SingooBani
EZooNerdy, singaphezulu nje kweqela; siluluntu lwezilwanyana zasekhaya ezizinikeleyo kunye nabathandi bezilwanyana abaphuma kuzo zonke iimbombo zehlabathi. Ukuthanda kwethu okungagungqiyo kuboya bethu, okuneentsiba, okulinganiselweyo, kunye nayo yonke into ephakathi kwezihlobo zezilwanyana yeyona nto ivuselela uthumo lwethu lokubanika okona kulungileyo.
Iqela lethu elohlukeneyo alibandakanyanga kuphela abanini bezilwanyana ezifuywayo abazinikeleyo kodwa kunye neengcali ezinamava aneminyaka yamava kushishino lokhathalelo lwezilwanyana. Phakathi kwethu, uya kufumana oogqirha bezilwanyana abaziqhelanisayo kunye neengcali zezilwanyana ezizisa ubuchule babo obuxabisekileyo kwiqonga lethu. Abaqeqeshi bethu bezilwanyana abaphumeleleyo, abazi kakuhle kwizinto eziyinkimbinkimbi zengqondo yezilwanyana, bongeza ulwaleko olongezelelweyo lokuqonda kumxholo wethu. Kwaye, ewe, sineqela elizinikeleyo labantu abayikhathalele ngokwenene impilo-ntle yezilwanyana, kungakhathaliseki ukuba zingakanani na.
EZooNerdy, siyazingca ngokunikezela ngeengcebiso ezisebenzayo neziluncedo, zonke zimiliselwe kuphando nakwisayensi. Ukuzinikela kwethu ekuchanekeni nasekuthembekeni kuqinisekisa ukuba ulwazi esilunikezayo luhlala luphezulu. Ukuxhasa amabango ethu, sicaphula imithombo yethu ngenkuthalo, sikubonelela ngokufikelela kwidatha yophando yamva nje ekhoyo. Sithembe ukuba singumthombo wakho othembekileyo wolwazi, sikunika amandla okwenza izigqibo ezizizo malunga nempilo, ukhuseleko, kunye nolonwabo lwabalingane bakho obathandayo.
Umxholo wethu ugubungela uluhlu olubanzi lwezihloko, ukusuka kwisondlo ukuya kukhuseleko, izixhobo, kunye nokuziphatha kwezilwanyana zasekhaya zazo zonke iimilo kunye nobukhulu. Nokuba unayo encinci Hamster njengomhlobo wakho okanye imbeko ihashe njengeqabane lakho, sikuphathele. Injongo yethu kukubonelela wonke umnini-silwanyana sasekhaya, sinikezela ngesikhokelo esenziwe ngokufanelekileyo ukuze sihambelane neemfuno zelungu losapho lwakho olunoboya.
Njengoko siqhubeka sikhula kwaye sandise i-horizons yethu, uthando lwethu luhlala luqinile, kwaye ukuzinikela kwethu ekuphuculeni ubomi bezilwanyana kuqinisa kuphela ngokuhamba kwexesha. I-ZooNerdy ingaphezulu nje kwewebhusayithi; yingcwele yolwazi, i-hub yemfesane, kunye nebhakana yentembeko kuye wonke umthandi wesilwanyana sasekhaya phaya.
Sijoyine kolu hambo lokuhlola kunye nokufumanisa, njengoko kunye sisenza ihlabathi apho izilwanyana zasekhaya kunye nezilwanyana zikhula kakuhle, zixatyiswa ngothando nenkathalo ezizifaneleyo. Wamkelekile kwiZooNerdy, apho ulwazi kunye nothando zidibana khona ukuze siphucule amaqabane ethu esizithandayo.
Iinjongo Zethu
EZooNerdy, sizama uku:
- Yandisa umgangatho wobomi bakho nobabini kunye nezilwanyana ozikhathaleleyo.
