UMary Allen
Ama-Shelties abonakala ikakhulukazi ngenxa yoboya bawo obuhle, obuvele buchazwe ngokuthi umhlwenga. Ukuze ihlale ikhanya, kufanele ulungise inja kanye ngesonto ngebhulashi noma ikamu. Ezindlebeni nasemakhwapheni, ama-Shelties anezinwele ezithambile ezihlangana kalula futhi ngenxa yalokho zidinga ukunakwa okwengeziwe.
Kufanele ugeze inja kuphela kuyaqabukela futhi ungalokothi ugubungele bonke uboya. Lokhu kuzocekela phansi ukwakheka koboya obuningi kanjalo nomsebenzi wabo wokushisa ukushisa ehlobo nasebusika.
Ama-Shelties azenzela lokhu futhi alahlekelwe izinwele eziningi kabili ngonyaka. Ukuze ungambozi indlu yakho yonke noma imoto yakho ngoboya, kufanele uxube i-Sheltie kaningi ngalezi zikhathi.
Uma kukhulunywa ngokudla okunempilo, uhlobo lwe-Shetland Sheepdog nalo alunasidingo, kodwa kusafanele uqinisekise ukudla okunomsoco. Amaprotheni kufanele abe umthombo oyinhloko, kodwa ezinye izakhamzimba akufanele zinganakwa.
Futhi, zama ukuthi inja yakho ithanda ini, futhi ungayivumeli ikhuluphale kakhulu. Lokhu kukhuluphala, ongakuzwa ezimbanjeni, kuyivelakancane kakhulu kumaShelties ngenxa yesifiso sabo esikhulu sokunyakaza. Ukuthi inja yakho kufanele inikezwe ukudla okungakanani kuncike eminyakeni yobudala kanye nobukhulu bayo.
Qaphela: Uma udla ukudla okuluhlaza, ungalokothi uphakele inyama yengulube eluhlaza futhi akufanele unikeze inja yakho amathambo enkukhu aphekiwe, noma, njengoba ekwazi ukuqhekeka.
Ngokwesilinganiso, ama-Shelties aphila iminyaka eyi-12 futhi athathwa njengezinja eziqinile, kodwa izifo zingenzeka ngaphambi kwalokho. Lezi zihlanganisa isifo sofuzo se-skin-muscle disease dermatomyositis, isifo sofuzo i-Collie Eye Anomaly, nezinye izifo zamehlo.
Ama-Shelties nawo angaba nenkinga ye-MDR-1, okubangela ukuthi angakwazi ukubekezelela eminye imithi. Ngaphezu kwalokho, kwenzeka kwabesilisa ukuthi elinye lamasende abo lisemgodini wesisu. Endabeni yalokho okubizwa ngokuthi i-cryptorchidism, imidlwane kufanele isuswe.
Iqiniso elijabulisayo: Imidlwane evela ekuhlanganeni kwe-blue merle isengozini enkulu yokuthola ubuthulu nobumpumputhe.