UMary Allen
I-Australian Shepherd iyinja enhle. Umuntu angacishe alishaye indiva iqiniso lokuthi igama lakhe lingamanga aluhlaza. Nalu lonke ulwazi.
Izinto ezintathu zenza i-Australian Shepherd igqame: ubuso obuhlakaniphile obuhambisana nezindlebe ezinhle ezitshekile kanye nokubekezela okucishe kungapheli. Lezi zinto ezintathu zenza i-Australian Shepherd enye yezinja ezidume kakhulu eminyakeni yamuva - kungaba njengenja yomndeni noma imidlalo yezinja.
I-“Aussie”, njengoba ibizwa kanjalo izithandwa zayo, iphila ngokuvumelana negama layo. Ungumalusi wesigaba sokuqala, okungukuthi inja elusayo. Kodwa-ke, uhlobo ngokwalo aluveli e-Australia - noma okungenani ngokuphambukela okude kakhulu.
Ngokuphambene, lolu hlobo lwaziwa, lwathandwa, futhi lwasakazeka ikakhulukazi ngama-cowboy e-USA. EJalimane, abagibeli basentshonalanga nabo baqinisekise ukuthi i-Aussie ibonakale kaningi kuleli zwe kusukela ngawo-1990. Ngale kwesigameko sasentshonalanga, ngokushesha waqala umsebenzi njengenja yomndeni.
Emiqhudelwaneni eminingi yemidlalo yezinja noma ku-trick dogging, i-Australian Shepherd cishe ayihlulwa ngamandla ayo anembile okubuka kanye nokukhalipha okusheshayo. Kanye nentando engenamibandela yokufunda kanye nesifiso sokusebenza, ungumngane ophelele wabathandi bezinja abakhuthele.
Ubukeka kanjani umalusi wase-Australia?
I-Aussie iyinja enosayizi omaphakathi enejazi lobude obumaphakathi. Iqukethe ijazi eliphezulu elide nelibushelelezi ukuya kumagagasi kancane kanye nejazi elingaphansi eliminyene. Umsila unezimpaphe, nakuba kukhona njalo imidlwane ezalwa ine-bobtail yemvelo.
Izinga licacisa imibala emine eyisisekelo:
- Black
- Red
- I-Blue Merle (umbala oyisisekelo umpunga ngokumabula okumnyama)
- I-Red Merle (umbala oyisisekelo ubomvu ngokukhanyayo/obeige ngokumabula okunsundu noma okubomvu)
Ngamunye wale mibala emine eyisisekelo ungenzeka enjeni iyodwa (ayikho izimpawu), ibe nezimpawu ezimhlophe, ezinezimpawu zethusi, noma zibe nezimpawu ezimhlophe nezethusi ndawonye. Lokhu kubangela isamba semibala ephindwe kane ephindwe kane.
Izinja ze-Merle zingase zibe namehlo akhanyayo ngenxa ye-genetic pigment disorder.
Mkhulu kangakanani umalusi wase-Australia?
Ngokwezinga lakhe elisemthethweni, izinja zesilisa kufanele zibe phakathi kuka-51 cm no-58 cm ubude. Ama-Bitches mancane ngosayizi, ngo-46 cm kuya ku-53 cm.
Isinda kangakanani i-Australian Shepherd?
Abelusi base-Australia banokwakheka okuphakathi. Abesilisa ngokuvamile banesisindo esiphakathi kuka-25kg no-32kg kanti abesifazane baphakathi kuka-16kg no-25kg.
Uba neminyaka emingaki umalusi wase-Australia?
Enjani enosayizi omaphakathi, enokunakekelwa okufanele kanye nempilo enhle, i-Aussie iphila isikhathi eside kakhulu seminyaka eyi-13 kuye kweyi-15.
Uyini umlingiswa noma imvelo ye-Australian Shepherd?
Izimfanelo ezimbili zibonisa umuntu okhuthele kakhulu oshisekayo: ubuhlakani nokuphikelela. Uma u-Aussie enomsebenzi, usebenza egxile emgomweni wakhe isikhathi eside.
