Kuyaziwa ukuthi inja ehlukumezekile iletha izinkinga eziningi enkosini yakhe. Kubalulekile, ngangokunokwenzeka, ukufundisa inja ukwenza imiyalo eyisisekelo nezidingo zomnikazi wayo. Abaqeqeshi abanolwazi akuyona imfihlo ukuthi inja elalelayo, okokuqala, imfanelo yomnikazi. Ngakho-ke, ake sibone indlela yokuphakamisa kahle inja. Ezingxenyeni eziningi ungathola futhi ulande izincwadi ezinkulweni zezinja, lapho uzothola khona ulwazi olwanele mayelana nendlela yokuphakamisa inja kahle. Kodwa kunezimfihlo eziningana ezaziwa kakhulu zezinja imfundo, ngenxa yokuthi ungavula ngisho nesilwane esingenakuqhathaniswa kakhulu kumngane othembekile olalelayo.
Imfundo nokuqeqesha izinja kusekelwe ebuhlotsheni obukhethekile phakathi kwezilwane nabantu. Okokuqala, umnini wenja udinga ukwazi amaphuzu alandelayo:
- impumelelo noma ukwehluleka kwemfundo yenja ngokuqondile kuxhomeke esimweni sesilwane. Akuyona imfihlo ukuthi zonke izilwane zasendle zinesimo sengqondo nesiqu sakhe. Ngakho-ke, ngaphambi kokuba uqale ukuqeda inja, kufanele unqume izici ezinhle nezimbi zomlingisi wakhe;
- lapho isilwane siqeqeshwe, umnikazi akufanele abonise ubuthakathaka bakhe futhi enze ukuvunyelwa. Izilwane zizwela kakhulu ekuguqukeni kwemizwelo. Ukulalela inja ngokuqondile kuncike ebukhuni bomlingiswa womuntu;
- lapho ukhulisa inja, umuntu kufanele abe nesineke. Ngisho noma isilwane isikhathi eside singakwazi ukuqonda ukuthi yini abayifunayo kuye, umuntu akufanele abonise ukucasuka nokuthukuthela. Ukuhlukumeza nokuthukuthela kunomthelela omubi kakhulu kunoma yisiphi isilwane. Njengoba ebhekene nolaka lweNkosi, inja ingayinzonda.
Indlela yokujwayela i-puppy nenja endala endlini yangasese?
Ukugxuma inja endlini yangasese kuyinkinga ebuhlungu kakhulu futhi ebalulekile kubaningi bamabandla. Kumele kuqashelwe ngesikhathi esisodwa ukuthi izizathu zokungaziphathi kahle izinja ezindala kanye namantombazane ziyahlukahluka kakhulu.
Izinja ezindala, njengombuso, ungahambi endlini yangasese lapho zidla khona futhi zilala. Uma lokhu kwenzeka, kukhona okungahambi kahle nesilwane. Mhlawumbe inja iyagula noma ihambe kancane futhi ayijwayele indlu yangasese. Ngaphezu kwalokho, nesilwane le nkathazo kwenzeka uma ihlangabezana nokucindezeleka.
Ukuze ujwayeze inja endlini yangasese, abaqeqeshi batusa ukulandela imithetho:
- inja kufanele idliwe ngokweqile ngesikhathi esisodwa;
- Ukusuka phansi efulethini kufanele kususwe amabhokisi, ama-rags nezinye izinto ezingabangela isithakazelo esilwaneni;
- ne-puppy kufanele isetshenziswe isikhathi esiningi ngangokunokwenzeka. Amantombazane aqala ukuphuma endaweni ngaphambi kokuya endlini yangasese. Kulesi simo, masuse isilwane ngokushesha emgwaqweni;
- Hamba inja kufanele okungenani izikhathi ezimbili ngosuku ngesikhathi esifanayo. Abaqeqeshi batusa ukuqala ukuhamba ukusuka emgwaqeni ofanayo ukuze kuthuthukiswe isilwane esilwaneni;
- Uma inja igcina isidingo sayo endlini, kufanele ijeziswe. Ukuthuthukiswa kwezwi kusebenza kahle.
Indlela yokufundisa inja ukuba iqede?
Ngaphambi kokuba ujwayele inja yakho ukuba ihambe, kufanele umfundise ukuthi agqoke ikhola. Amantombazane, njengombuso, angeneka kalula kulokhu kuqeqesha ngaphandle kwezinja ezidala. Ikhola kufanele ifakwe esilwaneni bese ishiya okwesikhashana. Into esemqoka akukona ukukususa enjazini uma izama ukwenza lokho ngokwakho. Le nqubo kufanele iphindwe nsuku zonke kuze kusetshenziswe isilwane kuso. Okulandelayo, i-collar kufanele ifakwe kwi-leash futhi ivumele isilwane ukuthi isetshenziswe kule misha ekhaya ngaphansi kokuqondiswa komnikazi. Kuphela lapho i-leash iyeka ukubangela isithakazelo noma ukwandisa inja, ungathatha isiphetho sesibili se-leash bese uhola isilwane emgwaqweni.
Abanikazi abaningi bafuna ukuthola izimfihlo zokukhulisa inja ekahle. Kodwa kufanele kukhunjulwe ukuthi isilwane ngasinye sizodwa futhi sidinga indlela ekhethekile. Kulabo abafuna ukuqeqesha isilwane sabo hhayi amaqembu amakhulu kuphela, kukhona inkambo ekhethekile yokulalela izinja. Kule nkambo, ochwepheshe bazosiza ukuthola indlela kuzo zonke izilwane bese beqeqesha cishe noma yiliphi iqembu.