UMary Allen
Uboya obude, inkangeleko yothando, kunye nendalo echwayitileyo yenza i-Old English Sheepdog, eyaziwa ngokuba yiBobtail, icace ngokulula. Unokufumanisa ukuba yintoni eyahlula inja yomalusi yaseJamani esuka eGreat Britain apha kwiprofayili.
Imbali yeBobtail
I-Bobtail ithathwa njengenye yezona ntlobo zezinja ezindala e-Great Britain. Abelusi baseNgesi babesebenzisa izinja ukuqhuba iinkomo kwangethuba. Izinyanya ze-Old English Sheepdog ziquka iNgesi kunye ne-European Shepherd Dogs, kunye ne-Russian and Hungarian Shepherd Dogs. Uphawu olushinyeneyo kunye noboya obude basebenza ukukhusela kwiimeko zemozulu ezinzima. Ngo-1888 iKlabhu yaseBritane yeKennel yaqaphela ngokusesikweni i-Old English Sheepdog.
Olu hlobo lwathiywa igama elithi “Bobtail” ngenxa yomsila omfutshane ezizalwa nawo ezinye izinja zolu hlobo. Ngenxa yedyasi yayo entle, inja yenja iye yathandwa kakhulu njengenja yokubonisa ukusukela ekuqaleni kwenkulungwane yama-20. Kwi-1963, ukuqondwa kwamazwe ngamazwe ekugqibeleni kwavela kwi-FCI. Olu hlobo lukwiQela loku-1 “Izinja zokwalusa kunye nezinja zeenkomo” kwiCandelo loku-1 “Izinja zoMalusi”.
Undoqo kunye noMlingiswa
I-fluffy kwaye ithandeka njengoko i-bobtail ikhangeleka, ikwaphantsi koboya obushinyeneyo. Umhlobo othembekileyo kunye nolungelelaniso olunemilenze emine yinja enkulu yentsapho. Uhlala edlala ukuya ebudaleni kwaye uyabathanda abantwana. Olu hlobo lukwabonwa njengomkhuseli okrelekrele nothembekileyo kwaye uxela ngokuthembekileyo nawuphi na umhlaseli. Ngamanye amaxesha, iNja yoMalusi weNgesi ingaba nenkani. Noko ke, ngokucenga ngothando, unokubambelela ngokulula kuyo. Njengezinja ezininzi ezincedisa ukwalusa iigusha, izinja zamaNgesi ezilusayo zinovelwano kwaye azisithathi sohlwayo. Unobuhlobo kwaye uyahamba nezinye izinja kwaye uyavana nezinye izilwanyana zasekhaya ukuba uhlalisana kakuhle.
Imbonakalo ye-bobtail
I-Old English Sheepdog yinja enkulu ephawuleka ngakumbi ngenxa yoboya bayo obuluhlaza. Umzimba wakhe womelele kwaye unemisipha enentloko ekhangeleka isikweri. Amehlo ayo abekwe banzi kwaye kukhethwa ukuba mnyama, kodwa mhlawumbi blue okanye odd-eye tinted. Idyasi echumileyo ye bobtail ayimelani nemozulu kwaye igubungela wonke umzimba. I-topcoat e-shaggy inesakhiwo esinzima, kunye ne-undercoat ixinene kakhulu kwaye ayinamanzi. Uboya obukwimilenze yangasemva buxinene kunomzimba wonke. Imibala yedyasi iyahluka ukusuka kungwevu ukuya kwigriza ukuya kwimithunzi eyahlukeneyo eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka. Intloko, intamo kunye nemilenze yangaphambili kufuneka ibe mhlophe, kwaye "iikawusi" ezimhlophe zivumelekile. Umsila unentsiba kakuhle kwaye wawusoloko ugxunyekwa kwixesha elidlulileyo.
Imfundo yeNjana
I-Bobtail yinja enobubele kunye nentsebenziswano. Nangona kunjalo, akayonja esulungekileyo yabaqalayo. Njengowayesakuba yinja engumalusi, unethuku elomeleleyo lokwalusa kunye notyekelo oluncinane lokuzimela. Ngobukhulu bayo bamva, kubalulekile ukubonisa inja njengenjana into enokuyenza kwaye ayikwazi ukuyenza. Qeqesha inja yakho ngeemvakalelo ezininzi kunye nokungaguquguquki. Abahlobo ababuthathaka abanemilenze emine bakufumanisa kunzima ukujongana nesohlwayo kunye nogonyamelo. Kubonakala ngathi awazi amandla kunye nobukhulu bazo, izinja zivame ukutsibela abantu ababathandayo. Ayinguye wonke umntu oyiqondayo le mincili ivuyisayo, ngoko ke kufuneka ilawulwe kwangethuba.
Imisebenzi kunye neBobtail
Nangona engabonakali ngathi, iBobtail yinja edlamkileyo efuna umthambo omninzi. Uziva ekhululekile kwindalo kwaye ufuna ukubaleka nokudlala kakhulu. Izinja ziyaqhubeka kwaye zonwabela ukuhamba ixesha elide kwindalo kuyo yonke imozulu. Ukuze izigcine ixakekile, inja ekrelekrele ifuna into enokuyenza apho inokuvavanya khona ubukrelekrele bayo. Izinja zikwayiimbaleki ezizimiseleyo kumdaniso wenja okanye ubuchwephesha. Ukongezelela, inja yangaphambili yokwalusa isekho kuwo wonke ummeli wohlobo, yingakho ethanda ukugcina yonke intsapho kunye. Ngokwahlukileyo kwezinye izinja zokwalusa esebenzayo ezifana Australian Shepherd okanye Border Collie, akuyomfuneko ukuba umgcine exakeke ngumsebenzi.
Impilo kunye noNonophelo
Idyasi eshinyeneyo yohlobo lwenja ithetha ukuba ifuna ukukhathalelwa kakhulu. Kufuneka udibanise uboya be-bobtail ngokucokisekileyo ubuncinane kabini ukuya kathathu ngeveki ukunqanda ukungqubana. Ngoko ke sebenzisa injana kwisithethe sokuzilungisa ngebrashi okanye, ukuba kuyimfuneko, ii-clippers zombane kwasekuqaleni. Kwakhona kubalulekile ukucoca uboya bokungcola kunye nezinambuzane emva kohambo ngalunye. Izinwele ezinde ebusweni kufuneka zifakwe kunye neziqeshana okanye zifutshane ukuze inja ibe nombono ocacileyo. Kumaqondo obushushu ashushu, izinja ezinoboya obungqindilili zinokutshisa kakhulu. Ebudeni behlobo, ke ngoko kuyacetyiswa ukuba unqumle.
Ngaba iBobtail ilungile kum?
I-Bobtail yinja enothando kwaye ethembekileyo ekhetha ukuchitha imini yonke kunye nosapho lwayo. Ke kufuneka ube nexesha elaneleyo kunye nomnqweno wokuhlala ukhathalela umhlobo wakho onemilenze emine. Kufuneka uphinde ucinge ngokuzilungisa ixesha elide ngaphambi kokuba uthenge injana. Ngoko ke kufuneka usebenzise inxalenye enkulu yexesha lakho lokuphumla ukujongana nelungu elitsha losapho elinemilenze emine. Olu hlobo lufaneleke kakhulu kusapho olusebenzayo oluzimisele ukuzibophelela kwinja kwiminyaka eyi-12 ukuya kweli-13 ezayo. Ngokukhuliswa okufanelekileyo, uya kufumana inja ethembekileyo kunye neyonwabileyo yeqabane ethanda intsapho yakhe ngaphezu kwayo nantoni na.