I-Australian Shepherd ithembekile kumnikazi wayo futhi izodlula emlilweni ngenxa yakhe. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, kubantu angabazi, ekuqaleni uzigodlile. Lokhu kuhlobene nengxenye enhle yemvelo evikelayo azalelwa yona ekuqaleni - ngaphezu kwemisebenzi yakhe njengenja elusayo.
Njengomcabango ozimele, i-Aussie idinga umsebenzi ophusile. Lokhu ukwenza ngonembeza, cishe ngomqondo wesisebenzi sikahulumeni.
Njengenja ehlukile eyelusayo, inamandla amangalisayo okubuka, yingakho ngezinye izikhathi ezinqumela lokho okufanele kwenziwe. Lokhu akuyona into efunwa abantu ngaso sonke isikhathi, ikakhulukazi ngenxa yemvelo evikelayo. Kodwa-ke, i-Aussie inomdlandla omkhulu ngokufunda ngakho-ke ayinzima kangako emfundweni.
Uvelaphi umalusi wase-Australia?
Ngokuphambene negama layo, uhlobo lwe-Australian Shepherd aluveli e-Australia, kodwa luvela e-USA. Naphezu kwalokhu, izimpande ze-Aussie zibuyela emuva ezwenikazi lesihlanu. Ngoba kwakungabelusi baseBasque abaqala ukuletha okhokho bakaMalusi wase-Australia besuka eYurophu baya e-Australia. Lapho besuka e-Australia beya eCalifornia cishe ngo-1800, bahamba nezinja zabo.
Abalimi base-US babecabanga ukuthi izinja zivela e-Australia futhi yile ndlela yohlobo lwegama. Emapulazini amakhulu, izinja zazisetshenziswa ngempumelelo enkulu ekwaluseni. Ngakho-ke lolu hlobo lwakhuliswa futhi lwacwengwa kakhulu ngenxa yalesi sici.
Kwaze kwaba ngemva kweMpi Yezwe II lapho i-Aussie yazakhela igama emibuthanweni yokugibela yaseNtshonalanga. Ngesikhathi semibukiso ye-rodeo ngawo-1960, lolu hlobo lwenza ukuba isilwane esihlanzekile sibe yinja yomndeni. Ngenxa yokuthi izibukeli eziningi zazikuthakasele ukuhlakanipha, ukuzimisela ukusebenza, nobuhle babelusi base-Australia futhi babefuna nokuba nenja enjalo.
Umalusi wase-Australia: Ukugcina Nokuqeqeshwa Okufanelekile
Njengenja esebenzayo yakudala, i-Australian Shepherd yenza okungcono kakhulu ezandleni zabantu abakhuthele. Akayona inja eyaneliswa ukuhamba nje, ukugijima, noma ukugibela ibhayisikili. Udinga umsebenzi nokukhuliswa kahle.
Kodwa ungakhathazeki: awudingi ukuthenga umhlambi wezimvu ukuze weluse. Isibonelo, ama-Aussies alungele cishe noma yiluphi uhlobo lwemidlalo yezinja efana nokushesha. Uma bethola “imisebenzi yangempela”, njengaleyo yenja eqondisayo noma inja yokusiza, lokho kulungile, kunjalo. Ama-Aussies amaningi angatholakala emsebenzini wezinja zokuhlenga. Ngomthwalo ohambelanayo womzimba nengqondo, bayizinja zomndeni ezithandekayo.
Ngenxa yobuntu babo, abelusi base-Australia kulula kakhulu ukuqeqesha nokufundisa, ngoba bafunda ngokushesha nangenjabulo. Nokho, kufanele uqiniseke ukuthi uthatha ikhefu elanele. Uma kungenjalo, umlingani ozimisele futhi olinganiselayo ozimisele ukufunda angaphenduka inja ematasa ngokulindela njalo isenzo esiqhubekayo.