- Phendula nayiphi na imibuzo onokuba nayo malunga nezixhobo zesilwanyana sasekhaya, isondlo, ukhuseleko, indlela yokuziphatha, kunye nazo zonke ezinye izihloko ezinxulumene nesilo-qabane.
- Ukubonelela ngolwazi lwamva nje lwesilo-qabane, oluxhaswa luphando oluyinyani kunye neziphumo zenzululwazi.
- Ukukunceda ekusombululeni nayiphi na imiceli mngeni odibana nayo nezilwanyana zakho zasekhaya.
- Ukunceda ekukhetheni izixhobo ezifanelekileyo kunye nesixhobo sakho kunye nesilwanyana sakho.
- Qinisekisa impilo-ntle yezilwanyana zasekhaya ngokunikezela ngophando oluhlaziyiweyo, oluxhaswa yisayensi kunye nokuqonda malunga nokutya, ukutya, kunye nesondlo.
- Yandisa ulonwabo lwezilwanyana zasekhaya ngokuzilungisa kunye neengcebiso zoqeqesho.
- Khuthaza ukuba ube ngoyena mzali ubalaseleyo wesilwanyana sasekhaya esinokubakho ngamanqaku achukumisayo malunga nezilwanyana zasekhaya kunye nemiba eqhelekileyo enxulumene nesilo-qabane.
Dibana nabahleli bethu
UGqr. Chyrle Bonk
UGqr. Chyrle Bonk ngugqirha wezilwanyana onamava nothanda izilwanyana. Ecaleni kwamagalelo akhe okubhala kwiimpapasho zezilwanyana, uyazingca ngokunyamekela izilwanyana nokulawula umhlambi wakhe omncinane weenkomo. Ngaphezulu kweminyaka elishumi yamava kwiklinikhi yezilwanyana ezixubeneyo, uye wafumana ukuqonda okubalulekileyo kwimpilo yezilwanyana. Xa engabandakanyekanga kwimisebenzi yakhe yobuchwephesha, uChyrle ufumana intuthuzelo kumhlaba ozolileyo wase-Idaho, ejonga intlango nomyeni wakhe nabantwana bakhe ababini. Wamfumana uGqirha weVeterinary Medicine (DVM) kwiYunivesithi yaseOregon State ngo-2010 kwaye uyaqhubeka nokwabelana ngobuchule bakhe ngokubhalela iiwebhusayithi ezahlukeneyo zezilwanyana kunye neemagazini. Mndwendwele e www.linkedin.com
UGqr. Paola Cuevas
Njengogqirha wezilwanyana onamava kunye nokuziphatha ngokuzinikela okungagungqiyo kwizilwanyana zaselwandle ekukhathaleni komntu, ndiqhayisa iminyaka eyi-18 yobuchule kwishishini lezilwanyana zasemanzini. Isakhono sam esahlukileyo sibandakanya yonke into ukusuka kucwangciso olucokisekileyo kunye nothutho olungenamthungo ukuya kuqeqesho oluqinisekileyo lokuqinisa, ukuseta ukusebenza, kunye nemfundo yabasebenzi. Ndibambisene nemibutho ebekekileyo kumazwe ahlukeneyo, ndiye ndangena kubunzulu bofuyo, ulawulo lwezonyango, ukutya, iintsimbi, nokunye, ngelixa ndisenza unyango oluncediswa zizilwanyana, uphando, kunye nezinto ezintsha. Kuyo yonke loo nto, uthando lwam olunzulu ngezi zidalwa luphembelela uthumo lwam lokukhuthaza ukulondolozwa kwendalo, ukukhuthaza amava oluntu ngokuthe ngqo adibanisa ngokwenene abantu kunye nehlabathi elimangalisayo lobomi baselwandle. Mndwendwele e www.linkedin.com
UGqr Jonathan Roberts
UGqr Jonathan Roberts, ugqirha wezilwanyana onamava onomdla wokunyamekela izilwanyana, uzinikele kwiminyaka eyi-7 kumsebenzi wakhe. Ngaphandle kwekliniki, ufumana intuthuzelo ngokuhlola iintaba ezinkulu ezingqonge iKapa ngokuthanda kwakhe ukubaleka. Ukongeza uvuyo ebomini bakhe zi-schnauzers zakhe ezithandekayo ezimbini, uEmily noBailey. Ubuchule bukaJonathan bonyango lwezilwanyana buqaqambile kwindima yakhe njengoGqirha wotyando lwezilwanyana kwikliniki yezilwanyana eqhelekileyo eKapa, eMzantsi Afrika. Ubungcali bakhe bulele kwizilwanyana ezincinci kunye neyeza lokuziphatha, kunye nenxalenye enkulu yabathengi bakhe bahlangulwe izilwanyana kwimibutho yentlalontle yezilwanyana zasekhaya. Umfundi ozingcayo we-Onderstepoort Faculty of Veterinary Science, uJonathan wafumana iBVSC (Bachelor of Veterinary Science) ngo-2014. www.linkedin.com
