UMary Allen
I-Lowchen. Igama lalolu hlobo lwenja ngokushesha lifana "nenkosi yezilwane" futhi ukufana okuthile nakho kutholakala ngokubukeka. Nokho, ubukhulu bayo buhlukile kobegama layo, yingakho igama libe lula. Isuka eFrance, lolu hlobo lwaziwa ngobungane, nokudlala. Uthathwa njengohlakaniphile, unelukuluku lokufuna ukwazi, futhi unomdlandla: U-Lowchen ukhetha ukwenza izinto nawe!
"Petit Chien Lion" - Ibhubesi Elincane Lezikhulu
I-Lowchen iwuhlobo lwenja umlando wayo usukela eNkathini Ephakathi: esontweni lamaGothic lase-Amiens eFrance, elakhiwa ngekhulu le-13, kunezinja ezimbili eziqoshwe etsheni ezihambisana nokubukeka kwamaLowchens anamuhla. Uhlobo luthola igama lalo ekubukeni kwalo noma "ukugunda izinwele kwebhubesi": ukubukeka okujwayelekile, uboya bunqunywe kusukela okhalweni behle, kodwa buhlala bubude engxenyeni engaphambili yomzimba. Ezidlalweni, ukucupha kushiywe eduze kwama-pastern, kanti ichopho lomsila nalo linoboya obude nobucwebezelayo kunabo bonke umsila. Ibhubesi lingabonakala emidwebeni eminingi yekhulu le-17: abasebukhosini babethanda lolu hlobo njengenja yenja, njengoba kubukeka njengenguqulo encane yekati elinamandla elidlayo.
Ama-Lowchens afinyelela ubude obungamasentimitha angama-26 kuye kwangama-32 futhi ayizihlobo eziseduze zamaBichon. Ngesikhathi seNguquko yesiFulentshi kanye nokwehla kwezicukuthwane, abangane abancane abanemilenze emine babelokhu bekhohlakala. Kodwa kusukela phakathi nekhulu lama-20, bebelokhu bekhuphuka futhi: abathandi bezinja bathathe ukuzalanisa "petit Chien lion", futhi namuhla ibhubesi elincane liwuhlobo oludumile emhlabeni wonke.
Ubunjalo beBhubesi
U-Lowchen unobuntu obujabule, obudlalayo. Unobudlelwane kakhulu futhi unokuthula: U-Lowchen cishe akalokothi abonise ukuziphatha okunolaka. Zizwana kahle nontanga nezinye izilwane ezifuywayo futhi zibhekwa njengezilungele izingane. Zithembekile kubanikazi bazo, ngokuvamile zigxila kumuntu oyedwa emndenini. Ama-Lowchen ayizinja ezingabangane ezihle kakhulu, izinja zomkhaya, nezinja ezingabambisana nentsha kanye nabantu abadala, inqobo nje uma ekwazi ukunikeza izinja ukunakekelwa nokuzivocavoca okwanele.
Igama elithi "pet dog" alichazi ngokwanele uhlobo lohlobo, ngoba u-Lowchen uyinja ephilayo futhi enolaka. Badlala kakhulu futhi bayakujabulela ukudlala bobabili nabanikazi babo kanye nezinye izinja. Babhekwa njengabahlakaniphile, abanesibindi, futhi abathanda ukwazi, bathanda ukufunda izinto ezintsha. Phonsela inselelo ubuhlakani bebhubesi lakho elincane njalo: ukufunda amaqhinga enja afanele izinhlobo kufanelekile njengamathoyizi ezinja noma imidlalo yokuhogela.
Imfundo Nokugcinwa Kwase-Lowchen
Ukunaka okwanele kubalulekile kubangane abancane abanemilenze emine, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ugcina i-Lowchen yakho efulethini ledolobha noma endlini yasemaphandleni. Ngoba uLowchen akathandi ukuba yedwa. Bakhetha ukuchitha isikhathi esiningi nawe futhi babe nawe yonke indawo. Ubukhulu bazo obuncane buyinzuzo: awudingi ukuhamba ngezinyawo isikhathi eside ukuze uzigcine umatasa. Kodwa-ke, u-Lowchen ngokuqinisekile udinga isilinganiso esifanele sokuzivocavoca - izinja ezindala neziqeqeshiwe nazo zihamba isikhathi eside nawe noma zigijima eduze nawe lapho uyogijima.
Ukudlala nokuzulazula nezinye izinja kubalulekile kwabakwaLowchen, yingakho nabo bejabulela ukuhlala nenja yesibili endlini. Amabhubesi asemancane kwesinye isikhathi athambekele ekuzicabangeni ngokweqile bese edlala ngendlela exakile – yilapho “isibindi sebhubesi” siqala khona ukudlala. Ngezinye izikhathi lokhu kuholela ekulimaleni.
Ukuya esikoleni somdlwane kuvame ukufakazela ukubaluleka: nakuba ama-Lowchens ehambisana kakhulu nenhlalo ngokwemvelo, kuyazuzisa ukuthi azi izinja zezinhlobo ezahlukene nosayizi esemncane futhi andise iqoqo lawo lokuziphatha komphakathi kusukela esemncane. Isikole se-kennel siyasiza ngokuqeqeshwa okuyisisekelo kwe-Lowchen yakho, ngisho noma uhlobo lwenja ngokuvamile lubhekwa njengelula futhi kulula ukuluqeqesha, inqobo nje uma uhlala ungashintshi.
Ukunakekelwa kwe-Lowchen
Kukuwe ukuthi ufuna i-Lowchen yakho ilungiswe noma cha. Nokho, izinja ezinezinwele zebhubesi zingase zidinge ijazi lenja ebusika, futhi ehlobo kufanele uqiniseke ukuthi ibhubesi lakho alishi. Ijazi lalolu hlobo lwezinja li-silika futhi libushelelezi, cishe alichithi. I-Lowchen ayinalo ijazi langaphansi. Kufanele usawuxubha njalo ezinsukwini ezimbili, njengoba uboya buhlangana kalula. Naka ngokukhethekile amafindo oboya ngemva kwezindlebe, ngaphansi kwamakhwapha, nasezinqeni. Nciphisa ama-bangs akho kanye nebhuloho lekhala lakho uma kunesidingo, njengoba kokubili kungakhawulela ukubona futhi kucasule amehlo. Ukungcola noma amahlule eqhwa aqoqana ngokushesha eboyeni kumapads wezidladla ze-Lowchen, ngakho-ke zizwe ukhululekile ukuphungula izinwele ezinde lapha ngezikhathi ezithile. Hlola izinzipho ngokushesha: Ezinjeni ezindala, ezingasanyakazi kangako, ngezinye izikhathi ziba zinde kakhulu, okungaholela ekutheni izinja zishwabene ngamaqhubu futhi zizilimaze. Kulesi simo, finyeza izipikili nge-nail clipper ekhethekile.
Ama-Lowchens ngokuvamile abhekwa njengezinja eziqinile ezihlala zikhuthele futhi zinomdlandla kuze kube sekugugeni. Azikwazi ukuzala izifo futhi ziphila ngokwesilinganiso seminyaka eyi-12 kuya kweyi-14. Qiniseka ukuthi uthola i-Lowchen yakho kumfuyi onedumela elihle: kahle, yazi bobabili abazali.