Ungaba Kanjani Umqeqeshi Wezinja Oqinisekisiwe

Kugcine ukubuyekezwa ngo-Agasti 27, 2022 ngu Izinja Vets

Ungaba Kanjani Umqeqeshi Wezinja Oqinisekisiwe

 

Uma ufuna ukusebenza nezinja, kufanele ufunde lesi sihloko. Uzofunda ukuthi ungaba kanjani umqeqeshi wezinja we-KSA (Ulwazi Namakhono Ahlolwe) futhi uthole isitifiketi se-CPDT-KA.

Izinyathelo ezilandelayo yisifundo sokuqeqeshwa sezinyanga eziyisithupha nokusebenza nezinja. Ngemuva kwalokho, ungasebenza namakhasimende futhi ube umqeqeshi wezinja we-KSA. Phela, ukusebenza nezinja kuyindlela engcono kakhulu yokuba umqeqeshi wezinja oqinisekisiwe.

 

Sebenza nezinja

Uma ungathanda ukuba umqeqeshi wezinja oqeqeshiwe, kunezinyathelo eziningi okudingeka uzithathe. Uzodinga ukuthola ulwazi olunolwazi mayelana nokuziphatha kwezilwane kanye namakhono omshini ukuze uphumelele.

Ngemva kokuqeda imfundo yakho, uzodinga ukuzijwayeza amakhono akho amasha nezinja. Nazi izinyathelo okudingeka uzithathe ukuze uqalise.

Ivolontiya endaweni yokukhosela yezinja noma ukutakula. Ukuvolontiya kulezi zinhlangano kuzokusiza ukuthi uqonde ukuthi kwenzekani enjeni endaweni yokukhosela noma ekunakekelweni kwezingane. Ungase ukwazi futhi ukuqashwa uma abaqashi bakusasa befana nalokhu.

Yazi ukuziphatha komuntu. Abaqeqeshi bezinja babhekana nezimo ezinzima nsuku zonke.

Kufanele wazi ukuthi ungabhekana kanjani nalezi zimo futhi uqhamuke nesinqumo esingcono kakhulu senja nomnikazi.

Ukuze ube nesitifiketi sokuqeqeshwa kwe-LIMA, udinga ukuqonda kahle indlela yokuqeqesha inja endaweni engacindezeli.

Isifundo simahhala futhi asinalo usuku lokuphelelwa yisikhathi. Uzokwazi ukufinyelela eqenjini le-Facebook labanye abathweswe iziqu. Ukuthatha lesi sifundo kusenesikhathi emsebenzini wakho kungaba wusizo olukhulu.

Njengevolontiya endaweni yokukhosela yendawo, ngeke nje ufunde izici zomzimba zokuqeqeshwa kwezinja, kodwa futhi uthole ukusebenza nabantu abahlukahlukene.

Isibonelo, ungase usebenze nezinja ezinokukhathazeka ngokuhlukana noma ezisebenzayo. Yize lawa kungamathuba ajabulisayo, kufanele wazi ukuthi lo msebenzi uthinta imizwa kakhulu.

Njengomqeqeshi wezinja, uzobona izimo eziningi ezicindezelayo, futhi kungase kudingeke ubhekane nabanikazi bezinja ezinzima abalahlekelwe ithemba.

Isitifiketi se-CPDT-KA siyisitifiketi esithuthuke kakhulu. Udinga iminyaka emithathu yesipiliyoni ukuze unikezwe isitifiketi. Ngaphandle kokuthola isitifiketi, uzodinga ukuthatha izifundo eziqhubekayo ukuze ugcine isihloko sakho singesimanje.

Thola isikole sokuqeqesha endaweni yangakini bese ubuza ngefilosofi yabo yokuqeqeshwa. Ngale ndlela, ungathuthukisa ulwazi lwakho namakhono.

Ungakwazi futhi ukusebenzela ekutholeni izitifiketi ngezinhlelo zokufundela umsebenzi. Uma ungathanda ukuba umqeqeshi wezinja oqeqeshiwe, cabanga ngezinyathelo ezingezansi.

 

Qedela uhlelo lwezinyanga eziyisithupha

Ukuze ube umqeqeshi wezinja ochwepheshe, udinga ulwazi oluthile. Ukuze uqalise, ungavolontiya endaweni yokukhosela izilwane ezifuywayo noma uqeqeshelwe umsebenzi nomqeqeshi wendawo.

Ukufundela umsebenzi kuthatha izinyanga eziyisithupha kuya onyakeni futhi kukusiza ukuthi uthuthukise amakhono akho ngenkathi usebenza nezinja. Kungcono ukuba nenja ezimisele ukuqeqeshwa.

Ungazami lokhu ngomdlwane osemncane noma ngenja endala, njengoba kungase kungakusizi ukufunda.

