UMary Allen
I-Shetland Sheepdogs ayikwazi ukuphika ukuthi ihlobene nama-Rough Collies. Kodwa zingaphezu kwenguqulo encane ye-Lassie. Uzwela futhi uhlakaniphile, abakwa-Shelties bangabangane abaqotho lapho beqwala izintaba futhi babamba iqhaza ngentshiseko kunoma yimuphi umdlalo wezinja. Imvelo yabo ethambile ibenza babe izinja zomndeni ezinhle kakhulu.
Okuningi KuneCollie Encane
Inja Yezimvu yaseShetland, noma i-Sheltie ngamafuphi, idabuka eziQhingini zaseShetland. Izilwane ezincane ezinjengamahhashi aseShetland nezimvu zaseShetland ziphila kahle esimweni sezulu esibi salezi ziqhingi. Ngakho abalimi babedinga inja encane eyongayo kanye nenja esebenzayo. Kukholakala ukuthi amaShelties asuka esiphambanweni phakathi kweBorder Collie nenja yaseGreenland. Bathi ama-collies nawo abethinteka - lokhu kufakazelwa ukufana. Ngo-1909, abathandi basungula i-Shetland Collie Club ngenhloso yokuzalanisa uhlobo oluncane lwe-Collie. Lokhu, futhi, kwabangela ukuphikiswa kwabafuyi be-Collie, ngakho-ke lolu hlobo aluzange lubonwe yi-British Kennel Club kwaze kwaba yiminyaka emihlanu kamuva. Ama-Shelties manje agcinwa njengabangane nezinja ezilusayo. Zivame ukubonakala emidlalweni yezinja efana nokushesha. Izinga lokuzalanisa libiza ukuphakama okufanelekile okungamasentimitha angama-37 kwabesilisa kanye namasentimitha angama-35.5 kwabesifazane. Ukuchezuka okungaphezu kwamasentimitha amabili nengxenye akuthandeki. I-Shetland Sheepdogs izaliswa nge-sable, tricolor, blue merle, black and white, black and tan.
Ubuntu bukaSheltie
Ama-Shelties akude nezinja ezihlala emathangeni, kodwa izinja ezisebenza kanzima. Bafunda ngokushesha futhi kalula. Ngaphezu kwakho konke, i-Shetland Sheepdog ifuna ukujabulisa umuntu wayo futhi ingathanda ukuba nayo usuku lonke - yonke into yenja encane isilapha. Njengezinja ezilusayo, ama-Shelties anomkhawulo ophansi. Lokhu ngezinye izikhathi kuholela ekutheni babike ngokujabula futhi baphawule. Lezi izinja ezizwela kakhulu ezibonisa uzwela olukhulu ngomqaphi wazo. Baqale bagcinelwe abantu abangabazi, okubenza babe ngonogada abahle basekhaya nasegcekeni.
Ukuqeqeshwa Nokugcinwa Kwenja Yezimvu yase-Shetland
Isifiso sokujabulisa nokuzwela kwenza u-Sheltie abe inja elula ukuyiqeqesha. Kodwa: Akakwazi ukumelana nengcindezi enkulu ekukhuleni kwakhe. Ama-Shelties alungele abantu abathanda imisebenzi yangaphandle. Uma ugcina i-Shetland Sheepdog yakho imatasa ngokwengqondo nangokomzimba, ungaze uyigcine ingaphakathi endlini. Lapho ukhulisa umdlwane, qiniseka ukuthi unezikhathi zokuphumula. Ngale ndlela uthola inja enekhanda elisezingeni elijoyina kukho konke ubumnandi futhi ivume lapho kungekho “senzo” esibizwayo.
Ukunakekelwa kwezinja zezimvu zaseShetland
Inja Yezimvu yaseShetland iyinja enezinwele ezinde enejazi eliwubukhazikhazi kanye nejazi elithambile langaphansi. Nokho, kulula ukuyinakekela. Geza i-Sheltie yakho kanye ngeviki. Ukunakwa ngokukhethekile kufanele kukhokhwe ezindlebeni nasezimpahleni zangaphansi, lapho ijazi livame ukugoqa. Lapha, ikamela kaningi noma usike amafindo azwakele eboyeni njalo.
Sheltie Health
I-Shetland Sheepdog ibhekwa njengohlobo oluqinile. Kodwa-ke, ukukhubazeka okuzuzwa njenge-HD (hip dysplasia), ukukhubazeka kwe-MDR1 (ukungabekezelelani kwezidakamizwa), kanye ne-CEA (i-collie eye anomaly) ngezinye izikhathi kubonakala. Ngakho thenga i-Sheltie yakho kumfuyi ohlonishwayo.