UMary Allen
ISaint Bernard luhlobo olukhulu lwenja. Waziwa ngombala wedyasi emdaka namhlophe. Izinja ezizinkunzi ziphakathi kwama-70 kunye nama-90 eesentimitha ubude kwaye zinobunzima obungama-75 ukuya kuma-85 eekhilogram. Iimazi zincinci kwaye zikhaphukhaphu.
Nangona inkulu kangaka, iSaint Bernard yinja enobuhlobo, ezolileyo. Kodwa ukuze onwabe, kufuneka enze umthambo omninzi. Kufuneka wenze into naye. Ngoko ke, ubukhulu becala uhlala emaphandleni apho anokuhlala khona efama kwaye enendawo eninzi.
I-Saint Bernards ivela eSwitzerland kwaye iyinja yelizwe yelo lizwe. Bafumana igama labo kwikhaya leemonki kwiGroßer Sankt Bernhard, indawo edlula kwiiAlps. Baziwa ngokuba ngaphambili basindise abantu ezintabeni ukuba bafe kwi-avalanche. I-avalanche yenzeka xa ikhephu elininzi liqalisa ukutyibilika. Abantu banokufuthanisela baze babe ngumkhenkce bafe kuyo.
Izinja zokuhlangula zisasetyenziswa nanamhlanje. Kodwa azikho iSt. Bernards, kodwa ezinye iintlobo. Azithunyelwa nje kuphela kwiindawo ezidilikayo kodwa nakwizindlu ezidilikileyo. Yiyo loo nto izinja ezincinci zinenzuzo. Akukho nto inokuthatha indawo yempumlo yakho ebuthathaka. Namhlanje, nangona kunjalo, kukho izixhobo zobugcisa ezinokusetyenziselwa umsebenzi wokukhangela. Izinja kunye neteknoloji ziyancedisana kakuhle.
Ngawaphi amabali akhoyo malunga neSaint Bernards?
Xa zithunyelwa, ezi zinja kutyholwa ukuba zazinxibe umphanda omncinci entanyeni yazo obunotywala kubantu abahlangulweyo. Kodwa ibali elinomphanda mhlawumbi lenziwe nje. Umgqomo onjalo unokukhetha ukuthintela inja. Ukongeza, abantu abane-hypothermic akufanele basele utywala kwaphela.
UBernard waseSt. Malunga neminyaka engama-200 eyadlulayo wayehlala neemonki kwiGreat St. Bernard yaye kuthiwa uye wasindisa abantu abangama-40 ekufeni. Enye iSt. Bernard eyaziwayo ibonakala kwifilimu ethi Inja ebizwa ngokuba nguBeethoven.