E hele wāwae i kāu ʻīlio
Wahi a nā haʻawina he nui, ʻo ka hele wāwae ʻana i kāu ʻīlio he nui nā pono olakino. Ma nā wahi a pau mai ka 30% a hiki i ka 70% o ka poʻe hele wāwae ʻīlio e hele mau i kā lākou ʻīlio, ma muli o ke ʻano o ka haʻawina āu e nānā ai a me nā mea āu e nānā ai. Wahi a kekahi, hiki i nā mea ʻīlio ke piʻi i ka 34% ʻoi aʻe ka loaʻa ʻana o ka hoʻoikaika kino e pono ai lākou. ʻAʻole pili i nā helu helu, nui nā ʻīlio (a me nā kānaka) ʻaʻole e hele maʻamau i loko.
Ua ulu au me nā ʻīlio. I koʻu hele ʻana i ke kulanui, ʻaʻole ʻae nā ʻīlio aʻu i noho ai, no laila ua loaʻa iaʻu kahi pōpoki. Ua lilo kekahi pōpoki i ʻelua pōpoki, a ua lōʻihi ko lākou ola ʻana ma ke ʻano he pōpoki i loko, e hele pū ana me aʻu i kekahi mau neʻe ʻokoʻa ma nā mokuʻāina. He maikaʻi lākou, akā he mea liʻiliʻi kā lākou hana e hoʻokuʻu iaʻu e hele a hoʻoikaika mau. I koʻu ʻike ʻana iaʻu iho me ka ʻole o nā holoholona, ʻike wau ua hiki i ka manawa e hoʻi i koʻu aʻa a kiʻi i kahi ʻīlio. ʻO kekahi o kaʻu pahuhopu i ka ʻimi ʻana i hoa ʻīlio, ʻo ia ka ʻimi ʻana i ka mea hiki ke hele pū me aʻu i koʻu hele ʻana i ka holo.
Ua hānai au i kaʻu ʻīlio, ʻo Magic, ma kahi o hoʻokahi makahiki a me ka hapa i hala aku nei i ka manawa o kēia kākau ʻana (ʻo ia ke kiʻi ma ke ʻano he ʻīlio, ma kekahi o kāna huakaʻi mua). ʻOiai he hui pū ʻo ia, he hui ʻo ia o kekahi mau ʻano ikaika nui a no laila pono ia i kāna hoʻomaʻamaʻa ʻana a i ʻole e hōʻeha ʻo ia a hiki ke luku ʻia. No laila, he mea nui ka hele wāwae me ka Magic (pololei, plural) i kēlā me kēia lā. Ma ka awelika, hele au e hele wāwae me ia ma kahi o ʻelua manawa i ka lā, i kekahi manawa ʻoi aku. No ka nui o ko'u manawa me ia ma keia mau huakai, eia ka'u mea i a'o ai:
- ʻO ka hoʻopaʻa ʻana me kāu ʻīlio - ʻo ka hele pū ʻana e hana i kahi pilina. Ke hilinaʻi nei ʻo ia iaʻu e hoʻihoʻi maikaʻi iā ia i ka home a ke hilinaʻi nei au iā ia e mālama pono iaʻu i ka hele wāwae. ʻO ka paʻa e kōkua i ke kūkulu ʻana i kona hilinaʻi iaʻu, a ʻo ia hoʻi ke kōkua i kona ʻano noʻonoʻo e lilo i ʻīlio mālie.
- E hele wāwae me kahi kumu - makemake ʻo ia e ʻimi i nā wahi hou (nā ʻala hou! Nā mea hou e nānā ai! Nā poʻe hou e hui ai!) a no laila e hāʻawi mai iaʻu i kumu e hele ai; hele mākou i nā hikes kikoʻī a i ʻole i ka noʻonoʻo kahi wahi i kēlā me kēia manawa a mākou e hele ai.
- Hoʻoikaika kino i kēlā me kēia lā - maikaʻi ka hele wāwae iā ʻoe, a maikaʻi hoʻi no kāu ʻīlio. He mea nui ka mālama ʻana i ke kaumaha olakino noʻu AND Magic, no laila ke hele mākou i ka hele wāwae, hoʻomaʻamaʻa mākou i kēlā me kēia lā.
- Ka launa pū – Ua hui au i nā poʻe he nui mai ka wā i loaʻa ai iaʻu kahi ʻīlio. ʻO nā mea hele ʻīlio ʻē aʻe, nā kānaka ʻē aʻe, nā hoalauna, a me nā mea ʻē aʻe. Makemake ʻo Magic e hālāwai me ka hapa nui o nā ʻīlio, a no ka hiki ʻole iā ia ke kamaʻilio, naʻu nō e kamaʻilio me nā mea nona ʻē aʻe a ʻike inā hiki iā mākou ke hālāwai. ʻAʻole i pane nā kānaka a pau, a ʻaʻole nā ʻīlio āpau i aloha iā ia, akā kōkua wale kēia iā ia e aʻo pehea e launa pū ai a hele mālie i nā kūlana me ka ʻole o ka pilikia.
He kuleana koʻikoʻi ka loaʻa ʻana o ka ʻīlio, a he ʻano hoʻololi ʻē aʻe mai ka lilo ʻana i ka mea nona ka pōpoki. He ʻīlio kāu? Maopopo iā ʻoe kekahi e hana nei? Noʻu, ʻoi aku ka maikaʻi o ka mālama ʻana i nā ʻīlio ma mua o nā mea maikaʻi ʻole, no nā kumu he nui, ʻo ia ka mea e koi ai e hele i waho a e hōʻoia i ka lawa ʻana o ka hoʻoikaika kino. Pomaikai kaua. No laila, inā he ʻīlio kāu a i ʻole ke komo ʻana i kahi ʻīlio, paipai wau iā ʻoe e hele i waho a lawe iā lākou e hele wāwae.
Nā Manawai:
https://petkeen.com/dog-walking-statistics/
https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/healthyliving/dog-walking-the-health-benefits
https://animalfoundation.com/whats-going-on/blog/importance-walking-your-dog