UMary Allen
I-Rhodesian Ridgeback inhle kodwa inamandla wangempela. Futhi ngesizathu esihle, ngoba lokho okuzingela lezi nja cishe akukholakali!
Ngandlela thize, iRhodesian Ridgeback iyinkanyezi enkulu phakathi kwezinhlobo zezinja: uzozibona ngokushesha, noma ngabe awukaze ubhekane nohlobo lwaseNingizimu Afrika ngaphambilini. Uphawu lwayo lokuthengisa kanye negama layo liwumucu woboya emhlane walo okhula ngendlela ehlukile kubo bonke uboya.
Kodwa izinja ezino “Ridge” azivele zigqame ngaphandle. Babhekwa njengabazethemba kakhulu, abahlakaniphile, abalinganiselayo, abathambekele kubantu, futhi abaqotho, kodwa abazithobanga nakancane. Uma ufuna ukuthatha i-Ridgeback emndenini wakho, kufanele uzazise kusengaphambili ngenja. Onobuhle abaziqhenyayo abayizinja ezisaqala.
Emfanekisweni wethu wohlobo, sifingqe yonke imininingwane ebalulekile mayelana nohlobo: kusukela ekubukekeni nasekuhlanzweni kuya ekukhulisweni, ukunakekelwa, kanye nempilo.
Ibukeka kanjani i-Rhodesian Ridgeback?
Isici esimangalisa kakhulu se-Ridgebacks ngokusobala i-hair crest ngemuva. I-crest igijima ngokulinganayo emgogodleni kusukela emahlombe kuya phansi komsila. I-ridge empeleni iyiphutha lezokwelapha lokuzalwa. Kubangelwa uhlobo (kakhulu) oluthambile lwesikhumba sesikhumba, okungukuthi imbobo esikhumbeni. Njengoba umugqa omfishane uthathwa ngokuthi “muhle ngokubonakalayo”, ubulokhu uthandwa kakhulu ekuzaleni kusukela ngaleso sikhathi. Kodwa-ke, kukhona nemidlwane ezalwa ngaphandle kwalesi sici esibonakalayo.
Umzimba wezinja uqinile, unemisipha ebonakalayo kanye nesifuba esibanzi, esinama-arched. Ikhanda libanzi linomlomo omude, onamandla kanye namadlebe efloppy asondele eduze. Ijazi lezinja elifushane, eliminyene, nelibushelelezi nalo liyamangaza. Itholakala emithunzini emihle kakolweni okhanyayo ukolweni obomvu. Sekukonke, ukubukeka kwezinja kufanele kuveze amandla, ubuhle, nokushesha, okuhlobene nesikhathi esidlule njengezinkomo nezinja zokuzingela.
Inde kangakanani i-Rhodesian Ridgeback?
Izinja zingezohlobo lwezinja ezinkulu ezinobude obumaphakathi phakathi kwama-63 cm no-69 cm kwabesilisa. Ama-Bitches akhula phakathi kuka-61 cm no-66 cm.
Isinda kangakanani i-Rhodesian Ridgeback?
Naphezu kobukhulu bawo, ama-Ridgebacks anokwakheka okuncane. Lokhu kubonakala nangesisindo sabo: abesilisa kufanele babe nesisindo esingama-36 kg nabesifazane 32 kg.
I-Rhodesian Ridgeback ithatha iminyaka emingaki?
Isilinganiso seminyaka yokuphila kwama-Ridgebacks cishe iminyaka eyishumi. Lokhu kufana nezinye izinhlobo eziningi zezinja ezinkulu. Ngempilo enhle nokunakekelwa, izinja ezinhle zingaphila iminyaka eyishumi nambili.
Imuphi umlingiswa noma imvelo iRhodesian Ridgeback enayo?
Umlingiswa we-Ridgeback wakhiwe yisikhathi sayo esidlule njengenja yokuzingela ekhuthele futhi ephikelelayo endaweni eyinyumba kanye nendle yasendle eNingizimu Afrika. Uhlakaniphile, uyazethemba, uzimisele ukufunda, futhi uyalinganisela. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, uzwela kakhulu futhi unekhanda elinenkani.
