UMary Allen
I-Chihuahua akuyona nje inja encane kunazo zonke emhlabeni kodwa futhi ikhuthaza umhlaba wonke njengenja ehambisana nayo. Nakhu konke owake wafuna ukukwazi mayelana nohlobo oludumile!
Umlando weChihuahua
Igama elithi Chihuahua lisuselwa esifundazweni segama elifanayo eRiphabhulikhi yaseMexico. Ekuqaleni kwekhulu lesi-8, izinja ezincane kuthiwa zazihlala lapho ngokukhululeka futhi zathambisa isizwe samaToltec. Kusukela ekhulwini le-14, abapristi bama-Aztec babegcina izinja ezincane emathempelini abo. Imidwebo nemihlobiso ibonisa ukuthi babiza inja ye-pygmy "Techichi".
Izifanekiso ezimbalwa zisekhona namuhla futhi zifana kakhulu nezamaChihuahua zanamuhla. Ikakhulukazi amakhosazana ama-Aztec ayethanda ukudlala nezinja ezinhle. Inkolo yama-Aztec yayibheka inja njengomqondisi wemiphefumulo efile, futhi ngokuvamile kwakudingeka ife nomnikazi wayo emingcwabeni. Ngokusho kwenganekwane, inja yabonisa kuphela umnikazi wayo wangaphambili indlela eya epharadesi ekuphileni kwangemva kokufa uma ephathwa kahle ekuphileni.
Njengoba izivakashi eziningi ngokwengeziwe zazifika eMelika Ephakathi ekhulwini le-19, abalimi baqala ukuthengisa izinja zabo ezincane njengezikhumbuzo. Lapho abantu baseMexico bebona indlela izinja zabo ezithandwa ngayo izivakashi, baqala ukuzizalanisa. I-Chihuahua yasabalala e-USA naseYurophu futhi yaba inja yemfashini yangempela. Ngo-1959 lolu hlobo lwaqashelwa ngokusemthethweni yi-FCI (Fédération Cynologique Internationale). Ubekwe esigabeni se-FCI Group 9, okuhlanganisa nezinja ezingabangane bakhe.
Izimpawu Nezici Zobuntu
I-Chihuahua, eyaziwa nangokuthi i-Chi, iwuhlobo olunomoya futhi oluphilayo olunesibindi esikhulu. Izinja azesabi izici ezikhudlwana futhi zithanda ukuzama ukuba yizinja eziqaphile. Ngakho-ke uma ufuna inja egodliwe ethule, ngeke ujabule nge-Chi. Bathanda ukuba yisizinda sokunakwa futhi bangaba nomona uma umnikazi wabo echitha isikhathi esiningi enza ezinye izinto. Zibuye zikhonkothe kaningi futhi ngenjabulo, kodwa ungathola ukubambelela kulokhu ngokuqeqeshwa okufanele. Awukho umehluko omkhulu ngesimilo phakathi kwabesilisa nabesifazane.
AmaChis agxile kakhulu kumngane wawo onemilenze emibili futhi afuna ukuba yilungu eliphelele lomndeni. Zinobungane futhi zivulekele ezinye izilwane ezifuywayo futhi zifanelekile njengezinja zesibili ngaphandle kwezinkinga. Ngenxa yemvelo yabo enhle kanye nokudlala, ama-Chihuahua nawo ayizinja zomndeni ezimangalisayo. Ngenxa yobuncane bayo, inja ishesha ukubukelwa phansi futhi kufanele ukwenze kucace ezinganeni zisuka ukuthi isilwane asiyona into yokudlala.
Ukuthola i-Chihuahua
Yini okudingeka ngiyinake lapho ngithenga?
Uma ufuna ukuthenga i-Chihuahua, kufanele uqale wazi ukuthi umngane omncane onemilenze emine uzoba nawe yonke indawo cishe iminyaka engamashumi amabili ezayo. Uhlobo lunesikhathi eside sokuphila kwanoma iyiphi inja eminyakeni eyi-14 kuye kweyi-18. Izindleko zokuthenga umdlwane we-Chihuahua kumfuyi ohlonishwayo ziphezulu kakhulu ku-€850 kuya ku-€1600. Intengo iyahlukahluka kuye ngombala woboya. Lapho uthenga, kufanele uqiniseke ukuthi abazali abancane kakhulu futhi abanempilo.
Ngakolunye uhlangothi, kukhona iChihuahua enezinwele ezinde enejazi elimagagasi noma elibushelelezi kancane kanti ngakolunye uhlangothi, kukhona iChihuahua enezinwele ezimfishane enejazi elithambile neliminyene. Uma unqume nge-Chihuahua enezinwele ezinde noma enezinwele ezimfushane, unokukhetha phakathi kwayo yonke imibala yejazi engaba khona kusukela kumbala owodwa kuya konemibala eminingi enomaka ohlukahlukene. Imibala ekhethekile efana nemibala e-husky, eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, noma ushokoledi inqabile futhi ngenxa yalokho ibiza kakhulu.
Imfundo kanye nentuthuko yomdlwane
Uma usuyithengile i-Chi puppy yakho, akufanele ulinde isikhathi eside ngaphambi kokuyiqeqesha. Okuvumela ukuthi umdlwane ubaleke nakho kunzima ukukuqeqeshela kude. Yiqiniso, naphezu kobukhulu benja encane, ukuqeqesha i-Chihuahua akwenzeki ngokuzenzakalelayo. Njenganoma iyiphi enye inja, udinga ukubeka imingcele yakho futhi ungaguquguquki. Uma omncane evunyelwa ukuba enze noma yini ayifunayo, ngokushesha ukhula abe umkhonkotha noma ethukile olunywayo. I-Chi ivuthwa ngokocansi phakathi kwezinyanga ezi-5 neziyi-14 ubudala futhi lapho isikhule ngokugcwele ifinyelela ubukhulu obungu-15 kuya ku-23 cm.
Ngiyigcina kanjani i-Chihuahua?
Imisebenzi neChihuahua
Nakuba ingaphansi kwama-intshi angu-8 ubude, i-Chihuahua ayiyona neze inja, njengoba idinga ukuzivocavoca okuningi futhi ifuna izimfuno ezifanayo zengqondo nezomzimba njenganoma iyiphi enye inja. Uma ubukela phansi inja yakho noma uyithathela kalula ngokungadingekile, izonganeliseki futhi, ezimweni ezimbi kakhulu, ize ibe nolaka. Akafuni ukuzulazula ngesikhwama usuku lonke kodwa ukhetha ukuhamba ngezinyawo okufushane ehlathini, imidlalo yebhola, noma ukuqeqeshwa okuqondisiwe. Cishe wonke amathoyizi nawo angathengwa ngamasayizi amancane.