UMary Allen
I-Bichon Frize, ngaphandle koko "i-lapdog yesiFrentshi" - inzala yokuhlobisa yobukhulu obuncinci, enesimo esihle kwaye inomdla kakhulu ukuthetha nayo. Efunyenwe ngenxa yokuwela i-poodle kunye ne-spaniel encinci, inja yayifanele ukuba ibe ngumncedisi othembekileyo kubazingeli, kodwa ngenxa yeempawu zayo zomlingiswa, ayizange ibe ngaphezu kwenja yokuhlobisa. Ngaba ilungile okanye imbi?
#1 Imbonakalo ekhangayo.
Mhlawumbi abalimi ababandakanyekayo ekuzalweni kohlobo abazange bacebe ukuyenza ibe nomtsalane, kodwa i-biology iye yatsho, akukho ndlela yokubuya. I-Bichons yizinja ezincinci (ubude bazo abudluli kwi-30 cm), ngoko zihambelana ngokugqibeleleyo, umzekelo, kwisikhwama. Ukuba kukroba ilifu elimhlophe engxoweni, nabani na olijongileyo akayi kukwazi ukulubamba uncumo.
#2 Ubume beenwele ze-Bichons busondele kakhulu kwizinwele zomntu, ukuze abantu abane-allergies banyamezele ubukho babo ngokulula ngakumbi.
#3 Indalo enobuhlobo.
Nangona ii-Bichons, njengazo zonke izinja, zikhetha umntu omnye abanamathele kuye ngaphezu kwabanye, abanayo ingxaki yokunxibelelana namanye amalungu entsapho. Basabela kakuhle ebantwaneni, badlale nabo kwaye abanakuze bavule imihlathi kubo. Oku kusebenza nakunxibelelwano nezinye izilwanyana.