Uma inja inikezwa umsebenzi ewujabulelayo futhi ewuqondayo, iziphonsa emsebenzini ogcwele amandla nomdlandla. Kodwa-ke, uma umsebenzi ungenzi mqondo ku-Ridgeback, uzomelana futhi ngokuzithandela ahambe ngendlela yakhe.
Inja ithathwa njengenobungane kakhulu futhi inothando maqondana nomndeni wayo kuyilapho igodliwe futhi isolisa abantu abangabazi nezinja. Ibhekwa njengenemizwa enamandla futhi ayinalo udlame olunomkhawulo ophakathi nendawo. Nokho, akanqikazi ukuvikela abanakekeli bakhe ezimweni eziyingozi, ngisho nalapho kunobudlova esimweni esiphuthumayo.
Umzwelo wakhe wemvelo wokuzingela nawo unamandla futhi ungaqubuka ezimweni ezingalindelekile. Uthembekile futhi uyathandeka kubanakekeli bakhe, kodwa akazehliseli noma ancike. Inja ngokuqinisekile inokuziqhenya kwayo futhi ayizimisele ukuhambisana nazo zonke izinqumo "ezingenangqondo" ngayo.
Ivelaphi iRhodesian Ridgeback?
Ubuntu obuzethembayo nobuziqhenyayo beRhodesian Ridgeback buhambisana kahle kakhulu nomlando wemvelaphi yayo eningizimu ye-Afrika. Ngisho nangaphambi kokuba izwekazi libe ikoloni, okhokho baseRidgeback ngokwengxenye babefuywe abantu bomdabu futhi basetshenziselwa ukuzingela nokuvikela. Isici esiwumqansa emhlane siphuma nakulamadlozi.
Ngenkathi iNingizimu Afrika ibuswa ikoloni ngekhulu le-17, abahlali bamakoloni abazingeli babenesasasa ngezici nempilo eqinile yezinja ezinkulu zase-Afrika. Baqala ukufuya izinja zabo ababeze nazo. Phakathi kwazo kwakukhona izinhlobo ze-ua Dog ezifana neGreat Danes, Terriers, kanye namaGreyhound. Lokhu kufanele “kudale” inja ejwayele isimo sezulu esibi saseNingizimu Afrika. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, kufanele abe namandla, asheshise, futhi abe nesibindi ukuze avimbe ngisho nezilwane ezinkulu eziyingozi njengamabhubesi kude! Futhi ngempela, inja inesibindi sokuya kumakati amakhulu ngokwayo!
Ngo-1922, uhlobo lwezinja iRhodesian Ridgeback lwabhaliswa njengendinganiso okokuqala ngqa endaweni okwakuyiRhodesia - iZimbabwe yanamuhla. Namuhla, iNingizimu Afrika ivamise ukunikezwa njengezwe lendabuko, isibonelo neFCI.
Eningizimu ye-Afrika, inja isengunogada nokuvikela inja edumile, ikakhulukazi emapulazini nasezindaweni zasemaphandleni. Uhlobo lwafika e-Europe sekwephuzile uma kuqhathaniswa: udoti wokuqala eJalimane awuzalwanga kwaze kwaba ngu-1974. Nokho, phakathi neminyaka edlule, uhlobo lwezinja luzisungulele lapha njengenja ethandwayo, nakuba ifuna ngenkani, futhi, ngaphansi kwezimo ezithile, futhi njengenja ethandwayo. inja yomndeni.
I-Rhodesian Ridgeback: Ukugcina Nokuqeqeshwa Okufanelekile
Imfihlo yemfundo ephelele yezinja zaseNingizimu Afrika ezinesimilo esingavamile ilele ekulinganiseni phakathi kokungaguquguquki, ukuzola, ukubekezela, nothando. Uma inja ijabule ngezinyathelo zemfundo futhi ibona incazelo, khona-ke inomdlandla ngakho futhi ifunda ngokushesha okukhulu. Nokho, uma ezizwa ecindezeleke kakhulu, ngokuvamile uyama endleleni.
Njengezinye izinhlobo eziningi zezinja, ukuqinisa okuhle kuyindlela ekahle yokuqeqesha izinja. Ukuntula isineke, ukukhungatheka, ukucasuka, ulaka, noma ukungazethembi kumuntu abamkhathalelayo kuba nomthelela omubi ekukhuleni kwenja. Ngakho-ke, abanayo indawo emfundweni.
