UMary Allen
Isingeniso se-West Highland White Terriers
I-West Highland White Terriers, eyaziwa nangokuthi i-Westies, izinja ezincane neziqinile ezadabuka eScotland. Ekuqaleni zazifuyelwe ukuzingela amagundane, izimpungushe, namabheja. Baziwa ngejazi labo elimhlophe elihlukile kanye nokudlala, ubuntu obunomdlandla. Ama-Westies ayizilwane ezifuywayo ezidumile futhi avame ukubonakala emibukisweni nasemiqhudelwaneni.
Imvelaphi nomlando wohlobo
I-West Highland White Terriers inomlando omude eScotland. Zaqala ukufuywa ngekhulu le-19 njengezinja ezizingelayo, futhi zazifuyelwa ngokukhethekile ijazi lazo elimhlophe okwakwenza kwaba lula ukuzibona ensimini. Lolu hlobo lwaqashelwa ngokusemthethweni yiKennel Club e-UK ngo-1907, futhi i-American Kennel Club yaqaphela lolu hlobo ngo-1908. Namuhla, ama-Westies ayizilwane ezifuywayo ezidumile emhlabeni wonke.
Ukubukeka komzimba kanye nokwakheka komzimba
Ama-Westies izinja ezincane, emi phakathi kwama-intshi angu-10 no-11 ubude ehlombe. Zihlangene, zinemisipha, zinesifuba esibanzi nentamo emfushane, eqinile. Banejazi elikabili, nejazi langaphansi elithambile kanye nejazi langaphezulu elimahhadlahhadla, elinoboya. Ijazi labo elimhlophe elihlukile liklanyelwe ukuzisiza ukuba zihlangane neqhwa ezindaweni eziphakeme zaseScotland.
Umbala wejazi nokuthungwa
Njengoba igama liphakamisa, i-West Highland White Terriers inejazi elimhlophe elimsulwa. Ijazi liminyene futhi linoboya, futhi linomumo othize. Ijazi lenzelwe ukuvikela inja esimweni sezulu esibi saseScotland, futhi lichitheka kancane. Ama-Westies adinga ukulungiswa njalo ukuze agcine ijazi labo lisesimweni esihle.
Izindinganiso zobude nesisindo
Ama-Westies izinja ezincane, ezinesisindo esiphakathi kwamakhilogremu angu-15 no-22. Zimi phakathi kwama-intshi angu-10 no-11 ubude ehlombe. Izindinganiso zokuzalanisa zidinga ukuthi ama-Westies alingane kahle futhi alinganisele, abe nokwakheka okuqinile kanye nethoni yemisipha enhle.
Izimo zengqondo nokuziphatha
I-West Highland White Terriers yaziwa ngokudlala, nobuntu obunomdlandla. Bayizinja ezihlakaniphile, futhi ngokuvamile kulula ukuziqeqesha. Baziwa futhi ngokwethembeka nothando kubanikazi bazo. Nokho, ngezinye izikhathi bangase babe nenkani, futhi bangase bathambekele ekukhonkotheni nasekumbeni uma benganikezwanga ngokwanele ukuvivinya umzimba nokushukunyiswa kwengqondo.
Ukukhathazeka ngezempilo kanye nezakhi zofuzo
Ama-Westies ngokuvamile ayizinja ezinempilo, kodwa athambekele ezindabeni ezimbalwa zezempilo. Lokhu kuhlanganisa ukungezwani komzimba nesikhumba, i-hip dysplasia, kanye nesifo esibizwa nge-Legg-Calve-Perthes disease. Bangase futhi bathambekele ezinkingeni ezithile zamehlo, njenge-cataract kanye ne-glaucoma. Kubalulekile ukusebenzisana nomfuyi ohlonishwayo ohlola izinja zabo ngezinkinga zempilo yofuzo.
Izidingo zokuzivocavoca nokuqeqeshwa
Ama-Westies ayizinja ezikhuthele, futhi adinga ukuvivinya umzimba njalo ukuze ahlale enempilo futhi ejabule. Bajabulela ukuhamba ngokushesha nesikhathi sokudlala egcekeni. Baphinde bazuze ekuqeqesheni ukulalela nokushukunyiswa kwengqondo, njengamathoyizi endida nokuqeqeshwa kokushesha. Kubalulekile ukubanikeza amathuba amaningi okushisa amandla abo.
Amathiphu wokuzilungisa nokunakekela
Ama-Westies adinga ukulungiswa njalo ukuze agcine ijazi labo lisesimweni esihle. Kufanele zixutshwe okungenani kanye ngesonto ukuvimbela ukuhlangana nokuhlangana. Kudingeka bagezwe ngezikhathi ezithile ukuze ijazi labo lihlale lihlanzekile. Ukunqunywa kwezinzipho njalo nokuxubha amazinyo nakho kubalulekile empilweni yakho yonke.
Izimo zokuhlala ezikahle zamaWesties
Ama-Westies angakwazi ukuzivumelanisa nezimo ezihlukahlukene zokuphila, kodwa enza kahle kakhulu ekhaya elinegceke elibiyelwe lapho angagijima futhi adlale khona. Bakulungele futhi ukuhlala efulethini inqobo nje uma bezovocavoca ngokwanele futhi bavuseleleke ngokwengqondo. Ziyizinja zomphakathi futhi zijabulela ukuchitha isikhathi nabanikazi bazo, ngakho akufanele zishiywe zodwa isikhathi eside.
Imibono eyiphutha evamile mayelana nohlobo
Enye imibono eyiphutha evamile mayelana ne-Westies ukuthi i-hypoallergenic. Ngenkathi zichitha kancane, aziyona i-hypoallergenic ngokuphelele. Futhi bane-high prey drive, ngakho-ke bangase bangabi abafanele kakhulu imindeni enezilwane ezifuywayo ezincane ezifana onogwaja noma izingulube ze-Guinea.
Isiphetho: Ingabe i-West Highland White Terrier ikulungele?
I-West Highland White Terriers izinja ezidlalayo, ezinomdlandla ezenza izilwane ezifuywayo ezinhle zomndeni ofanele. Bathembekile futhi banothando, kodwa badinga ukuvivinya umzimba njalo nokushukunyiswa kwengqondo. Baphinde bathambekele ezindabeni ezimbalwa zezempilo, ngakho-ke kubalulekile ukusebenzisana nomfuyi ohlonishwayo futhi ubanikeze ukunakekelwa okufanele. Uma ufuna umngane omncane, ophilayo, u-Westie angase afanelekele umndeni wakho.