UMary Allen
Izinja okukholakala ukuthi zingokhokho be-Staffordshire Bull Terrier zazihlala eNgilandi iminyaka engaphezu kuka-250. Abavukuzi enkabeni yeNgilandi, okuhlanganisa nesifunda sase-Staffordshire, bazalanisa futhi bagcina izinja. Lezi zazincane futhi ziyinyama. Akufanele zibe zinkulu kakhulu, njengoba behlala nezisebenzi ezindlini zabo ezincane.
Okufanelekile ukwazi: I-Staffordshire Bull Terrier akufanele idideke ne-American Staffordshire Terrier. Lolu hlobo, oludabuka e-USA, lukhudlwana, phakathi kwezinye izinto. Nokho, lokhu kwavela kokhokho abafanayo ekupheleni kwekhulu le-19.
I-Staffordshire Bull Terriers nayo yayisetshenziselwa ukunakekela izingane, izitholela igama lesidlaliso elithi "Nanny Dog". Nokho, okokuqala, ayesetshenziselwa ukuqeda nokubulala amagundane, okwaphenduka umncintiswano. Kulokhu okunegazi okubizwa ngokuthi ukulunywa kwamagundane, inja eyabulala amagundane amaningi ngangokunokwenzeka ngesikhathi esifushane kakhulu yawina.
Kusukela cishe ngo-1810 i-Staffordshire Bull Terrier yayisizakhele igama njengohlobo lwenja eyintandokazi yokulwa nezinja. Hhayi ngoba babhekwa njengabanamandla futhi abakwazi ukuhlupheka. Ngokudayiswa kwemidlwane, imincintiswano, nemijaho yezinja, umuntu wayefuna ukwenza imali eyengeziwe ukuze athuthukise amaholo ampofu omsebenzi wama-blue collar.
Okufanelekile ukwazi: Izinja zawela nezinye izilwane ezifuywayo nama-collies.
Inkunzi nenkomo, njengoba zazisabizwa kanjalo ngaleso sikhathi, zaziwuphawu lwesimo sesigaba sabasebenzi ezindaweni zamalahle. Imigomo yokuzalanisa kwakuyizinja ezinesibindi, eziqinile ezazizimisele ukubambisana nabantu.
Kuyathakazelisa: Ngisho nanamuhla, i-Staffordshire Bull Terrier ingenye yezinhlobo zezinja ezivame ukugcinwa eNgilandi.
Lapho impi enjalo yezinja ivinjelwa eNgilandi ngo-1835, umgomo wokuzalanisa wawugxile ekuziphatheni komndeni kwe-Staffordshire Bull Terrier.
Ngokwezinga lokuzalanisa, ubuhlakani kanye nobungane bezingane kanye nomndeni kuyimigomo eyinhloko lapho kuzalaniswa i-Staffordshire Bull Terriers. Ngemva kweminyaka eyi-100, ngo-1935, i-Kennel Club (inhlangano yesambulela yamakilabhu ezinja zaseBrithani) yabona uhlobo lwezinja njengohlobo oluhlukile.
Okufanelekile ukwazi: Kusukela yaqashelwa ngo-1935, izinga lohlobo selishintshe kakhulu. Ushintsho olukhulu bekuwukunciphisa ubude obulindelwe ngo-5.1 cm ngaphandle kokulungisa nesisindo esiphezulu. Yingakho i-Staffordshire Bull Terrier iyinja esindayo ngosayizi wayo.