Uma imidlwane ivame ukuganga futhi igcwele amandla, ukuthomba kuka-Ridgeback kuqhubeka kuze kube iminyaka yokuziqhenya kweminyaka emithathu. Izinja nazo zinesifiso esikhulu sokunyakaza futhi kufanele zilinganisele nokuzivocavoca umzimba kwansuku zonke nokwengqondo.
Izinja zaseNingizimu Afrika zisetshenziselwa uvula amathafa abanzi, yingakho ingadi kanye nokuzulazula okuningi kwemvelo kunconywa ikakhulukazi ukuthi kugcinwe. Ngakho-ke inja ayifanele ngempela idolobha elikhulu. Sekukonke, iRhodesian Ridgeback kufanele ibekwe kuphela ezandleni ezinolwazi. Abanikazi badinga ukwazi ukuthi ungakanani umsebenzi, isikhathi, nokuqeqeshwa okuzodingeka babhekane nakho uma kubhekwa umlingiswa we-Ridgeback onzima.
Ikuphi Ukuzilungisa Okudingwa yiRhodesian Ridgeback?
Uma izinja zibhekwa njengezinzima kakhulu uma kuziwa ekuzigcineni, zisuke ziyonga kakhulu uma kuziwa ekuzinakekeleni. Ijazi elifushane alinayo i-undercoat futhi akuvamile ukuthi lichithe ngaphandle kwesigaba se-molting. Ukuxubha njalo nokuhlola izindlebe nesikhumba ukuthi azikho yini izimuncagazi ngokuvamile kwanele ukunakekelwa okuhle.
Ukudla okunenyama, okunomsoco kulungele izinja ezinomdlandla. Uma uthanda, ungavimba lolu hlobo lwenja ngendlela emangalisayo.
Njengoba lolu hlobo lusetshenziselwa isimo sezulu esishisayo sase-Afrika eseningizimu futhi uboya bazo bufushane kakhulu, kungenzeka ukuthi izinja ziqhwa ngesikhathi sobusika obunzima eJalimane. Ngakho-ke ijazi lezinja lingaba usizo ebusika.
Yiziphi izifo ezijwayelekile iRhodesian Ridgeback enazo?
Izinja ezinkulu zaseNingizimu Afrika zibusiswe ngempilo eqinile futhi azinazo nhlobo izifo eziqondene nohlobo oluthile. Kodwa-ke, njengazo zonke izinhlobo zezinja ezinkulu, i-hip ne-elbow dysplasia kungenzeka futhi ku-Ridgeback. Ikakhulukazi ngemidlwane, kufanele wenze isiqiniseko sokuthi akudingekile ukuthi ikhuphuke njalo yehle izitebhisi. Uma kungenjalo, akukho ukukhubazeka kwezempilo okuqondene nohlobo oluthile okwaziwayo.
Ibiza malini iRhodesian Ridgeback?
Izinja ezinkulu, ezinhle ziyivelakancane eJalimane uma kuqhathaniswa nezinye izinhlobo zezinja futhi inani labafuyi liyalawuleka. Kungakho imidlwane eJalimane ingaziqhayisa ngentengo emaphakathi ephakathi kuka-1,500 wama-euro nezi-2,000 zama-euro. Ngokuvamile kudingeka okwengeziwe nakakhulu.
Uma imidlwane isabukeka, incane, futhi igcina isikhala ekuqaleni, kufanele uhlale ubheka usayizi wezinja omdala futhi uzilungiselele ngokwezimali lokhu. Ngokudla, izinto zokunakekela, ibhokisi lokuthutha elifanele uma kunesidingo, izindleko kudokotela wezilwane, kanye namathoyizi ahlafunwayo angenakubalwa (hhayi nje imidlwane) kufanele ubale ngesamba esihlelekile phakathi neminyaka edlule. (Funda futhi: Yilokho ngempela inja ebiza khona) Bala lokho futhi uhlole ukuthi unaso yini isikhathi esanele futhi, ngaphezu kwakho konke, ulwazi lweRhodesian Ridgeback. Khona-ke ningaba iqembu eliphelele futhi nibe nesikhathi esimnandi ndawonye.