UMary Allen
I-husky iyinja efuywayo. Ekuqaleni uvela enyakatho ekude. Kunemigqa emibili yohlobo: i-Siberian Husky kanye ne-Alaskan Husky.
Ama-Huskies ayakuthanda ukugijima futhi abe namandla amaningi. Ngenxa yalesi sizathu, sekuyisikhathi eside zisetshenziswa njengezinja eziyisihlibhi. Namuhla badume nangomjaho wezinja.
Kukhona nemindeni egcina i-husky ngoba ama-husky athembela kakhulu. Izingane nazo zingadlala kahle nge-husky. Kodwa-ke, kufanele uphumele ngaphandle ne-husky okungenani amahora amathathu ngosuku futhi umvumele abaleke intambo uma kungenzeka. Lokhu kunzima kakhulu ezindaweni eziningi namuhla.
Ibukeka kanjani i-husky yaseSiberia?
I-Husky yaseSiberia ivela eSiberia, ingxenye yase-Asia yaseRussia. Imihambima eyayizulazula lapho namatende abo ibophela amakhoba ezihlibhini zabo. Ama-Eskimos nawo agcina ama-huskies. Zinamandla kakhulu: zingakwazi ukudonsa isisindo esiphindwe kayisishiyagalolunye, cishe amakhilogremu angamakhulu amabili.
Emahlombe, i-husky yaseSiberia icishe ibe ngamasentimitha angama-60 ukuphakama. Eyeduna isisindo sayo singamakhilogremu angama-25, eyesifazane cishe amashumi amabili. Uboya bunezingqimba ezimbili: ngaphandle, ubona ijazi eliphezulu kuphela, elivikela emanzini. Nokho, ngaphansi kunongqimba oluminyene lwejazi elingaphansi elikugcina ufudumele.
Ngalobu boya, angasinda ngisho nesiphepho seqhwa ngaphandle. Uyagoqa afake ikhala lakhe ngaphansi komsila. Lapho ephefumula ngomoya ngoboya, akusabanda kangako. Ungakwazi ukuzijwayeza kahle kakhulu. Bahlala bethola indlela abayijwayele, noma ngabe iqhwa elisha liwile kusukela ngaleso sikhathi.
Imidlwane, okuyizilwane ezincane, ikhuliswa ama-Eskimos njengezingane zawo siqu. Kusukela ekuqaleni, basebenzelana kahle nabantu futhi balalela ngisho nezingane zabantu.
Injani i-Alaskan Husky?
I-Alaskan Husky yafuywa e-Alaska ukuze idle izinja eziyisihlibhi. I-Alaska iyingxenye ye-United States futhi isenyakatho-ntshonalanga yeCanada. Abantu balapho bathatha izinja zendawo, ezibizwa nangokuthi izinja zamaNdiya, bazixuba namahuki aseSiberia, izinja zokuzingela nama-greyhound. Izinja kufanele njalo zikulungele kangcono ukugijima.
Ama-huskies ase-Alaska angahluka kakhulu: abazingeli boboya badinga izilwane ezinzima ezinesisindo esingaba ngamakhilogremu angamashumi amahlanu, futhi ngokugijima, ngezinye izikhathi zinesisindo esingaphansi kwamakhilogremu angamashumi amabili.
Ngisho noma zihluke kakhulu ngosayizi, zinokuningi ezifanayo: Zithanda ukugijima nokugijima isikhathi eside kakhulu. Zinezidladla eziqinile ezingayithatha kahle. Uboya bazo bubenza bahlale befudumele ngisho naseqhweni. Ngaphezu kwakho konke, bahlalisana kahle nezinye izinja kanye nabantu.
Ama-huskie ase-Alaska aqeqeshwe kahle angenza lukhulu: angagijima amakhilomitha ayikhulu ngamahora amane ngaphandle kokuphumula. Lokho kungaba impumelelo enkulu ngebhayisikili. Emjahweni omude, agijima amakhilomitha angama-240 ezinsukwini eziyishumi. Lokho kuhambisana namahora amabili ngosuku emgwaqweni wezimoto.
Inja yase-Europe yesihlibhi nayo yakhuliswa e-Alaskan husky. Ibuye idume nasemindenini. Kodwa unezinwele ezimfishane futhi akasabukeki njenge-husky.