UJess Sims kaPeloton Uyinja Yokuhlenga Ummeli Wezidingo Zomhlaba
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"Kulungile, ngaphambi kokuthi ngihambe…," kusho uJess Sims kaPeloton njengoba ebamba ucingo lwakhe ngenkathi evala ucingo lwakamuva lwe-Zoom no. Umumo. "Izithombe zabo ezithombeni zabo namuhla - buka lokhu, uzofa ngendlela emnandi ngayo. Bayizinja ezithwebula izithombe ukwedlula zonke ezake zaba khona!"
U-Sims uyaziqhenya ngezingane zakhe ze-canine, u-Sienna Grace oneminyaka engu-4 ubudala kanye no-Shiloh onezinyanga ezingu-10. USims, ophinde abengomunye wabaphathi be-in-arena kwi-WNBA's New York Liberty, wamukele izingxube zakhe ezimbili zomgodi owazalelwa eKentucky ngeMuddy Paws Rescue eNew York City. Ngenkathi uSims amukela uSienna njengedlwane elinamasonto ayishumi ubudala ngo-2017, usethuthuke kakhulu njengomqondo womama oya eShilo, owajoyina lo mndeni ezinyangeni eziyisithupha ezedlule.
"Bengilokhu ngingumthandi we-underdog, njalo," kusho umqeqeshi othandekayo wePeloton. "Ubaba uthi uma ebhala incwadi ngelinye ilanga engingabazayo ukuthi uyoke ayibhale, isihloko sesahluko sami kuzothi 'Jess: the Lover of the Underdog.' Lokho kusuka kubantu kungathi izinja. Lezi zinja zidinga ukunikwa ithuba, zidinga ukuzwa uthando, nokunakekelwa okufanele, ukwakheka, kanye nenqubo ejwayelekile. " (Okuhlobene: Lezi Zinzuzo Zokuthola Isilwane Ingabe Uzokwamukela Umngane Onomkhumbi Ngaphambi Kokukwazi)
USims uthi "wathandana" ngesikhathi ebona u-Sienna futhi "wayefuna ukumtholela enye inja," nokuyilapho uShilo angena khona. Futhi ngendlela yobhubhane lwangempela, uSims ekuqaleni wahlangana nomdlwane phezu kwe-Zoom. "Abazali bokutholwa basanda kumbamba futhi wavele wahlala lapho ezandleni zabo yonke imizuzu engu-20 ngikhuluma nabo ocingweni," kukhumbula uSims. "Bengifana nokuthi, 'unokuthula futhi uzolile, nguyena ngqo uYin kuSienna's Yang, ngiyayidinga le nja.'"
Lapho i-ACANA Rescue Care for Dogs Adopted ifinyelela, ubambiswano lwalungelona iqiniso. Ngokushesha uSims wathola ukuthi i-ACANA (igama layo elagqugquzelwa indawo eyazalelwa kuyo e-Alberta, eCanada) ikhiqize ukudla kwenja yohlobo lwayo lokuqala e-U.S. okwenzelwe ukuguqulwa kwezinja zisuka ezindaweni zokukhosela ziye emakhaya azo amasha. "Ngicabanga ukuthi lokho kuyamangalisa ngoba kunesidingo esinjalo," usho kanje. "Ziningi kakhulu izinja ezidinga ukuhlengwa, futhi ngitholile ngempela ngoba yithina esisindiswa yizinja zethu."
U-ACANA uthumele uSims ukudla, kwathi uSienna noShilo baba ngabalandeli abakhulu. Yize uSims ayemangele, wayazi ukuthi ufuna ukusiza ekusabalaliseni igama mayelana nePhrojekthi Yaphakade yomkhiqizo, okuyisinyathelo esakhelwe ukunika abazali bezilwane abasanda kuthola isiqalo esihle kakhulu sabangane babo abanoboya ngokudla kwezilwane okuyisisekelo. Ngenkathi i-ACANA idlulisela izibalo kuSims ngesikhathi sezingxoxo zabo zakuqala (njengokutholwa kocwaningo lwakamuva komkhiqizo ukuthi amaphesenti angama-77 abanikazi bezinja bathi banesibopho esiqinile nesilwane sabo manje kunangaphambi kobhadane), kwakukhona isiqeshana esisodwa socwaningo esambamba ukunakwa. (Related: Izinja Zizama Ukukutshela Ukuthi Ziyakuthanda Uma Zenza Lokhu Okukodwa)
"Kunezibalo eziningi ezipholile ezenziwe yi-ACANA, kodwa enye ukuthi amaphesenti angu-72 abanikazi bezinja babike ukuthi basebenze kakhulu ngemva kokuhlenga inja," kusho uSims. "Cabanga nje ngomthelela wokwehla - uma uhlenga, ukhipha inja emgwaqeni, ngakho usindisa impilo, futhi uya ukhuthele kakhulu ngenxa yalokho. Isimo sokuwina-win . "
USims uhlangabezane nokuthuthuka ngokomzimba selokhu ethathe ama-canine akhe amabili. Yize lo msubathi wempilo yakhe yonke echitha isikhathi e-studio sePeloton, efundisa ngetreadmill, amandla, kanye namakilasi ezinkambu zebhayisikili, ukusebenzisana noSienna noShilo kunikeze uhlobo olusha lwethuba lokuhamba. (Okuhlobene: Ubufakazi Obuningi Bokuthi Noma Ikuphi Ukuvivinya umzimba Kungcono kunokungawuvivinyi)
“Yebo kuwumsebenzi wami ukuzilolonga kodwa uma ngihamba nezinja ngizihambela kane ngosuku,” usho kanje. "Ngivuka ekuseni kakhulu, ngihambe nabo ekuseni, bangene badle, ngibuye ngibakhiphe ekuseni. Bese bengena futhi balale isikhashana - ngivame ukuba nemihlangano, ngenze izinhlelo zami. , uhlu lwami lwadlalwayo — bese ngizikhipha ntambama. Ngivame ukufundisa ubusuku obuthathu isonto ngalinye, futhi ngihamba nabo lapho ngifika ekhaya."
