UMary Allen
Xa sicinga ngeSt. Bernard namhlanje, siba nomfanekiso-ngqondweni wabahlobo abakhulu, abapholileyo nabathokomeleyo abanemilenze emine abahlangula amaxhoba ekhephu elikhephu. Yaye eneneni, yayingumsebenzi wezinja emva phayaa ngenkulungwane ye-17.
Ngelo xesha babegcinwe kwi-almshouse kwiGreat St. Bernard Pass kwaye bakhonza njengabalindi kunye nabagadi beemonki. Ekugqibeleni zasetyenziswa njengezinja zokuhlangula abahambi ngezonqulo, abahambi, kwanamajoni, awayekhupha abantu ngokukhuselekileyo emkhenkceni ebazisa kwindawo ekhuselekileyo. Ekugqibeleni, ekubeni uSt. Bernard "Barry" kuthiwa uhlangule malunga nabantu abangamashumi amane phantsi kwekhephu ekuqaleni kwekhulu le-19, inja yaseSt. Bernard ayizange ikwazi ukugubha igama layo "njengenja yokuhlangula".
Nangona kunjalo, njengoko iSt. Bernards iye yanzima kwaye yanda ngakumbi kwiminyaka ngenxa yokuzala, ayisenzelwe ukusebenza njengezinja ze-avalanche njengoko zazinjalo kwiminyaka engama-300 eyadlulayo. Bambalwa abameli bolu hlobo abafumana uqeqesho olufanelekileyo.
ngokubanzi
- Iqela le-FCI le-2: I-Pinschers kunye ne-Schnauzers - i-Molossians - i-Swiss Mountain Dogs
- Icandelo 2: I-Molossians / 2.2 Izinja zeentaba
- Ubungakanani: 70 nge-90 centimeters (indoda); ukusuka kwi-65 ukuya kwi-80 yeesentimitha (ibhinqa)
- Imibala: emhlophe ne-tan, i-brindle tant, i-brindle tyheli - ihlala ineempawu ezimhlophe.
umsebenzi
USt. Bernard yinja ezolileyo engacingiyo ngemidlalo yezinja. Nangona kufuneka enze umthambo owaneleyo - oko kukuthi, malunga namaxesha amathathu ngosuku iiyure eziliqela ixesha ngalinye - kodwa ukutsiba okanye ukuleqa rhoqo ibhola: oku kukhawuleza kuba kuninzi kakhulu kwiSt. Bernards.
USt. Bernard akayithandi imithambo, ngakumbi kwimozulu eshushu. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, kwiqondo lokushisa eliphakathi liziva likhululekile kakhulu - ngoko ingaba yindlela ende. Kwaye xa kukhithika, abahlobo abaninzi abanemilenze emine bahamba ngendlela emangalisayo, babe nomdla kwaye badlale. Ngoko sebenzisa iinyanga zasebusika ukuze wonwabe kunye nenja yakho.
Iimpawu zeBreed
I-St. Bernards ilungelelene kakhulu, izolile, ikhululekile, kwaye inomonde. Ukongeza, bayabathanda kakhulu abantwana kwaye banothando, nto leyo ebenza babe yinja efanelekileyo yosapho. Kakade ke, kuxhomekeke ekukhulisweni - nokuba uSt. Bernard unokuphulukana nomsindo ngexesha elithile ukuba ukhubekile okanye uphathwa kakubi.
Kwelinye icala, abo babanyamekela ngothando, bayayazi indlela yokuzingisa kwabo baneenkani maxa wambi abatyhafileyo, baze bachithe ixesha elaneleyo enja basenokufumana iqabane elitsha eliya kuthembeka kubo ubomi babo bonke.
izindululo
Ngenxa yobukhulu bazo, iSt. Bernards ayifanele igcinwe kwigumbi elincinci. Ngapha koko, inja enjalo idinga umthambo phakathi kokuhamba okanye nje indawo yokuba yedwa. Indlu enegadi iyona nto ilungileyo, kodwa indawo yokuhlala ilungile, nje ukuba kukho indawo eyaneleyo kunye nomhlobo onemilenze emine ayifuni ukunyuka izitebhisi amaxesha amaninzi ngosuku (njengoko oku kuya kulimaza amalunga).
I-St. Bernards yenza izilwanyana ezintle zosapho ngenxa yesimo sabo sobuhlobo kunye nokuzola. Ngamanye amaxesha umnini kufuneka akwazi ukuzithethelela ukuba uSt. Bernard akafuni nje kwaye akayinaki imiyalelo.
Kwaye ke, le dyasi idinga ukunakekelwa ngokufanelekileyo: i-combed, yondliwe ngokufanelekileyo, ukutyelela ugqirha wezilwanyana, kwaye ineebhedi ezifanelekileyo zeenja, izitya, okanye iindlwana.
Inja enkulu efana neSt. Bernard kufuneka inikwe ixesha elaneleyo kunye nemali - ngoko akuyi kubakho ukuvuswa okukhohlakeleyo nokuba yinja okanye kumniniyo kamva.