Mary Allen
Shetland Sheepdogs sangakane ubale wawo ndi Rough Collies. Koma iwo ndi ochulukirapo kuposa mtundu wawung'ono wa Lassie. Omvera komanso anzeru, a Shelties ndi anzawo okhulupirika paulendo ndipo amatenga nawo mbali mwachangu pamasewera aliwonse a canine. Kufatsa kwawo kumawapangitsa kukhala agalu apabanja abwino kwambiri.
Zoposa Collie Wamng'ono
Shetland Sheepdog, kapena Sheltie mwachidule, amachokera kuzilumba za Shetland. Nyama zing’onozing’ono monga mahatchi a Shetland ndi nkhosa za ku Shetland zimakula bwino m’nyengo yoipa ya pazilumbazi. Choncho alimi ankafunika kagalu woweta woweta bwino komanso galu wothamanga kwambiri. Amakhulupirira kuti Shelties adachokera pamtanda pakati pa Border Collie ndi galu wa Greenland. Amanena kuti ma collies nawonso adakhudzidwa - izi zikuwonetsedwa ndi kufanana. Mu 1909, okonda adapanga Shetland Collie Club ndi cholinga chopanga kagulu kakang'ono ka Collie. Izi, zinayambitsa kutsutsa kwa obereketsa a Collie, kotero kuti mtunduwo sunazindikiridwe ndi British Kennel Club mpaka zaka zisanu pambuyo pake. Ma shelties tsopano akusungidwa ngati mabwenzi ndi agalu oweta. Nthawi zambiri amawonedwa m'maseŵera agalu monga agility. Mtundu wamtunduwu umafuna kutalika kwa 37 cm kwa amuna ndi 35.5 centimita kwa akazi. Kupatuka kopitilira ma centimita awiri ndi theka ndikosayenera. Agalu a Shetland amaŵetedwa mwamtundu wa sable, tricolor, blue merle, wakuda ndi woyera, ndi wakuda ndi wofiirira.
Umunthu wa Sheltie
Ma shelties ali kutali ndi agalu oyenda, koma agalu olimbikira ntchito. Amaphunzira mofulumira komanso mosavuta. Koposa zonse, Shetland Sheepdog amafuna kukondweretsa munthu wake ndipo angakonde kukhala pafupi naye tsiku lonse - chirichonse cha galu wamng'ono chiri pano. Monga agalu oweta, Shelties ali ndi malire otsika. Izi nthawi zina zimawapangitsa kuti azipereka lipoti komanso kupereka ndemanga mokondwa. Awa ndi agalu omvera kwambiri omwe amasonyeza chifundo chachikulu kwa owasamalira. Poyamba amasungidwa kwa alendo, zomwe zimawapangitsa kukhala alonda abwino panyumba ndi pabwalo.
Maphunziro & Kusamalira Agalu a Shetland
Chikhumbo chofuna kusangalatsa komanso kukhudzika kumapangitsa Sheltie kukhala galu wosavuta kuphunzitsa. Koma: Sangathe kupirira zipsinjo zambiri m’maleledwe ake. Shelties ndi abwino kwa anthu omwe amakonda ntchito zakunja. Mukasunga Shetland Sheepdog wanu wotanganidwa m'maganizo komanso mwakuthupi, mutha kumusunga m'nyumba. Mukamalera kagalu, onetsetsani kuti ali ndi nthawi yopuma. Mwanjira iyi mumapeza galu wam'mutu yemwe amalowa muzosangalatsa zonse ndikuvomereza popanda "chochita" chomwe chimatchedwa.
Kusamalira Agalu a Shetland
Shetland Sheepdog ndi galu watsitsi lalitali wokhala ndi malaya obiriwira komanso malaya amkati ofewa. Komabe, n’zosavuta kuzisamalira. Sambani Sheltie wanu kamodzi pa sabata. Chisamaliro chapadera chiyenera kuperekedwa ku makutu ndi m'mikono, kumene malaya amayamba kugwedezeka. Apa, pesa nthawi zambiri kapena kudula mfundo za ubweya nthawi zonse.
Sheltie Health
Agalu a Shetland amaonedwa kuti ndi amphamvu kwambiri. Komabe, zolakwika zobadwa nazo monga HD (hip dysplasia), vuto la MDR1 (kusagwirizana ndi mankhwala), ndi CEA (collie eye anomaly) nthawi zina zimawonedwa. Chifukwa chake gulani Sheltie wanu kwa obereketsa odziwika bwino.