UMary Allen
Uboya obude, ukubukeka kothando, kanye nemvelo ejabule kwenza i-Old English Sheepdog, eyaziwa kangcono ngokuthi i-Bobtail, ivele icace. Ungathola ukuthi yini ehlukanisa inja yomalusi yaseJalimane evela eGreat Britain lapha kuphrofayela.
Umlando we-Bobtail
I-Bobtail ibhekwa njengenye yezinhlobo zezinja ezindala kakhulu e-Great Britain. Abelusi bamaNgisi babesebenzisa izinja ukuze baqhube izinkomo kusenesikhathi. Okhokho be-Old English Sheepdog bahlanganisa I-English and European Shepherd Dogs, kanye nezinja zoMalusi zaseRussia naseHungary. Isici soboya obuminyene nobude busebenza ukuvikela izimo zezulu ezinzima. Ngo-1888 i-British Kennel Club yaqaphela ngokusemthethweni i-Old English Sheepdog.
Lolu hlobo lwethiwa igama elithi “Bobtail” ngenxa yomsila omfushane ezinye izinja zalolu hlobo ezizalwa nawo. Ngenxa yejazi layo elihle, uhlobo lwezinja seluthandwa kakhulu njengenja yombukiso kusukela ekuqaleni kwekhulu lama-20. Ngo-1963, ukuqashelwa kwamanye amazwe ekugcineni kwavela ku-FCI. Lolu hlobo lungaphansi kweQembu 1 “Izinja Zezimvu Nezinkomo” esigabeni 1 “Izinja Zokwelusa”.
Ingqikithi kanye Nobuntu
Njengoba i-fluffy futhi ithandeka njengoba i-bobtail ibukeka, iphinde ibe ngaphansi koboya obuminyene. Umngane othembekile futhi olinganiselayo onemilenze emine uyinja yomndeni enkulu. Uhlala edlala kuze kube sekugugeni futhi uyazithanda izingane. Uhlobo luphinde lubhekwe njengomvikeli ohlakaniphile nothembekile futhi lubika ngokuthembekile noma yimuphi umhlaseli. Ngezinye izikhathi, i-English Shepherd Dog ingaba nenkani. Nokho, ngokuncenga ngothando, ungakubamba kalula. Njengezinja eziningi zezimvu, izinja ezilusayo zamaNgisi ziyazwela futhi azisijezisi. Unobungane futhi uyashesha nezinye izinja futhi uzwana nezinye izilwane ezifuywayo uma ehlangene kahle.
Ukubukeka kwe-bobtail
I-Old English Sheepdog iyinja enkulu ebonakala kakhulu ngenxa yoboya bayo obuluhlaza. Umzimba wakhe uqinile futhi unemisipha enekhanda elibukeka isikwele. Amehlo ayo ahlukaniseke kakhulu futhi okungcono amnyama, kodwa mhlawumbe anombala oluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka noma o-odd-eye. Ijazi eliluhlaza le-bobtail alikwazi ukumelana nesimo sezulu futhi limboza wonke umzimba. I-topcoat e-shaggy inesakhiwo esiqinile, ne-undercoat iminyene kakhulu futhi ayifuni amanzi. Uboya emilenzeni yangemuva buminyene kunawo wonke umzimba. Imibala yejazi iyahlukahluka ukusuka kompunga kuye kocwebezelayo kuye kumibala ehlukahlukene eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka. Ikhanda, intamo, nemilenze yangaphambili kufanele ibe mhlophe, futhi “amasokisi” amhlophe avunyelwe. Umsila unezimpaphe kahle futhi wawuvame ukugxumeka emandulo.
Imfundo Yomdlwane
I-Bobtail iyinja ngokwemvelo enobungani futhi ibambisane. Noma kunjalo, akayona inja yabaqalayo. Njengowake waba yinja umalusi, unomzwelo oqinile wokwelusa kanye nokuthambekela okuncane kokuzimela. Ngobukhulu bayo bakamuva, kubalulekile ukukhombisa inja njengomdlwane ukuthi yini engayenza nengakwazi ukuyenza. Qeqesha inja yakho ngomuzwa omningi nokungaguquguquki. Abangane abazwelayo abanemilenze emine bakuthola kunzima ukubhekana nesijeziso nolaka. Ngokubonakala ingawazi amandla nobukhulu bazo, izinja zivame ukugxumela ezibathandayo. Akubona bonke abantu abakuqondayo lokhu kuthokoza okujabulisayo, ngakho-ke kufanele kulawulwe kusenesikhathi.
Imisebenzi ne-Bobtail
Nakuba engabonakali njengayo, i-Bobtail iyinja enomdlandla edinga ukuzivocavoca okuningi. Uzizwa ekhululekile kakhulu emvelweni futhi ufuna ukugijima nokudlala kakhulu. Izinja ziyaphikelela futhi zijabulela ukuhamba okude emvelweni kuso sonke isimo sezulu. Ukuze izigcine imatasa, inja ehlakaniphile idinga okuthile okumele ikwenze lapho ingahlola khona ukuhlakanipha kwayo. Izinja nazo zingabasubathi abashisekayo ekudanseni izinja noma ebusheni. Ngaphezu kwalokho, inja yangaphambili yokwelusa isekhona kubo bonke abameleli bohlobo, yingakho ithanda ukugcina wonke umndeni ndawonye. Ngokungafani nezinye izinja ezisebenzayo ezilusayo ezifana ne-Australian Shepherd noma i-Border Collie, akudingekile ukuba umgcine ematasa ngomsebenzi.
Impilo Nokunakekelwa
Ijazi eliminyene lohlobo lwezinja lisho ukuthi lidinga ukunakekelwa okukhulu. Kufanele ukame uboya obuyimpuphu be-bobtail kahle okungenani kabili noma kathathu ngesonto ukuze ugweme ukungqubuzana. Ngakho-ke thola umdlwane ujwayele umkhuba wokuzilungisa ngebhulashi noma, uma kunesidingo, iziqeshana zikagesi kusenesikhathi. Kubalulekile futhi ukuhlanza uboya bokungcola nezilokazane ngemva kokuhamba ngakunye. Izinwele ezinde ebusweni kufanele ziphinwe ngeziqeshana noma zifinyezwe ukuze inja ibe nombono ocacile. Emazingeni okushisa ashisayo, izinja ezinoboya obukhulu zingashisa kalula. Ngakho-ke, phakathi nehlobo, ukusika kuyanconywa.
Ingabe i-Bobtail Ingifanele?
I-Bobtail iyinja enothando nethembekile encamela ukuchitha usuku lonke nomndeni wayo. Ngakho-ke kufanele ube nesikhathi esanele nesifiso sokuhlala unakekela umngane wakho onemilenze emine. Kufanele futhi ucabangele ukuzilungisa okudla isikhathi ngaphambi kokuthenga umdlwane. Ngakho-ke kufanele usebenzise ingxenye enkulu yesikhathi sakho samahhala ukuze ubhekane nelungu lomndeni elisha elinemilenze emine. Uhlobo lufaneleka kakhulu emndenini osebenzayo ozimisele ukuzibophezela enja iminyaka eyi-12 kuya kweyi-13 elandelayo. Ngokukhuliswa okufanele, uzothola inja engumngane othembekile futhi ojabulisayo othanda umndeni wakhe ngaphezu kwanoma yini.