UGqr. Joanna Woodnutt
Dibana noJoanna, ugqirha wezilwanyana osele enamava ozinze e-UK. Ukudibanisa uthando lwakhe ngesayensi kunye nokubhala, wafumanisa ukuthanda kwakhe ukukhanyisela abanini bezilwanyana zasekhaya. Amanqaku akhe anomdla kwizilwanyana zasekhaya kunye nempilo yazo ibabale iiwebhusayithi ezininzi, iibhlog, kunye neemagazini zezilwanyana. Ngomnqweno wokufikelela kubaphulaphuli ababanzi, uye waseka ishishini lakhe lokusebenzela, elimvumela ukuba ancede abathengi kude ngaphaya kwegumbi lokubonisana. Ubuchule bukaJoanna ekufundiseni nasekufundiseni uluntu bumenza abe yindalo kwizinto zokubhala kunye nempilo yezilwanyana zasekhaya. Ukuziqhelanisa njengogqirha wezilwanyana ukusuka ngo-2016 ukuya ku-2019, ngoku uphumelela njengendawo yokuhlala/yoncedo lwezilwanyana kwiziQithi zeChannel, elungelelanisa ukuzinikela kwakhe kwizilwanyana kunye nomsebenzi wakhe okhulayo wokuzimela. Iziqinisekiso ezichukumisayo zikaJoanna ziquka izidanga kwiNzululwazi yeMfuyo (BVMedSci) kunye neVeterinary Medicine and Surgery (BVM BVS) evela kwiDyunivesithi ebekekileyo yaseNottingham. Mndwendwele e www.linkedin.com
UGqr. Maureen Murithi
Dibana noGqr. Maureen, ugqirha wezilwanyana onelayisensi ohlala eNairobi, eKenya, onamava angaphaya kweminyaka elishumi kwicandelo lonyango lwezilwanyana. Uthando lwakhe ngempilo yezilwanyana lubonakala kwindalo yakhe yomxholo, apho abhalela khona iiblogi zezilwanyana kwaye aphembelele iimpawu. Ukuthethelela impilo-ntle yezilwanyana kumzisela inzaliseko enkulu. Njenge-DVM kunye nomnini weenkosi kwi-Epidemiology, uqhuba umsebenzi wakhe, enikezela ngononophelo kwizilwanyana ezincinci ngelixa esabelana ngolwazi kunye nabaxhasi bakhe. Amagalelo akhe ophando adlulela ngaphaya kweyeza lonyango lwezilwanyana, njengoko epapashe kwicandelo lamayeza abantu. Ukuzinikela kukaDkt Maureen ekuphuculeni impilo yezilwanyana kunye nabantu kubonakala kwizakhono zakhe ezininzi. Mndwendwele e www.linkedin.com
Dibana nabaxhasi bethu
Kathryn Copeland
Ngaphambili, ukuthanda kukaKathryn izilwanyana kwamkhokelela ekubeni abe ngunobhala wethala leencwadi. Ngoku, njengomntu othanda izilwanyana zasekhaya kunye nombhali ochulumancisayo, uzintywilisela kuyo yonke into enxulumene nezilwanyana zasekhaya. Nangona wayekhe waphupha ngokusebenza nezilwanyana zasendle, walufumana ubizo lwakhe lokwenyani kuncwadi lwesilwanyana ngenxa yemvelaphi yakhe yenzululwazi. UKathryn uhambisa uthando lwakhe olungenamda kwizilwanyana kuphando olubanzi kunye nokubhala okubandakanya malunga nezidalwa ezahlukeneyo. Xa engenzi amanqaku, uyayonwabela ixesha lokudlala kunye ne-tabby yakhe ekhohlakeleyo, uBella. Kwiintsuku ezizayo, uKathryn ulindele ngolangazelelo ukwandisa usapho lwakhe olunoboya kunye nokongezwa kwenye ikati kunye neqabane elithandekayo lenja.
