UMary Allen
Isingeniso
Uma kuziwa kuma-terrier amancane, ama-spunky, i-West Highland White Terrier kanye ne-Cairn Terrier yizinhlobo ezimbili ezivame ukudideka enye kwenye. Nakuba babelana ngokufana okuthile, okuhlanganisa ifa labo laseScotland kanye nothando lwabo lokumba, kukhona futhi umehluko obalulekile phakathi kwalezi zinhlobo ezimbili abanikazi abangaba khona okufanele bazi.
Umsuka kanye Nomlando
Kokubili iWest Highland White Terrier kanye neCairn Terrier zazaliswa eScotland ngekhulu le-19 ukuze zizingele izilokazane ezifana namagundane nezimpungushe. I-Westie ekuqaleni yaziwa ngokuthi i-Poltalloch Terrier, eyaqanjwa ngefa lendoda eyabazalanisa kuqala. I-Cairn Terrier yona yaqanjwa ngezinqwaba zamatshe (ama-cairns) ababezomba kuwo befuna inyamazane. Yize zombili lezi zinhlobo zazisetshenziselwa ukuzingela ekuqaleni, seziphenduke izilwane ezifuywayo zomndeni ezidumile ngenxa yobuntu bazo obuhle nokubukeka okuhle.
Ukubukeka komzimba
Omunye umehluko osobala kakhulu phakathi kweWest Highland White Terrier kanye neCairn Terrier ukubukeka kwazo ngokomzimba. I-Westie iyinja encane, eqinile enejazi elimhlophe, elinezingqimba ezimbili kanye nomzimba ohlangene. Zinemilenze emifushane nekhanda elibanzi, futhi izindlebe zazo zime ziqonde. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, i-Cairn Terrier inejazi elicijile, elinoboya elingavela ngemibala ehlukahlukene, okuhlanganisa emnyama, e-brindle, kanye nekakolweni. Zinomzimba omude kunoWestie, futhi izindlebe zazo zikhombe futhi zigoqeke phambili.
Ijazi nokuzilungisa
Njengoba kushiwo, i-West Highland White Terrier inejazi elimhlophe elinezingqimba ezimbili elidinga ukulungiswa okuvamile ukuze ihlale ibukeka kahle kakhulu. Kufanele zixutshwe okungenani kanye ngeviki futhi zisikwe njalo ngemva kwezinyanga ezimbalwa ukuze kuvinjelwe ukuhlangana nokuhlangana. Ijazi leCairn Terrier nalo linobucwebe futhi lidinga ukulungiswa njalo, kodwa lichitha ngaphansi kweWestie futhi alidingi ukunqunywa okuningi. Zombili izinhlobo kufanele zisikwe izinzipho njalo futhi zixutshwe namazinyo nsuku zonke ukuze zigcine inhlanzeko yamazinyo.
Isimo Somoya Nobuntu
Kokubili iWest Highland White Terrier kanye neCairn Terrier zaziwa ngobuntu bazo obungenangqondo, obuphumayo. Bobabili bathembekile futhi bayayithanda imindeni yabo kodwa bayakwazi ukuqaphela abantu abangabazi. I-Westie ivame ukuchazwa njengezimele futhi inenkani kuneCairn Terrier, eyaziwa ngokulangazelela kakhulu ukujabulisa. Zombili lezi zinhlobo zinamandla amaningi futhi ziyakuthanda ukudlala, okuzenza zibe abangane abakhulu bemindeni esebenzayo.
Izidingo Zokuzilolonga kanye Nokuzivocavoca
Nakuba zombili i-West Highland White Terrier kanye ne-Cairn Terrier ziyizinhlobo ezihlakaniphile, zingaba nenkani futhi zizimele, okungenza ukuqeqeshwa kube inselele. Ukuqeqeshwa okungaguquki, ukuqinisa okuhle kuyisihluthulelo sempumelelo kuzo zombili izinhlobo. Badinga nokuzivocavoca nsuku zonke ukuze bahlale benempilo futhi bejabule. Ukuhamba nsuku zonke kanye nesikhathi sokudlala egcekeni kufanele kwanele kuzo zombili izinhlobo.
Ukukhathazeka Kwezempilo
Kokubili i-West Highland White Terrier kanye ne-Cairn Terrier ngokuvamile ziyizinhlobo ezinempilo, kodwa zivame ukuba nezinkinga ezithile zempilo ngenxa yobuncane bazo. Ezinye izinkinga ezivamile zezempilo kuzo zombili izinhlobo zihlanganisa ukungezwani komzimba, izimo zesikhumba, nezinkinga zamazinyo. Bangase futhi bathambekele ekubeni ne-luxating patellas (ukuguqa kwamadolo), i-hip dysplasia, nezinkinga ezihlukahlukene zamehlo.
Ukuhambisana Nezingane
Kokubili i-West Highland White Terrier kanye ne-Cairn Terrier zingenza izilwane ezifuywayo zomndeni ezinhle, kodwa zingase zingabi yiyona ndlela engcono kakhulu emindenini enezingane ezincane kakhulu. Zinamandla amaningi futhi zingavuvukala kalula noma zibe nolaka uma zizwa zisongelwa. Nokho, ngokuhlalisana ngendlela efanele nokuqeqeshwa, bangaphilisana kahle nezingane.
Ukuhambisana Nezinye Izilwane Ezifuywayo
Kokubili i-West Highland White Terrier kanye ne-Cairn Terrier zine-prey drive enamandla futhi zingase zingenzi kahle ngezilwane ezifuywayo ezincane njengamakati noma ama-hamster. Zingaba futhi izindawo futhi zingase zingahlali kahle nezinye izinja, ikakhulukazi uma zingahlali kahle.
Ukukhonkotha Ukuthambekela
Zombili i-West Highland White Terrier kanye ne-Cairn Terrier zaziwa ngokuba yizinhlobo ezikhulumayo. Ziyakuthanda ukukhonkotha futhi zingaba izikhonkotha ezihluphayo uma zingaqeqeshelwe ukulawula ukukhonkotha kwazo. Ukuqeqeshwa kusenesikhathi nokuxhumana nabantu kungasiza ekuvimbeleni ukukhonkotha ngokweqile.
Usayizi nobukhulu
I-West Highland White Terrier inesisindo esiphakathi kwamakhilogremu angu-15 kuya kwangu-20 futhi ima amayintshi angu-10 kuya kwangu-11 ubude ehlombe. I-Cairn Terrier incane, inesisindo esiphakathi kuka-13 no-18 wamakhilogremu futhi imi ngamasentimitha angu-9 kuya kwangu-10 ubude ehlombe.
Isiphetho
Kafushane, kuyilapho i-West Highland White Terrier kanye ne-Cairn Terrier zingase zibukeke zifana lapho uqala nje, zinomehluko ohlukile ekubukekeni kwazo ngokomzimba, isimo sengqondo, kanye nezidingo zokunakekelwa. Zombili lezi zinhlobo zingenza izilwane ezifuywayo ezinhle emindenini ekhuthele, kodwa abanikazi abangaba khona kufanele benze ucwaningo lwabo ukuze banqume ukuthi yiluphi uhlobo olulungele indlela yabo yokuphila kanye nesimo sabo sokuphila.