UMary Allen
Enkulu, encane? Uyaphila, ukhululekile? Lapha uzothola imibuzo ebalulekile okufanele uziphendulele yona ngaphambi kokuthenga.
Ingabe Uyafuna Inja Yakho Ibe Yincane, Incane, Iphakathi, Ibe Nkulu, Noma Ibe Enkulu?
Empeleni, konke kumayelana namanani angaphakathi, kodwa ubukhulu benja yakho akuyona nje indaba yokubukeka. Usiza ekunqumeni ukuthi yini ongayenza ngomngane wakho onemilenze emine, izinkinga ezithile zempilo, ngisho neminyaka ayiphilayo.
Izinja ezinkulu nezinkulu zibhekwa “njengezindala” lapho zineminyaka eyisithupha ubudala, kanti izinhlobo ezincane azifaneleki njengezinja ezindala kuze kube yiminyaka embalwa kamuva, eminyakeni eyisishiyagalolunye noma eyishumi. Ngakho-ke, uma unquma ukuba ngumnikazi we-Great Dane, maningi amathuba okuthi uvalelise kumngane wakho wezinja eminyakeni embalwa maduze nje - lokho akudingekile ukuthi kube ukubukela phansi lolu hlobo lwenja olumangalisayo, ukuthi wena kanye amalungu omndeni wakho kufanele azilungiselele.
Ngezinhlobo zezinja ezingaphezu kuka-40 kg isisindo somzimba, kubalulekile ukucabangela ukuthi zikhula kancane kunezinhlobo ezincane. Ukukhula kwabo akupheli ngemva konyaka futhi ngezinye izikhathi bafinyelela ekuvuthweni kwabo kwezenhlalo lapho beneminyaka emithathu ubudala. Lokho akumele kube isithiyo nakho, kufanele ukucabangele uma ungafuni ukukhungathekisa inja yakho encane ngokomzimba nangokwengqondo.
Izinhlobo zezinja ezincane, ngakolunye uhlangothi, zinezinkinga zazo zempilo. Isibonelo, bavame kakhulu ezinkingeni zamazinyo, futhi endabeni yama-short-bred snouts baphinde babe nezinkinga zokuphefumula. Lapha kufanele uthole ulwazi oluningiliziwe kusengaphambili futhi ugweme izinhlobo ezeqisayo lapho ikhala lakho lihlala phakathi kwamehlo akho.
Ngisho nezinja ezincane nezincane ziyizinja zangempela, hhayi "amakati anamakhono olimi lwangaphandle" futhi zifuna ukuphikiswa. Nokho, kufanele ucabangele imilenze emifushane emisebenzini yakho.
Ingabe Ufuna Owesilisa Noma Owesifazane?
Kufanele ucabangele lo mbuzo ngendlela engokoqobo: Ingabe kuyakukhathaza uma inja yakho yesilisa (naphezu kokuthenwa) iphakamisa umlenze wayo kuyo yonke into ewumbhoshongo phakathi nohambo lwenja? Noma ingabe awuvumelani nakakhulu neqiniso lokuthi inja yakho kufanele igqoke ama-panties lapho kushisa izikhathi ezimbalwa ngonyaka ukuze igweme ukusabalalisa amaconsi e-pink endlini? Amanye ama-bitches angashadile avele akhulelwe futhi yiqiniso, kunengozi yemidlwane engafunwa. Ukuthenwa kuxazulula lezi zinkinga futhi kuvimbele amathumba ebele noma izifo zesibeletho, kodwa akunconyiwe ngokungagxeki kulo lonke uhlobo. Ngakho kufanele futhi unqume ukuthi uyafuna yini ukuthi inja yakho ikhishwe i-neutered futhi ukhulume nodokotela wakho wezilwane ngakho.
Umthelela wocansi esimweni senja alilikhulu njengoba abanikazi bezinja abaningi becabanga. Yize amahomoni ocansi enomthelela ekuziphatheni okunolaka, abesilisa ngokuvamile abahloniphi futhi abesifazane akulula ukuqeqesha. Lapha uhlobo kanye nomlingiswa ngamunye wenja yakho kudlala indima ebaluleke kakhulu.
Ingabe Uncamela Izinja Ezinezinwele Ezinde noma Ezinezinwele Ezimfishane?
Ngokusobala, yilokho okungaphakathi okubalulekile, kodwa akukho okubi ekucabangeni ukuthi singakanani isikhathi ofuna ukusinikela ekuzilungiseni. Ingabe uyakujabulela ukukama nokuxubha ngothando (nokushanela), ingabe uyayijabulela inja enqunywe kahle? Noma ungathanda ukuba nento engaxakile kangako kulokhu…?
Ingabe Uncamela Ukuyithatha Kalula, Noma Ingabe Inja Yakho Ingaphila?
