Izimpande zomlando zalolu hlobo ziya eNgilandi ngekhulu le-16. Abalimi bezinja zesiNgisi ezinyangeni eziphakathi badalwa izinja ezincane zokuzingela - terriers. Lezi zilwane zazivame ukuzingelwa ama-rodents amancane, futhi zazivame ukusetshenziselwa emincintiswaneni ehlukahlukene yokubamba amagundane. Kodwa iBrithani iseduze nekhulu le-17, lithinte ukuncintisana okunjalo.
Ukuphakama okukhulu kwalesi sizwe kwafika kakade ekuqaleni kwekhulu le-19, lapho lonke elaseYurophu lizwa ngama-terriers. Lezi zimoto zazizithoba kangangokuba abaningi bathandana. Ubukhulu obuncane, uthando olungenamkhawulo nokuzinikela kumnikazi walo, ukungazitholi ekudleni, kude nalezi zinhlanganisela zohlobo.
Lezi zinja eRussia ngasikhathi sinye zathola umsebenzi, njengaseYurophu. Lezi "mphuphu" zazithandwa yizicebile, zikhonza njengemihlobiso yasekhaya, nemikhaya enemali engatholi kakhulu, ngoba ukugcinwa kwama-terriers kudinga izindleko ezincane. I-kid esheshayo nekhazimulayo inokwethembeka kakhulu kumnikazi, kubantu abangabazi ukuthi bangakholelwa ukuthi noma yiliphi ikhaya elihle "uhlelo lwe-alamu". Ngenxa yobukhulu bawo be-compact, lezi zinja azidala izinkinga phakathi nohambo oluya e-dacha, ngesikhathi seholide, umnikazi wayo ukhululekile ezenzweni zakhe.
Ngenxa yobukhulu babo, babethandwa abesifazane besifazane bekhulu le-19, ababevame ukuvela emphakathini ophakeme, bephethe inja enhle ezandleni zabo.
Okuncane kushintshile kusukela ngaleso sikhathi. Ngokuvamile singabuka ezandleni zabadumile bobubili bebhizinisi lezentengiselwano zasekhaya nakwamanye amazwe kulezi zinja ezinhle. Lezi zimvuthu zihamba nabantu abadumile emaphephandabeni nasemibuthanweni yomphakathi. Khona-ke umbuzo uvela, kungani lokhu? Kungani kufanele uphathe isilwane kulezi zinto? Mhlawumbe, ngemva kokubukela udumo lwadumewabo uPeris Hilton, abaningi balabo abalandeli bakhe besifiso sokumlingisa, bazithengela abantwana futhi bawadonsa ekukhanyeni.
Akekho owakucabangayo ngabo, njengoba izilwane ezifuywayo zikhona kulezi zenzakalo ezimatasa, ezimnandi. Futhi abantu abaningi, ukuthenga inja yentsana, abaqondi umthwalo wemfanelo kuze kube sekupheleni, abazithatha bona. Baphila ngesimiso sokuthi uma kusetshenziswe imfashini, udinga ukuyithatha. Isiqubulo esinjalo sisetshenziselwa abanikazi abaningi balawo mhlaba. Kodwa konke lokhu kunonya ngokuphathelene nalezi zilwane.
Ngemuva kwalokho, umuntu oqale inja ngesimiso esithi "kuyimfashini, yingakho ngifuna," uthola isilwane saso cishe ekubhujisweni kwesilwane saso, ngenxa yokwelashwa okungalungile nezinye izici ezingalungile, lapho kungekho ukukhuliswa okulungile.
Umuntu owaqala inja yena, hhayi njengomuntu onombukiso, unomthwalo wemfanelo wokunakekela nokufundisa kwakhe. Kubaluleke kakhulu ukukhumbula ukuthi inja ayiyona ithoyizi, kodwa isidalwa esiphilayo. Kumele ihlonishwe, kufanele inakekelwe, futhi ingadonselwa futhi iphinde ifakwe.
Labo abaqala lelo thurier, abakwazi ukumkhathalela. Akunakwenzeka ukuthi ungathandi. Njengoba ubuke okokuqala kulaba abazinikezelayo amehlo amakhulu, ungawela othandweni naye ngokuphila. Kuyo yonke into ibangela imizwa efudumele: isimo esijabulisayo, usayizi omncane, ukubukeka okuthakazelisayo.
Akuwona wonke umuntu manje ongakwazi ukuthenga inja encane yalolu hlobo. Kulezi zintengo zishintshashintsha kusukela ku-1000 kuya kuma-1500 zama-euro, ezibiza, kepha kuwufanele.
Umngane wami oseduze unenja yalolu hlobo, waphupha inja eneminyaka eyisithupha ubudala. Lapho ekwazi ukuzithengela yona, kwakungekho umkhawulo wenjabulo. Manje sekuyiMarseau, kakade unyaka nonyaka. Akazange azisole ngokuthi wayeseyithole le mali. Nsuku zonke uyamangala futhi amenze ajabule. Isisindo sakhe manje sesikhilogram esisodwa nesigamu, esinobukhulu obuncane, uzizwa engummangalisa, inja enkulu futhi umi isibindi ekuvikeleni indlu yakhe, nangokuvikela inkosikazi. Futhi, ngaphezu kwalokho, unomusa futhi unomusa kakhulu, angakwazi njalo ukuvuselela amalungu omndeni wakhe wonke, angazisola ngaso sonke isikhathi. Phela, izinja, njengabantu, lapha kubalulekile ukuqaphela lokhu, babe nobuntu babo. Ngahlangana nezinye izinja zalolu hlobo, kodwa kwakungeyona yonke into enomusa njengenja yomngane wami. Uma inja ikhula othandweni, ikhula ithanda amakhosi ayo kanye nabazinikezeli, uma kuqhathaniswa nalezi zinja ezikhulile ngesihluku nokuhlukunyezwa.
Qaphela izilwane ezifuywayo, zibathande, futhi zizokuphendula ngokuzinikela nangothando.