UMary Allen
Njenganoma iyiphi enye inja, i-collie ingakwazi ukuthuthukisa ukuhlakanipha kwayo kuphela uma iphonswa inselele ngokuxhumana njalo nomnikazi wayo. Ngakho i-collie yazuza ukuthandwa kwayo “njengenja yesevisi” esikhathini eside ngaphambi kozakwabo waseJalimane! Ngoba kunombiko we-collie owathola ukuhlonishwa okuphezulu kakhulu njengenja yenkonzo yezokwelapha eMpini Yezwe I ngenxa yokuzinikela kwakhe, isibindi, nokwethembeka.
I-collie ifunda ukuqonda inani elimangalisayo lamagama futhi ivame ukwenza ngendlela emangalisayo ngokuzimela. Kulo mongo, kubikwa ukuthi umfuyi wezimvu wathengisa umhlambi wezimvu kanye ne-collie ewugadile kuzakwabo owayehlala endaweni eqhele ngamamayela angu-20-30. Lo mnikazi omusha manje uvalela izimvu kanye ne-collie esibayeni isikhathi eside ukuze azijwayeze yena nepulazi lakhe. Ngemva kokucabanga ukuthi lesi sikhathi sokuzijwayeza sasiyokwanela, yadedela i-collie yaphumela edlelweni futhi nomhlambi wayo. Ezinsukwini ezimbalwa kamuva, i-collie yaphinde yavela nomnikazi wayo wangaphambili, kodwa hhayi yedwa, yayibuye nayo yonke umhlambi wayo iphilile futhi iphelele kuleli banga.
#1 Iliphi elinye igama le-Shelties?
I-Shetland Sheepdog, eyaziwa nangokuthi i-Sheltie, ingumalusi ohlakaniphe ngokwedlulele, osheshayo, futhi olalelayo ovela eziqhingini zaseShetland ezikude nezimangelengele zaseScotland. Ama-Shelties afana nomndeni oqinile nomzala wabo omkhulu, u-Collie.
#2 Ingabe uLassie unguSheltie?
Sekungamashumi eminyaka uLassie eyinkanyezi yezincwadi, amamuvi, nezinhlelo zethelevishini. Lo mlingiswa wenja onesibindi futhi ohlakaniphile uyi-Collie eboshwe ngendlela engafanele, futhi ubuntu bakhe obumangalisayo bubonisa izici ezijwayelekile zohlobo.
#3 Ingabe i-Sheltie ne-Collie ziyefana?
Umehluko phakathi kwalezi zinhlobo ezimbili amandla nomusa i-Collie ephuma kuyo kuyilapho i-Sheltie inendlela ephapheme nesheshayo. Zombili ziyizinja zomndeni ezinhle kodwa i-Collie ikwazi kangcono ukulala phansi futhi izole lapho inabantu abangabazi kuyilapho u-Sheltie engase akhathale futhi achume ngomsebenzi.