UMary Allen
IAlaskan Malamute yinja enothando, kodwa “ayiyonja yomnini omnye.” Ukuthotyelwa kunye nokuzinikela (kwaye, ukuba unqwenela, umntu kunye nokudlala) kudibaniswa kwinja endala kunye nomfanekiso oyalela intlonipho.
Ngaba yinyani ukuba i-malamute yingcuka esiqingatha?
Hayi. Zifana kakhulu neengcuka, kwaye ngoko zihlala zifotwa kwiifilimu ukubonisa iingcuka. Kodwa ngenye indlela, le yinja enye kanye njengaye wonke umntu.
Iziva njani i-malamute kubushushu behlobo?
Inja kufuneka ikwazi ukufikelela emanzini kunye nendawo emthunzini ngalo lonke ixesha. Kule meko, i-malamute inyamezela ukushisa kakuhle. I-Malamutes idla ngokuphalala kakhulu ngexesha lasehlotyeni, nto leyo ebanceda ukuba bamelane nobushushu ngcono. Khumbula ukuba ungayivezi inja yakho kumsebenzi womzimba ngexesha lobushushu. Ziqhelise ngeMalamute kuphela kusasa okanye emva kokutshona kwelanga.
Ngaba iiMalamutes zitya kakhulu?
Ubungakanani obumangalisayo beMalamute bunokudukisa, buqala ukubonakala ukuba inja enjalo inzima ukuyidla, kodwa ayikho. Uninzi lweMalamute luyathanda ukutya, kodwa lutya kancinci ngokumangalisayo ngobungakanani babo. Umlinganiselo wokwenene wokutya uya kuxhomekeka kubungakanani bamandla esetyenziswa yinja kunye nohlobo lokutya. Inja endala esebenzayo kufuneka ityiswe malunga neeglasi ezine zokutya ngosuku. Iinjana zifuna ukutya okuncinci kodwa rhoqo.
Ngaba iiMalamutes zitsala isileyi ngokukhawuleza okukhulu?
I-Malamute zizinja ezinamandla kakhulu, kodwa kwimidyarho emide, ingaphantsi kwe-huskies yaseSiberia. I-Malamutes ithatha inxaxheba rhoqo kukhuphiswano lokutsalwa ubunzima. IiMalamute zinokuhamba ngaphezu kwewaka leeponti (malunga nama-400 kg).
Ichitha malini i-malamute?
I-Alaskan Malamute yinja ene-undercoat ephuhliswe kakuhle. Zinyibilika kabini ngonyaka. Ngeli xesha, kufuneka zihlanjululwe rhoqo. Kwiindawo ezishushu kakhulu, iMalamute inokulahlekelwa yingubo encinci unyaka wonke.
Ngaba iiMalamutes ziyathanda ukulwa nezinye izinja?
Umlingiswa owomeleleyo wamaMalamutes ubanyanzela ukuba balawule ezinye izinja, ukuze babe ndlongondlongo kwizalamane zabo. Umnini kufuneka azise injana "kwintlalo yezinja" ngokukhawuleza, ukuthintela naziphi na iinzame zesilwanyana sokwenza "imiboniso".
I-malamutes idibana njani nabantwana?
IiMalamute zinobubele kakhulu ebantwini, ke ngoko zijongwa njengezinja zosapho ezigqwesileyo. Ama-Malamute ayakuthanda ukunxibelelana nabantwana, banomonde kakhulu ngokwemvelo kwaye banokuxolela umntwana ngeepranks ezahlukeneyo, kodwa kunjalo, kufuneka balawulwe - iMalamute yinja enkulu kwaye enamandla.
Ndakhe ndeva ukuba amalamutes ayanyaba. Ingaba yinyani?
Hayi! Abantu bahlala becinga ukuba ubunzima bokufunda kwiMalamutes luphawu lobudenge. IiMalamute zikrelekrele kakhulu, kodwa zinokuba nenkani kakhulu ukuba ziyadikwa ziiklasi. Inja inokuba nenkani ngokuphinda-phinda umyalelo ofanayo. I-Malamutes ifunda ngokulula izakhono ezitsha kwaye iya kulandela ngovuyo umyalelo womniniyo kanye okanye kabini, kodwa kungekudala baya kuba nesithukuthezi kwinkqubo yokufunda (olu phawu luphawu lweentlobo ezininzi zasentla).