KwaSims, noma kunjalo, inzuzo yangempela yalezo zindlela ayikho ekuhambeni komzimba. Uthi: “Kungenxa yempilo yami yengqondo. “Ikakhulukazi ngonyaka odlule, lapho besibambeke khona ngaphakathi futhi imingcele ibinzima kakhulu ukuyinakekela ngoba siyadla, silala, siya endlini yangasese, sisebenza endaweni efanayo, sekuyisikhathi sami sokuphuma endlini ngibe ngaphandle. emvelweni.Angithandi ukukhipha ifoni yami — ngiyishiya ephaketheni lami futhi ngikhona nje.Ngithanda ukubuka izingwejeje zasebusuku [amagundane aseNew York City] noSienna noShiloh futhi ngivele ngibone "Ngonyaka odlule nohhafu, ngibabonge kakhulu."
UGiven Sims unesimiso sakhe sokuzivocavoca esidinga okwakhe, uthi ukwethula uShiloh efulethini kusizile ekungeneni eSienna, okwenze kwaba lula ukweqa ngesikhathi sokuzivocavoca emini. "Bayathandana," usho njalo. "Kodwa ngiyabacika - sizohamba ibanga elide bese kuthi lapho singena ngaphakathi, ngibanike ubumnandi obuncane futhi lokho kubenza bahlale bematasa bese ngigibela ibhayisikili noma ngigxume esitezini noma jima amandla. Kulula kakhulu ukuvala umnyango bese uthi, 'lesi yisikhathi sikamama,' ngoba bakhathele, bathole isikhathi sabo." (Okuhlobene: Awudingi iPeloton Ukuchoboza Lo Mzimba Wokuzivocavoca Okugcwele Ngomqeqeshi uJess Sims)
Ukuze usize abanye abathandi bezinja bafunde indlela yokuhlanganisa imidlwane yabo esimisweni sabo esinempilo, kanye nokuhlonipha Usuku Lwezinja Lukazwelonke ngo-Agasti 26, u-Sims usingathe ikilasi lokusakaza bukhoma ne-ACANA ngewebhusayithi yenkampani, egxile endleleni abanikazi bezilwane abangakwazi ngayo. ukwakha isibopho esiqinile nezinja zabo. Futhi ngenkathi uSims ethi ukuzibandakanya nabanye abanikazi bezilwane kuyajabulisa, iPhakade Phrojekthi yinto ajabule kakhulu ukuba yingxenye yayo. "Okunye engikuthanda kakhulu ngeProver Forever, i-ACANA ibambisene neBest Friends Animal Society (okuyinhlangano engenzi nzuzo esebenzela indawo enkulu kunazo zonke yezilwane ezingenakhaya) futhi banikela ngokudla okuyizigidi ezi-2,5," usho njalo ngokunikela isilwane e-Best Freinds. "Lokho kuvele kungenze ngijabule kakhulu ngoba ngivele ngikhathalele ngokujulile futhi ngingathanda ukusebenzisa inkundla yami, esevele ibonakala njengendawo yokuhlala yezinja. Wonke umuntu ufana, ingabe le akhawunti yokufaneleka noma i-akhawunti yenja? Ngifana, 'lokho umbuzo omuhle, ngicabanga ukuthi i-akhawunti yenja.'
Uma kubhekwa imibono enomdlandla evela kubalandeli bakaSienna nabakwaShilo phakathi kwabalandeli bakaSims abangama-348,000+ be-Instagram, kubonakala sengathi akekho okhononda ngokuqukethwe kwe-canine.