Yiqiniso, kukhona ukuhluka komuntu ngamunye, kodwa ngokuvamile, uhlobo lwenja yakho luphinde lunqume isimo sayo sengqondo. Cabanga ngalokho ongathanda ukukwenza ngenja yakho futhi ucabangele uhlelo lwakho lokungcebeleka lapho ukhetha uhlobo. Ngakho-ke ngeke udumale kamuva uma u-St. Bernard wakho engathandi ukuhamba nokugibela ibhayisikili elide futhi usengozini encane yokubhoreka u-Border Collie wakho oyisigqila kangangokuthi aqale ukuziphatha ngendlela engavamile.
Imuphi Umsebenzi Ofuna Inja Yakho Iwenze?
Nakhu futhi sibhekene nombuzo wobuhlanga. Imvelaphi yezinhlobo eziningi zezinja ekuqaleni yayingaphathelene nokubukeka, kodwa yayimayelana nokukhetha izilwane ezinekhono elifanele lomsebenzi othile: isibonelo izinja zokwelusa, izinja ezigadayo, noma izinja ezingabambisana nezinkulungwane eziyishumi eziphezulu (bheka ngezansi ukuze uthole imininingwane eyengeziwe).
Ingabe ufuna inja yakho igade indawo yakho? Noma kufanele aphumule futhi angazinaki zonke izivakashi? Yebo, lona futhi umbuzo wokukhuliswa okufanele, kodwa njengomuntu ohlala edolobheni, cishe awuzenzisi umusa ngenja egada imfuyo efuna ukuvikela izingane zakho kumuntu weposi ngendlela ebulalayo...
Cwaninga inhloso yokuqala yohlobo lwakho lokuzalanisa bese uzibuza ukuthi ingena kanjani endleleni yakho yokuphila. Ingabe inja yokuzingela eshisekayo iyisinqumo esifanele ngempela uma ufuna ukuhamba nayo lapho ugibele amahhashi? Uyakujabulela ukushesha noma uthanda ukwenza i-mantrailing?
Ingabe kufanele kube Inja Yozalo noma I-Mixed Breed?
Umuntu uvame ukuzwa ukuthi izinhlobo ezixubile zinempilo kunezinja zozalo ngoba zincane "ezizalelwe". Lokhu kulishaya indiva iqiniso lokuthi abalimi abanomthwalo wemfanelo baqikelela kakhulu ukuthi bangazaleli izinja ezisondelene kakhulu. Izinja ezizalayo kumele ngabe seziphumelele ukuhlolwa kwezempilo okuhlukahlukene futhi izinhlangano zokuzalanisa zizovala ukuzala uma kunezinkinga zempilo noma zokuziphatha emigqeni ethile. Lokhu kulawula kuvame ukushoda ezinhlotsheni ezixubile futhi kungabhekana nezinkinga zempilo zabo bobabili abazali.
Ngezinja zohlobo oluxubile, kuyasiza futhi ukuthola izinhlobo zabazali bobabili, mhlawumbe ngosizo lokuhlolwa kofuzo. Lokhu kuzokunikeza ulwazi olubalulekile mayelana nomlingiswa wakhe kanye nezingozi zempilo ezingaba khona.
Ingabe Kufanele Kube Umdlwane Noma Ingabe Inja Ekhulile Inethuba Nawe?
Izinja eziningi ezimangalisayo zilinde ezindaweni zokukhosela izilwane ngenxa yabantu abanothando abazobanika ikhaya elisha. Ungenza okuningi okuhle uma ukhetha umngane wakho onemilenze emine lapha. Kodwa iseluleko esihle sibalulekile. Uma ungakaze ube nenja ngaphambilini, umhlali onobudlelwane obuhle futhi olalelayo angaba isibusiso.
Ngakolunye uhlangothi, izinja ezingamasekeni ziye zaba nezinto eziningi ongazazi futhi ezingaholela ekumangaleni okungajabulisi. Ngakho-ke buza ngokusemandleni akho futhi uzame ukuthola okuningi ngangokunokwenzeka mayelana nesikhathi esedlule salabo abangase babe khona. Abasebenzi abanekhono bendawo yokukhosela izilwane kufanele bakutshele ukuthi inja iziphatha kanjani ekuphathweni kwansuku zonke futhi bakubuze kahle mayelana nolwazi lwenja yakho nezimo zakho zokuphila.
Ungakha ubuhlobo obuqinile nemidlwane oyithola phakathi nesigaba sokuhlalisana (kuze kube sekupheleni kweviki le-12 lokuphila) futhi uyibonise umhlaba omkhulu obanzi. Kodwa lokho futhi kuwumthwalo wemfanelo omkhulu futhi kuthatha isikhathi esiningi. Uma ungafuni inja yakho ikhonkothe izingane, abasebenzisa izihlalo zabakhubazekile, amabhaluni, nanoma yini enye, kamuva, kufanele uyibonise konke lokhu ngendlela ezolile nekhululekile ngaphandle kokuyikhokhisa ngokweqile noma ngisho nokwandisa ukwesaba kwayo kokuqala ngokuyiduduza. … Umsebenzi wangempela!