esiqine ngempela nesithembekile asidalwa ngokuziphatha okuvelele engxenyeni yabantu nokuthatha indima "yesilwane se-alpha" esasivame ukucashunwa esikhathini esidlule, kodwa ngokuhloniphana, ukwethembeka, nokwethembana. Izimiso eziyisisekelo zokuqeqeshwa kwenja yesimanje ezifanele izinhlobo ezifanele, okusekelwe ekutholweni kwesayensi kokufunda ithiyori, azifani naleyo yokuqeqeshwa kwezingane okuphumelelayo. “Ubuholi yebo, ukucindezelwa cha,” kusho uSchade futhi uchaza ngokuningiliziwe ukuthi kungani inja kufanele izuze amalungelo namalungelo, kungani kufanele ifunde inhlonipho nendlela yokubhekana nokukhungatheka, nokuthi ukugcina imithetho emincane yokuziphatha kungakhulisa kakhulu idumela layo.
Kubalulekile ukufunda kancane “okufana nenja” nokunaka lokho inja yakho efuna ukukutshela kona: “Izinja zizama ukuxhumana nathi ngaso sonke isikhathi,” kusho uSchade, “kodwa ngeshwa siyakuqonda kaningi ukuthi azikuqondi. noma ungakuqapheli. Lokho kumelwe ukuba kuyabakhungathekisa abangane abanobungane abanemilenze emine.” Ikakhulukazi uma singabe sesiyishaya indiva ngokuphelele imikhuba ye-canine, njengokungalokothi ugqolozele ngqo emehlweni omuntu obhekene nawe noma ukuhamba ubheke kubo ngqo. “Kodwa uma okungenani uzama ukuqonda inja yakho kangcono futhi ngokuqondakalayo ukhulume nayo, ngokuvamile ijabula kakhulu,” kusho uSchade. Kufana nokuzabalaza ukuthi “ngiyacela”, noma “ngiyabonga”.
Amathiphu ka-Victoria Schade angase angenzi i-Lassie kuyo yonke inja, kodwa aqinisekisiwe ukuthi azosiza ukuthuthukisa ubuhlobo phakathi kwenja nomuntu futhi nawo ajabulisa kakhulu.