I-Shetland Sheepdog: Amaqiniso Okuzalanisa Izinja kanye Nolwazi

I-Sheltie (i-Shetland Sheepdog) ingenye yezinja ezilusayo zaseBrithani futhi iwuhlobo oluncane lwe-Rough Collie ngaphandle. Kubhekwa njengokuzivumelanisa nezimo kakhulu, okunothando, okuzwelayo, nokuthokomele futhi futhi ifaneleka kahle kwabaqalayo bezinja. U-Sheltie angabuye agcinwe kahle efulethini ledolobha uma ethola ukuvivinya umzimba okudingekayo kokuhamba ngezinyawo okude noma imisebenzi yezemidlalo yezinja.

Umsuka nomlando

I-Sheltie iza - njengoba negama layo lisho - ivela e-Shetland Islands enyakatho-mpumalanga ye-Scotland, lapho yayigcinwe khona emapulazini amancane njengenja egadayo kanye nomsizi osebenza kanzima. Ngokuwela ngama-collie amancane, amathoyizi ama-spaniel, i-spitz, ne-papillon, i-sheltie nayo yaba inja ethandwayo ehambisana nayo nenja yasendlini.

Ukuqashelwa okusemthethweni kwe-Kennel Club kwafika ngo-1914. ENgilandi, eMelika, naseJapane, uShelties manje usedlule uCollies ngokuduma.

Ukubukeka kukaSheltie

Mayelana nokubukeka, i-Sheltie inguqulo encane ye-Rough Collie. Ngokwezinga lokuzalanisa, abesilisa bangaba ngu-37 cm ubude. Iyinja enezinwele ezinde, elingana kahle futhi ebukeka kahle. Uboya buhle kakhulu, benza umhlwenga ohlukile entanyeni nasesifubeni. Izinwele zonogada zangaphandle ziqukethe izinwele ezinde, ezinokhahlo, neziqondile; ijazi langaphansi lithambile, lifushane, futhi liminyene. Ijazi eliminyene lidinga ukulungiswa njalo.

Umsila ubekwe phansi, umbozwe kakhulu ngezinwele, futhi ngokushanela kancane ukuya phezulu. Izindlebe zincane, ziqondile futhi zinamathiphu abheke phambili.

I-Sheltie ikhiqizwa ngemibala e-sable, emnyama, ne-blue merle - ngamunye unombala omhlophe noma obomvu noma ongenawo.

Ukushisa kwe-Sheltie

Naphezu kokubukeka kwawo okuhle kanye nobukhulu obuncane, ama-Shelties awazona neze izinja zokulala, kodwa abafana abaqinile nabaqinile abaphila isikhathi eside. Zibhekwa njengezithambile futhi zizwela futhi zakha ukuxhumana okuqinile nabanakekeli bazo. Nakuba bevame ukuhlala nabantu abangabazi, abavamile ukufuna ukushiya uhlangothi lwabanikazi babo. Ishiywe yodwa usuku lonke, ama-Shelties azwelayo azophelelwa amandla ngokwengqondo.

I-Sheltie ibilokhu iyinja elusayo futhi ibilokhu ingumuntu ophapheme kakhulu okhonkotha ngesinye isikhathi, kodwa ngaphandle kokuba nolaka. Ngokuvamile iyahambisana kakhulu emphakathini futhi ingagcinwa njengenja yesibili.

I-Sheltie ivumelana nezimo ngokwedlulele futhi iyonga. Ngokuhamba okujwayelekile, okude, uzizwa ekhululekile efulethini ledolobha njengasezweni. Iwumngane oqotho nonothando wabantu abangashadile futhi idlalisa imindeni emikhulu, ejabulayo. Ngenxa yozwela lwayo, i-Sheltie iphinde ibe umngane okahle wabakhubazekile.

Ama-Shelties nawo ayazithoba futhi kulula ukuwaqeqesha. Ngakho-ke, abaqalayo bezinja bazophinde bajabule nge-Miniature Collie. I-Sheltie ethambile futhi esheshayo icishe yenzelwe imidlalo yezinja efana nokushesha noma ukulalela.