Jordin Horn
Dibana noJordin Horn, umbhali osebenza ngeendlela ezahlukeneyo osebenza ngokuzimeleyo othanda ukuphonononga imixholo eyahlukeneyo, ukusuka ekuphuculweni kwekhaya kunye nokulima ukuya kwizilwanyana zasekhaya, iCBD, kunye nokuba ngumzali. Ngaphandle kokuphila ubomi bokuhambahamba okwamthintela ekubeni nesilwanyana sasekhaya, uJordin uhlala ethanda izilwanyana, ehlamba nawuphi na umhlobo onoboya adibana naye ngothando nothando. Iinkumbulo ezimnandi zesithandwa sakhe saseMelika uEskimo Spitz, uMaggie, kunye nomxube wePomeranian/Beagle, uGabby, usafudumala intliziyo yakhe. Nangona ngoku ebiza ikhaya laseColorado, umoya kaJordin wokuzama ukumkhokelela ekubeni ahlale kwiindawo ezahlukeneyo ezifana neTshayina, i-Iowa, nePuerto Rico. Eqhutywa ngumnqweno wokuxhobisa abanini bezilwanyana zasekhaya, uphanda ngenkuthalo ezona ndlela zokhathalelo lwezilwanyana zasekhaya kunye neemveliso, esenza lula ulwazi oluntsonkothileyo ukuze akuncede unikeze okona kulungileyo kumaqabane akho anoboya.
URachael Gerkensmeyer
Dibana noRachael, umbhali osebenza ngokuzimeleyo ukususela ngo-2000. Kule minyaka idlulileyo, uye wagxila kwizifundo ezahlukeneyo, ehlonipha ubugcisa bokudibanisa umxholo ophezulu kunye nezicwangciso ezinamandla zokuthengisa umxholo. Ngaphandle kokubhala, uRachael ligcisa elikhutheleyo, ufumana intuthuzelo ekufundeni, ukupeyinta, kunye nokwenza ubucwebe. Indlela yakhe yokuphila ye-vegan ikhuthaza ukuzibophelela kwakhe kwintlalontle yezilwanyana, ethethelela abo basweleyo kwihlabathi liphela. Xa engazange adale, wamkela ubomi obungaphandle kwegridi eHawaii, ejikelezwe ngumyeni wakhe onothando, igadi echumileyo, kunye nosapho olunothando lwezilwanyana zokuhlangula, kubandakanya izinja ezi-5, ikati, ibhokhwe, kunye nomhlambi weenkukhu.
Dibana nathi!
Ngaba uyazithanda izilwanyana zasekhaya? Joyina uluntu lwehlabathi lwabathandi bezilwanyana zasekhaya kwaye ubonise ubuchule bakho ngokwenza inqaku lakho! I-ZooNerdy ibonelela ngeqonga apho unokuphonononga kwaye uvelise umxholo okhethekileyo, obanzi, oxabisekileyo, kunye nomboniso othatha inxaxheba kwimixholo evuselela umdla wakho.
