UMary Allen
Izinja zeShetland azinakubukhanyela ubuhlobo bazo neeRough Collies. Kodwa zingaphezulu kwenguqulelo encinci yeLassie. I-Sensitive kwaye ikrelekrele, i-Shelties ngamaqabane athembekileyo ekunyukeni kwaye ngenzondelelo bathatha inxaxheba kuwo nawuphi na umdlalo we-canine. Ukuthozama kwabo kubenza babe zizinja zosapho ezibalaseleyo.
Kakhulu kuneCollie encinci
Inja yeegusha yaseShetland, okanye iSheltie ngokufutshane, izalelwa kwiZiqithi zaseShetland. Izilwanyana ezincinci ezinjengamahashe aseShetland neegusha zaseShetland ziphila kakuhle kwimozulu enzima yeziqithi. Ngoko abalimi babefuna inja encinane eyongayo kunye nenja esebenza ngokukhawuleza. Kukholelwa ukuba iiShelties zivela kumnqamlezo phakathi kweBorder Collie kunye nenja yaseGreenland. Bathi ii-collies nazo zazibandakanyeka - oku kungqinwa kukufana. Ngomnyaka we-1909, abathandi baseka i-Shetland Collie Club ngenjongo yokuzala inguqulelo encinci yeCollie. Oku, kwabangela ukuxhathisa kwabafuyi beCollie, ngoko ke uhlobo aluzange luqatshelwe yiBritish Kennel Club de kwaba yiminyaka emihlanu kamva. Iishelties ngoku zigcinwa njengabakhaphi kunye nezinja ezilusayo. Zihlala zibonwa kwimidlalo yezinja efana ne-agility. Umgangatho wokuzala ufuna ubude obufanelekileyo obuyi 37 centimitha kwinkunzi kunye ne 35.5 centimitha kubafazi. Ukutenxa ngaphezulu kweesentimitha ezimbini ezinesiqingatha akufuneki. Izinja zeShetland zifuywa kwi-sable, tricolor, blue merle, emnyama namhlophe, kwaye emnyama kunye ne-tan.
Ubuntu bukaSheltie
Iishelties zikude nezinja ezihlala emathangeni, kodwa zizinja ezisebenza nzima. Bafunda ngokukhawuleza kwaye kulula. Ngaphezu kwako konke, i-Shetland Sheepdog ifuna ukukholisa umntu wayo kwaye ingathanda ukuba nayo imini yonke - yonke into yenja encinci ilapha. Njengezinja ezilusayo, iShelties inomda ophantsi. Ngamanye amaxesha oku kukhokelela ekubeni banike ingxelo ngovuyo kwaye bahlomle. Ezi zinja ezibuthathaka kakhulu ezibonisa uvelwano olukhulu kumgcini wazo. Ekuqaleni bagcinelwe abantu abangabaziyo, nto leyo ebenza babe ngabalindi abalungileyo bekhaya kunye neyadi.
Uqeqesho kunye noLondolozo lwenja yeegusha eShetland
Umnqweno wokukholisa kunye nobuntununtunu kwenza iSheltie ibe yinja elula ukuyiqeqesha. Kodwa: Akakwazi ukumelana noxinzelelo olukhulu ekukhuleni kwakhe. IiShelties zilungele abantu abathanda imisebenzi yangaphandle. Ukuba ugcina i-Shetland Sheepdog yakho ixakekile ngokwasengqondweni nasemzimbeni, unokude umgcine engaphakathi. Xa ukhulisa injana, qiniseka ukuba unamaxesha okuphumla. Ngale ndlela ufumana inja enentloko edibanisa kuyo yonke into emnandi kwaye iyavuma xa kungekho "senzo" esibizwa.
Ukhathalelo lwezinja zeegusha eShetland
Inja yaseShetland yinja eneenwele ezinde enedyasi entle kunye nedyasi ethambileyo yangaphantsi. Nangona kunjalo, kulula ukuyinyamekela. Gcoba iSheltie yakho kanye ngeveki. Ingqwalasela ngokukodwa kufuneka ihlawulwe kwiindlebe kunye ne-underarms, apho isambatho sivame ukuxubha. Apha, ikamela rhoqo okanye usike amaqhina avela eboyeni rhoqo.
Sheltie Health
Inja yeegusha iShetland ibonwa njengenzala eyomeleleyo. Nangona kunjalo, iziphene zofuzo ezifana ne-HD (hip dysplasia), i-MDR1 defect (ukunganyangeki kweziyobisi), kunye ne-CEA (i-collie eye anomaly) ngamanye amaxesha ibonakala. Ngoko thenga iSheltie yakho kumfuyi owaziwayo.