UMary Allen
Njengoba igama layo langempela le-Sheepdog lembula, i-Sheltie ivela eziQhingini zase-Shetland ngaphandle nje kwe-Scotland. Umsebenzi wakhe lapho kwakuwukwelusa amahhashi kanye nezimvu ezincane endaweni ebanda kakhulu futhi emanzi. Lokhu kubuye kuchaze ubuncane bayo. Ngoba ukudla akukuningi endaweni ewugwadule.
Umphumela wohlobo lwezinja olungalawuleki noluqinile lwalulungele ukuqapha imihlambi kubahlaseli abancane ngenxa yejubane layo.
Ekuqaleni kwekhulu lama-20, abakwaShelties bafika eNgilandi. Zisabizwa ngokuthi ama-Collie miniatures namuhla, abalimi bakaCollie ababengawathandi nhlobo ngisho nangaleso sikhathi. Igama elithi Shetland Sheepdog lavela lapho bephikisana nokuqamba lolu hlobo, i-Shetland Collie. Ngalesi gama, amaShelties abe eseqashelwa njengohlobo oluhlukile ngo-1914.
Ubuwazi ukuthi i-Shelties iphakathi kwezinhlobo zezinja eziphezulu eziyi-10 e-US namuhla nokuthi kulinganiselwa ukuthi kunezinja ezihlanzekile eziningi zeShetland lapho kunase-UK?