Uhlelo lwezinyanga eziyisithupha lokuba umqeqeshi wezinja oqinisekisiwe lungaqedwa ngokushesha. Lesi sifundo siklanyelwe ukulungiselela abafundi ukuthi basebenze nezinja, futhi sihlanganisa ukuqeqeshwa kokusebenza nokufunda nge-inthanethi. Ingxenye eku-inthanethi yohlelo ithatha cishe izinyanga eziyisithupha, kanti ukuqeqeshwa ngezandla kuthatha izinsuku eziyisishiyagalolunye.

Ukuqeqeshwa kuhlanganisa ingxenye yokuzijwayeza ngezandla kanye nokuhlolwa kwesitifiketi. Labo abaqedela uhlelo baqinisekisiwe ukuthola isitifiketi sochwepheshe.

Yize idigri ekuziphatheni kwezilwane ingadingekile, izikole eziningi zokuqeqesha zinikeza izinhlelo zesitifiketi. Lezi zinhlelo azibanzi njengezitifiketi zangempela zobungcweti. Kunalokho, izinhlelo zokunikeza izitifiketi zenzelwe ukuhlola ulwazi olubanzi.

Izinhlangano ezimbalwa zinikeza ukugunyazwa kwabaqeqeshi bezinja. I-CCPDT, isibonelo, yinhlangano ehlinzeka ngezitifiketi ezigunyaziwe. Uma usuqedile isitifiketi se-KA futhi uphumelele izivivinyo, ungafaka isicelo salesi sitifiketi.

Ukuthola isitifiketi somqeqeshi wezinja ochwepheshe kudinga ukuqedwa kwekharikhulamu eqinile.

Uhlelo olujulile lwezinyanga eziyisithupha luzokunikeza kokubili imfundo yezemfundo neyokwenza.

Ngokungeziwe ekuqeqeshweni okwenziwa ngezandla, uzothola inkokhelo eqhubekayo kanye nethuba lokufunda kozakwenu abanolwazi oluthe xaxa. Uzodinga futhi ukuthenga izinsiza ukuze wengezele imfundo yakho. Ezinye izinhlelo zidinga ukuthi uhlole amakhono evidiyo.

Isitifiketi sibalulekile ekusebenzeni kulo mkhakha. I-International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants (IAABC) yinhlangano yobungcweti egxile ezindleleni zesayensi zokuziphatha kwezilwane.

Isitifiketi se-IAABC siyindlela enhle yokwakha isisekelo sakho solwazi futhi ube umqeqeshi wezinja oqinisekisiwe. Isitifiketi sibonwa yi-IAABC futhi sisekelwa Inhlangano Yamazwe Ngamazwe Yababonisi Bezimilo Zezilwane.

 

Iba umqeqeshi wezinja we-KSA (Ulwazi Namakhono).

Ukuthola isitifiketi njengomqeqeshi wezinja oqeqeshiwe kuyindlela enhle kakhulu yokufakazela amakhono akho kubaqashi abangaba abaqashi.

Isitifiketi esifana nalesi sibanzi kunomqeqeshi Wezinja Oqinisekisiwe osuselwe kulwazi. Lokhu kuqinisekisa kudinga ukuhlolwa okuphelele futhi kudinga ukuthi ulandelele amahora akho okuqeqeshwa nezibonelo zefilimu zamaseshini okuqeqesha aphumelelayo.

Ngokungafani nesitifiketi sangaphambilini, lesi asivamile kangako, kodwa sivuza ngokufanayo.

Uma usuphumelele ukuhlolwa, kuzodingeka uzuze ulwazi oluningi lwezinja zokuqeqesha.

Indlela ejwayeleke kakhulu yokufunda lo mkhakha iwukuba uqeqeshelwe umsebenzi kumqeqeshi onolwazi. Uzobheka umqeqeshi esebenza, ubhale amanothi, futhi ekugcineni usize umqeqeshi ekuqeqesheni izinja. Lokhu kuqeqeshwa kuyithuba elihle lokufunda umsebenzi wezandla ngenkathi ubamba iqhaza kule nqubo.

Umqeqeshi wakho uzokunikeza impendulo ejwayelekile ngomsebenzi wakho, okuhlanganisa nezincomo zezindlela zokuthuthukisa amakhono akho.

Uma ususitholile isitifiketi sakho, uzodinga ukuqhubeka nokuqeqeshwa. Isitifiketi se-CPDT-KA, isibonelo, sidinga ukuthi uqedele ukuhlolwa okuphelele kokulungiswa kwezinja.

Isitifiketi se-CCPDT-KA sidinga ukuthi uqedele iminyaka emithathu yokuqeqeshwa ngezandla kanye nokuhlolwa okuphelele kokulungiswa kwezinja.

Labo abazuza kokubili izitifiketi bayakufanelekela ubulungu kusizindalwazi se-CPDT-KA kanye nokufakwa kuhla lwemibhalo lwe-inthanethi lwabaqeqeshi bezinja.