Yikuphi Ukuzilungisa Okudingwa Umelusi Wase-Australia?
Ijazi elinobude obumaphakathi, elisilika into yokuqala oyiqaphelayo ngama-Australian Shepherds. Noma kunjalo, i-Aussie ayiyona enye yazo izinhlobo zezinja ezinakekela kakhulu. Ukunakekelwa okuvamile, okuvamile kwejazi ngebhulashi noma i-curry comb kwanele.
Kufanele futhi uhlole izindlebe, eziphendulwe ziye phambili noma emuva kuye ngokuthi uqaphe kangakanani, njalo ngezifo ezingase zibe khona. Ngale ndlela, wenza umnikelo obalulekile empilweni yenja.
Kufanele futhi ubeke iso kuzipho lwempisi emilenzeni yangemuva. Ayigugi ngakho-ke kufanele igawulwe njalo.
Yiziphi izifo ezijwayelekile ze-Australian Shepherd?
I-Australian Shepherd iwuhlobo lwenja enempilo lapho inakekelwa kahle. Nokho, ezinye izifo ezitholakala ngofuzo zingenzeka. Emaqenjini okuzalanisa ahloniphekile, abafuyi kumele bahlolwe abazali ngaphambi kokuba bavunyelwe ukuzala ukuze izifo zingadluleli emidlwaneni.
Lezi zihlanganisa i-hip dysplasia (HD), i-elbow dysplasia (ED), kanye nolwelwesi lwamehlo. I-Allergies, izinkinga zegilo nenhliziyo kanye nezifo ezizimele zokuzivikela ziye zanda ekuzaleni eminyakeni yamuva nje. Ingxenye enkulu yalokhu ibangelwa ukukhula kohlobo kanye nokukhiqizwa okungalawuleki kwemidlwane okuhlobene nabalimi abangabazisayo.
Isimo esibizwa nge-MDR sibalulekile kuwo wonke umnikazi. Lokhu ukukhubazeka kofuzo okuholela ekungabekezelelani kweminye imithi emidlwaneni futhi kamuva nasezinjeni ezindala. Ngendlela, lesi sici singenzeka hhayi kuphela emidlwaneni kodwa nakubantu. Izinja ezinokukhubazeka kwezakhi zofuzo zingase zibe lula kakhulu ezifweni zamathumbu ezivuvukalayo ezingapheli. Umalusi wase-Australia onokukhubazeka kwe-MDR1 ngakho-ke uchazwa njengodokotela wezilwane njengesiguli esisengozini.
Ukuguqulwa kofuzo okunjalo kwenzeka naseBelgian Shepherd Dog, German Shepherd Dog, Rough and Smooth Collie, Bobtail, Borzoi, kanye neKelpie.
Ngenxa yesidingo esikhulu semibala egqamile, abalimi abangabazisayo bavame ukuzalanisa izinja ezimbili ezine-merle factor. Nokho, eJalimane, lokhu kuwela ngaphansi kokuzalanisa ngokuhlushwa.
Njengoba lihle ijazi lenja le-piebald, liwumphumela wokuguqulwa kofuzo okuphazamisa ukwakheka kwe-pigment futhi kungabangela izifo ezimbi emidlwaneni. Imiphumela kungaba ukuphazamiseka kokubhalansa okungenzeka, ukuphazamiseka kokuzwa kuze kufike ekubeni yisithulu, izifo zenhliziyo, noma izinkinga zamehlo kuze kube yimpumputhe. Kufanele nakanjani ugweme ukuthenga umdlwane ohlotsheni olunjalo.
Ibiza malini i-Australian Shepherd?
Ngokusho kwe-Club for Australian Shepherd Germany, kufanele ubale ngentengo ephakathi kuka-1,400 no-1,800 wama-euro ukuze uthenge umdlwane onguMalusi wase-Australia, kuye ngomfuyi. Lokhu kwenza i-Australian Shepherd ibe enye yezinhlobo zezinja ezibiza kakhulu.