UMary Allen
Isingeniso
Ukukhetha inja njengomnikazi wokuqala kungaba nzima. Kubalulekile ukucabangela izici ezifana nesimo sengqondo, izidingo zokuzivocavoca, izimfuneko zokuzilungisa, nokukhathazeka ngempilo ngaphambi kokwenza isinqumo. Uhlobo olulodwa oluvame ukuvela ezingxoxweni mayelana nezinja eziqalayo iWest Highland White Terrier. Lesi sihloko sizohlola izici ze-West Highland White Terrier ukuze sisize abanikazi bezilwane ukuthi banqume ukuthi lolu hlobo luyilungele yini indlela yabo yokuphila.
Background
I-West Highland White Terrier, eyaziwa nangokuthi i-Westie, iwuhlobo oluncane oluvela eScotland. Ekuqaleni zazifuyelwe ukuzingela amagundane, futhi ubuncane bawo namandla aphakeme kwakuwenza awufanelekele lo msebenzi. I-Westies inejazi elimhlophe elihlukile eliminyene futhi elinezingqimba ezimbili, nejazi langaphezulu elinoboya kanye nejazi eliphansi elithambile. Zinesisindo esiphakathi kuka-13 no-22 wamakhilogremu futhi zime cishe ngamasentimitha angu-10-11 ubude ehlombe. Ama-Westies aziwa ngobungane, ubuntu babo, futhi benza izilwane ezifuywayo ezidumile emhlabeni jikelele.
Isimo sezulu
Ama-Westies aziwa ngobuntu babo obuphilayo, obuphumayo. Bayizinja ezinobungane ezijabulela ukuba phakathi kwabantu nezinye izilwane. Ama-Westies nawo ayaziwa ngokuzimela kwawo futhi angaba nenkani ngezinye izikhathi. Ziyizinja ezihlakaniphile ezidinga ukushukunyiswa ingqondo ukuze zihlale zimatasa, futhi zingaba nesithukuthezi uma ziyekwa zodwa isikhathi eside. Nakuba ama-Westies ngokuvamile ekahle ngezingane, angase angabi yiyona ndlela engcono kakhulu emindenini enezingane ezincane kakhulu njengoba engase abe nomsindo futhi angase ashaye izingane ezincane ngephutha.
Ukuzivocavoca
Ama-Westies anamazinga aphezulu wamandla futhi adinga ukuvivinya umzimba nsuku zonke ukuze abagcine bephilile futhi bejabule. Bajabulela ukuhambahamba, ukudlala ukulanda, nokuhlola indawo ebazungezile. Ama-Westies nawo aziwa ngokuthanda ukumba, ngakho-ke kufanele ahlale egadiwe uma edlala egcekeni. Nakuba bekwazi ukuzivumelanisa nokuhlala emafulethini, benza kahle kakhulu ezindlini ezinamagceke abiyelwe lapho bengagijima futhi badlale ngokuphepha.
Training
Ama-Westies yizinja ezihlakaniphile ezisabela kahle ekuqeqeshweni okuhle kokuqiniswa. Bangase babe nenkani ngezinye izikhathi, ngakho-ke kubalulekile ukuba nesineke futhi uhambisane nokuqeqeshwa. Ama-Westies angaqeqeshelwa imisebenzi eyahlukene, okuhlanganisa ukulalela, ukushesha, ngisho nokuzingela. Baziwa nangokukwazi kwabo ukufunda amaqhinga futhi bangabadlali abadumile emhlabeni wemibukiso yezinja namasekisi.
Ukuzilungisa
Ama-Westies anejazi elimhlophe elihlukile elidinga ukulungiswa njalo ukuze aligcine libukeka kahle kakhulu. Kufanele zixutshwe okungenani kanye ngesonto ukuze kukhishwe izinwele ezifile futhi kuvimbele ukuhlangana. Ama-Westies nawo adinga ukugeza okujwayelekile ukugcina ijazi labo lihlanzekile futhi licwebezela. Izindlebe zabo kufanele zihlolwe njalo ukuze kubonakale izimpawu zokutheleleka, futhi izinzipho zabo kufanele zisikwe njalo.
Impilo
Njengazo zonke izinhlobo, ama-Westies athambekele ekubeni nezinkinga ezithile zempilo. Ezinye zezinto ezivame kakhulu ezithinta impilo kaWesties zihlanganisa ukungezwani komzimba nesikhumba, i-hip dysplasia, nezinkinga zamazinyo. Bangase futhi bathambekele ezinkingeni ezithile zokuphefumula, ngakho-ke kubalulekile ukuwagcina enesisindo esinempilo futhi ugweme ukuwabeka emazingeni okushisa aphakeme.
Ukufaneleka kwekhaya
Ama-Westies angakwazi ukuzivumelanisa nezimo ezihlukahlukene zokuhlala, kuhlanganise namafulethi kanye nezindlu ezinamagceke. Benza kahle kakhulu ezindlini ezinamagceke abiyelwe lapho bekwazi ukugijima futhi badlale ngokuphepha. Ama-Westies nawo adinga ukuvivinya umzimba nsuku zonke, ngakho-ke abanikazi kufanele balungele ukubahlinzeka ngokuhamba okuvamile nesikhathi sokudlala.
Ukuhambisana komndeni
Ama-Westies ngokuvamile ahamba kahle nezingane futhi enza izilwane ezifuywayo zomndeni ezinhle. Kodwa-ke, zingase zingabi yiyona ndlela engcono kakhulu emindenini enezingane ezincane kakhulu njengoba zingaba nesiphithiphithi futhi zingashayisa izingane ezincane ngephutha. Futhi bavame ukuba namazinga aphezulu wamandla, ngakho-ke bangase bangabi yindlela engcono kakhulu emindenini ephila ngokuzihlalela.
komphakathi
I-Socialization ibalulekile kuzo zonke izinja, futhi ama-Westies anjalo. Kufanele bavezwe kubantu abahlukahlukene, izilwane, kanye nezindawo kusukela besebancane ukuze babasize bakhule babe abantu abadala abalungiseke kahle. I-Socialization ingasiza ekuvimbeleni izinkinga zokuziphatha futhi yenze kube lula kuma-Westies ukuzivumelanisa nezimo ezintsha.
Cost
Ukuba neWest Highland White Terrier kungabiza. Ngaphezu kwezindleko zokuqala zokuthenga umdlwane, abanikazi kufanele bakulungele ukukhokhela ukudla, ukuzilungisa, ukunakekelwa kwezilwane nezinye izindleko. Ama-Westies angase adinge ukuqeqeshwa okukhethekile noma ukwelashwa kokuziphatha, okungangeza ezindlekweni zobunikazi.
Isiphetho
I-West Highland White Terriers ingenza izilwane ezifuywayo ezinhle kubanikazi bezinja bokuqala. Ziyizinja ezinobungane, eziphumayo ezijabulela ukuba phakathi kwabantu nezinye izilwane. Badinga ukuvivinya umzimba kwansuku zonke nokuzilungisa okuvamile, kodwa amazinga abo aphakeme wamandla kanye nobuntu obudlalayo bungenza bajabule ukuba phakathi kwabo. Kodwa-ke, abanikazi abazoba ngabanikazi kufanele balungele ukutshala isikhathi nemali ekunakekeleni kwabo futhi kufanele bacabangele ngokucophelela ukuthi i-West Highland White Terrier iyifanele yini indlela yabo yokuphila.