Uma usuvele ungumqeqeshi onesipiliyoni, ungafaka isicelo sokugunyazwa njengomqeqeshi wezinja we-KSA (Knowledge and Skill Assessed).

Lesi sitifiketi sidinga ukuphumelela ukuhlolwa kolwazi okuqinile, okubandakanya ukuhlolwa kokufuywa kwezilwane kanye ne-ethology. Ukuhlolwa futhi kudinga ukuthi usebenzise imishini yokuqeqesha ngendlela efanele.

Uma usuphumelele ukuhlolwa, uzozuza isitifiketi se-KSA.

Isitifiketi sochwepheshe kuyindlela enhle yokubonisa ubuchwepheshe bakho futhi uqinisekise ukuthi amakhasimende akho akwethemba ngezinja zawo. Ukuqinisekiswa yi-IACP kungenye yemininingwane ehlonishwa kakhulu yabaqeqeshi bezinja.

Isitifiketi se-KSA siqinisekisa ulwazi namakhono akho futhi sikuvumela ukuthi uzihlukanise nabanye. Uma uzimisele ngokuba umqeqeshi wezinja oqinisekisiwe, uzofuna ukwenza isiqiniseko sokuthi uzibophezele futhi unamakhono okuqeqesha izinja.

Zuza isitifiketi se-CPDT-KA

Uma ungathanda ukuthola isitifiketi se-CPDT-KA njengomqeqeshi wezinja oqeqeshiwe, kufanele uqedele ukuhlola ukuze usithole. Ukuhlolwa kuzokubiza u-$400, futhi kufanele ube nesipiliyoni sokuqeqeshwa samahora angaphezu kuka-300.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, uzodinga incwadi yokuncoma evela kudokotela wezilwane noma omunye umqeqeshi wezinja oqinisekiswe yi-CCPDT. Ukuze uthole isitifiketi sakho se-CPDT-KA, kufanele uhlole imibuzo engu-250 ehlanganisa ithiyori yokufunda, i-canine ethology, amasu okuqeqesha izinja, nokufuywa kwezinja.

Ngaphezu kokuhlolwa okunzima, uzodinga futhi ukuthi uphumelele ukuhlolwa okubhaliwe. Izitifiketi ze-CPDT-KA kufanele zithobele Ikhodi Yokuziphatha kanye nezinqubomgomo ze-LIMA Effective Behavior Intervention.

Ukuze bahlale beqinisekisiwe, abaqeqeshi kumele futhi bathathe izifundo eziqhubekayo njalo eminyakeni emithathu. Ukuhlolwa kuvulekele kuphela labo abanolwazi oluncane lweminyaka emithathu.

Ukuhlolwa kuqukethe imibuzo eminingi yokukhetha ehlola ulwazi lwakho kumasu okuqeqesha izinja.

Isinyathelo esilandelayo sokuthola isitifiketi sokuqeqeshwa amakhono ahlolwe (-KSA), okudinga ukuthi ubonise amakhono akho namakhono ngevidiyo.

Kufanele ufundise abanye ukuqeqesha izinja, futhi uzodinga futhi ukwazi ukuqhuba ukuqeqeshwa kweqembu eligadiwe. Lolu hlolo luningi kakhulu, futhi ludinga izinga eliphezulu lemfundo nolwazi. Uzodinga ukuba ne-Ph.D. ekuziphatheni kwezilwane noma ube neminyaka emihlanu yesipiliyoni sokuqeqeshwa kwezinja.

Akunandaba ukuthi usitholaphi isitifiketi sakho, kubalulekile ukukhumbula ukuthi isitifiketi se-CPDT-KA yisona esaziwayo nesihlonishwa kakhulu.

I-CPDT-KA iyisitifiketi esijwayelekile sabaqeqeshi bezinja futhi siqashelwa uMkhandlu Wokuqinisekisa Wabaqeqeshi Bezinja Abaqeqeshiwe. I-CPDT-KA iyisitifiketi esiqashelwa kakhulu sabaqeqeshi bezinja, futhi saziwa kabanzi abaqashi nabanikazi bezilwane ezifuywayo.

Lesi sitifiketi siqinisekisa amakhono akho futhi siqinisekisa ulwazi lwakho eqenjini kanye neseshini yangasese. Ungaphinda ujoyine amaqembu ochwepheshe ukuze uthole ulwazi olwengeziwe mayelana nenqubo yesitifiketi.

I-Association of Professional Dog Trainers ingenye yenhlangano enjalo yobungcweti.

Ungaphinda ukhethe ukujoyina i-Pet Professional Guild noma i-Association ukuze uthuthukise amathuba akho okuthuthukiswa kochwepheshe.

Nokho, akudingekile ukuba ube yilungu lalezi zinhlangano ukuze ube umqeqeshi wezinja oqeqeshiwe.

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