UMary Allen
I-Australian Shepherd idume kakhulu ngombala wayo wejazi elihle, amehlo aluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, kanye nemvelo enobungane. Lapha uzothola konke obuhlale ufuna ukukwazi mayelana nezinja ezisebenzayo nezihlakaniphile.
Umlando Womalusi wase-Australia
Lapho umuntu ezwa igama elithi Australian Shepherd, angase acabange ukuthi lolu hlobo lwadabuka e-Australia. Ngokuphambene negama layo, i-Australian Shepherd ekuqaleni ivela e-USA. Ekuqaleni kwekhulu le-19, izifiki eziningi ezivela eYurophu nase-Australia zathuthela e-United States nezinkomo nezinja ezilusayo.
Izinja eziguquguqukayo nezithembekile zazidingeka emapulazini amasha aseMelika. Abalimi babefuna inja eyayingakwazi ukulawula izinkomo futhi ivikele ipulazi. Ngenxa yokuthi izinja eziningi ezilusayo zafika e-United States kanye “nezimvu Zase-Australia,” kwavela umbono wokuthi izinja zazibizwa ngokuthi “Abelusi Base-Australia.”
Abelusi base-Australia baqala ukuduma emibukisweni ye-rodeo ngeminyaka yawo-1950 nama-60s. Umlimi wase-Idaho u-Jay Sisler wafundisa u-Australian Shepherd amaqhinga amangalisayo futhi izinja ezinhle zamangaza isixuku. Abanye manje babefuna ukuba nenja ehlakaniphe nenhle kangaka ngokwabo. Ngakho-ke, uhlobo lwenja lwase lweqa lusuka enjeni elusayo lwaya enjeni yomkhaya edumile.
I-Australian Shepherd Club of America yasungulwa e-Arizona ngo-1957. Umalusi wase-Australia akazange aqashelwe ngokusemthethweni kwaze kwaba ngu-1996 yi-Fédération Cynologique Internationale (FCI). Kanye ne-Border Collie nezinye izinja ezilusayo, uhlobo lwezinja luhlukaniswa ku-FCI Group 1, Isigaba 1. EJalimane, lolu hlobo lwaqala ukuduma kanye nokugibela entshonalanga phakathi neminyaka yawo-1990.
Izimpawu Nezici Zobuntu
I-Australian Shepherd iyinja ehlakaniphile nephikelelayo engasebenza ngokugxilisa ingqondo isikhathi eside. Lolu hlobo lunolaka futhi lunobungane futhi luthembekile kumnikazi walo. I-Aussie iyazwela kubantu engabazi futhi idinga “ukuncibilika” kuqala. Uphinde abe nomuzwa onamandla wokugada futhi uyawuvikela umndeni wakhe. Ngenxa yokusetshenziswa kwakhe kwangaphambili njengenja yokwelusa, unamakhono amahle okubuka futhi uvame ukunquma ukuthi enzeni yena. Umngane ohlakaniphile onemilenze emine udinga umsebenzi ophusile athanda ukuwenza ngokuzimela nangobuqotho. Uma enesithukuthezi, uzofuna umsebenzi ongase ungahambisani neze nemibono yomnikazi.
Umalusi wase-Australia uzimisele kakhulu ukufunda ngakho-ke angaqeqeshwa kahle. Kodwa-ke, akakubekezeleli noma yikuphi ukungahambisani nomnikazi wakhe. Uzwana kahle nezinye izilwane ezifuywayo kodwa uvame ukugada noma yini ehambayo ngenxa yemvelo yakhe eqinile yokuvikela. Abagijimi, izimoto, noma izingane ezidlalayo nazo zingashukumisa lo mzwelo wokwelusa. Izinja zibathanda kakhulu abantu bazo futhi zikhetha ukuba nazo yonke indawo nangaso sonke isikhathi. Ngokuvamile, kungashiwo ukuthi i-Aussie iyinja enkulu yepulazi ezungezile efuna ukuphonselwa inselele ngezindlela ezihlukahlukene futhi idinga ukuzivocavoca okuningi.
Ukuthola Umalusi wase-Australia
Yini okudingeka ngiyinake lapho ngithenga?
I-Australian Shepherd akuyona neze inja yawo wonke umuntu. Noma ngubani ocabanga ukuthenga umdlwane onguMalusi kufanele aqaphele ukuthi iminyaka yokuphila kwenja isukela ku-13 kuya kweyi-15. Ngalesi sikhathi kufanele ugcine umngane wakho onemilenze emine ematasa futhi umphonsele inselelo ukuze nijabule ndawonye. Lokhu kusho futhi ukuthi umngane ofuna ngenkani onemilenze emine akakwazi ukuba yedwa ekhaya usuku lonke. Kufanele futhi uqaphele ukuthi inja ayincane kakhulu ngobukhulu obucishe bube ngu-55 cm futhi ifulethi elincane ledolobha alinikezi indawo eyanele.
Intengo yokuthenga ye-Australian Shepherd ingahluka kakhulu futhi kuya ngokuthi uyithenga kuphi inja. Lindela ukukhokha cishe u-€1000 womdlwane ovela kumfuyi ohlonishwayo. Uma uthola inja endaweni yokukhosela izilwane noma uthola inja endala esimweni esiphuthumayo, ungakwazi ukuyibalekela ngokushibhile kakhulu.
I-Australian Shepherd itholakala ngemibala emine eyisisekelo ethi Blue Merle, Red Merle, Black, and Red kanye neminye engu-12. Amehlo e-Aussie ayahluka kakhulu ngombala futhi angaba nsundu, aluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, abe luhlaza okotshani, aphuzi, noma abe-amber. Ezinye izinja nazo zinamehlo anemibala ehlukene.
Ukuthuthukiswa komdlwane kanye nemfundo
Abelusi base-Australia bangabathuthukisi sekwephuzile futhi ngokuvamile bakhule ngokugcwele lapho beneminyaka engu-3-4 ubudala. Lapho beneminyaka eyi-6-12 izinyanga bafinyelela ekuvuthweni kwabo ngokobulili futhi bacwebezele ngamandla futhi bashayele. Umsebenzi owanele nokuqeqeshwa kokulalela okungaguquki kubalulekile ngalesi sikhathi. Njengomnikazi, manje kufanele futhi ufundise inja yakho ukuthi ngezinye izikhathi awukho umsebenzi wayo. Uma umkhandla amahora amaningi nsuku zonke esemncane, uzokhula abe umlutha wokunyakaza wangempela onamandla amakhulu. Izinja ezinjalo kunzima ukuzilawula futhi ngokuvamile azikwazi ukuhlala zithule umzuzwana.