UMary Allen
I-Saint Bernard iyinhlobo enkulu yezinja. Waziwa ngombala wejazi elinsundu nelimhlophe. Izinja zesilisa ziphakathi kwamasentimitha angama-70 kuya kwangu-90 ubude futhi zingaba nesisindo esingamakhilogremu angama-75 kuya ku-85. Ezinsikazi zincane futhi zilula.
Nakuba inkulu kangaka, uSaint Bernard uyinja enobungane, ezolile. Kodwa ukuze ajabule, udinga ukuzivocavoca okuningi. Kufanele futhi wenze okuthile naye. Ngakho-ke, ikakhulukazi uhlala emaphandleni lapho engahlala khona epulazini futhi enendawo eningi.
I-Saint Bernards ivela eSwitzerland futhi iyinja kazwelonke yalelo zwe. Bathole igama labo esigodlweni sezindela eGroßer Sankt Bernhard, indawo yokudlula e-Alps. Kuyaziwa ukuthi phambilini basindise abantu ezintabeni ekufeni ngenxa ye-avalanche. I-avalanche yenzeka lapho iqhwa eliningi liqala ukushibilika. Abantu bangaphefumula futhi bafafazwe yiqhwa kuwo.
Izinja zokuhlenga zisasetshenziswa kakhulu nanamuhla. Kodwa akuzona i-St. Bernards, kodwa ezinye izinhlobo. Awagcini nje ngokuthunyelwa ezindlini ezidilikile kodwa nasezindlini eziwile. Yingakho izinja ezincane zinenzuzo. Akukho okungathatha indawo yekhala lakho elibucayi. Nokho, namuhla kukhona nemishini yobuchwepheshe engasetshenziselwa umsebenzi wokusesha. Izinja nobuchwepheshe kuyaphelelisana kahle.
Yiziphi izindaba ezikhona ngeSaint Bernards?
Ngesikhathi zijutshwa kuthiwa lezi zinja bezifake umgqomo omncane emqaleni onotshwala kubantu abahlengiwe. Kodwa indaba enomgqomo cishe yenziwe nje. Umphongolo onjalo ungamane uvimbele inja. Ngaphezu kwalokho, abantu abane-hypothermic akufanele baphuze nhlobo utshwala.
USt. Bernard okuthiwa uBarry waziwa kakhulu njengenja ye-avalanche. Eminyakeni engaba ngu-200 edlule wayehlala nezindela eGreat St. Bernard futhi kuthiwa wasindisa abantu abangu-40 ekufeni. Omunye owaziwa kakhulu uSt. Bernard uvela efilimini ethi A Dog Named Beethoven.