Greyhound

I-greyhound iyaziwa kakhulu njengenja yokugijima. Njengoba unamandla okugijima ngesivinini esingaphezu kwamamayela angu-45 ngehora, lokhu kuyinkimbinkimbi kunazo zonke izinja emhlabeni. Imilenze yabo ende kanye nemizimba encane, ehlanjululwayo yenza ama-greyhounds ama-racers ngokuklama.

Lezi zinja nazo zingenza abangane abahle kakhulu kuzo zonke izinhlobo zemindeni. Ama-greyhounds ayathandana kakhulu nemikhaya yawo futhi angakhetha ukungabi yedwa. Abavamile ukuhlukumezeka futhi basabela kahle kubantu abangabazi.

Ama-greyhound amaningi ayokwenza kahle ngezingane. Abathandi be-Greyhound yonke indawo bangakutshela indlela enhle futhi ezuzisa ngayo ukuba ne-greyhound.

Ukubukwa kobubele

• Iqembu: Hound
• Usayizi: amakhilogremu angu-60 kuya kwangu-80
• Indwangu kanye nemibala: Ingubo iyifushane futhi iyabushelela. Ama-greyhounds abonakala emibala ehlukahlukene ehlanganisa omnyama, obuluhlaza, obomvu, obomvu, obomvu nezihlukahlukene ezihlukahlukene ze-brindle, noma ukuhlanganiswa kwanoma iyiphi yale mibala.
• Ukulindela Ukuphila: iminyaka engu-10 kuya ku-13

Izimpawu zeGreyhound

Umlando we-Greyhound

I-greyhound ingenye yezinhlobo zasendulo ezindala kakhulu. Ubufakazi bokuvubukulwa kwezinja ezinjenge-greyhound bubuyele eminyakeni eyi-8 000 eMpumalanga Ephakathi. AbaseGibhithe lasendulo, amaGreki namaRoma cishe babe nezinja ze-greyhound. Ngekhulu lesishiyagalolunye, lo mhlobo ungatholakala kulo lonke elaseYurophu.

Abahloli bamazwe baseSpain bawaletha emaMelika ema-1500s.

Ama-greyhounds asetshenziswa ngokuyinhloko ekuzingeleni nasekufundiseni. Babephakathi kwababambe iqhaza bokuqala benja. Uhlobo aluvame ukusetshenziselwa ukuzingela ezikhathini zanamuhla, futhi ukudlala umdlalo ukuhamba kungekho emthethweni ezindaweni eziningi. Kodwa-ke, amasiko okugijima kanye nokukhwabanisa okuqhubekayo aqhubeke.

I-greyhound yaqashelwa ngokomthetho yi-American Kennel Club (AKC) ngo-1885.

Ukunakekelwa kwe-Greyhound

I-greyhound inejazi elifushane kakhulu, elibushelelezi elidinga ukuzilungisa kancane. Izitshalo zokubeletha ezingeni eliphansi ukuya ezilinganisweni, ngakho-ke ukuphindaphindiwe ngezikhathi ezithile nge-brush epholile noma yokuzilungisa kufanele kube ngokwanele. I-greyhound ejwayelekile idinga kuphela ukugeza okuvamile. Hamba ngezipikili zabo njalo, uzigcine ufushane ukuze uzivimbele ukuhambisa phansi phansi.

Ngokuphambene nenkolelo evamile, ama-Greyhounds awavame ukusebenza ngamandla noma angaphezu kwamandla. Nakuba abagijimi abahle kakhulu, bangakwazi futhi ukulala namazambane kakhulu ngosuku futhi bafanele ngisho nokuphila kwendawo yokuhlala. Bafuna ukugijima, kodwa isilinganiso esilinganiselwe sokuzivocavoca nsuku zonke kufanele sikwanele ukugcina i-greyhound yakho ishukumisa futhi ifanelekile. Kuzodingeka uqiniseke ukuthi awuvumeli i-greyhound ye-off-leash, noma kunjalo, njengoba ixoshwa futhi iyakusuka ngemuva kwezilwane ezincane. Kuhle ukuthi ube nendawo enezivikelo eziqinile lapho bangagijima khona.

Kokubili ukuqeqeshwa okufanele kanye nokuhlelwa komphakathi kokubili kubaluleke kakhulu ku-greyhounds. Ngenhlanhla, iningi lingakwazi ukufunda nokulungisa kahle. Nakuba ama-greyhounds angase atholakale kumbelethi njengamantombazane, iningi lezilwane ezifuywayo ziyi-racers empesheni.

Izinja zokugijima ziphila ngokungafani kakhulu nenja yomlingani ovamile. Uma kungenjalo ukugijima, bachitha isikhathi esiningi ezinjazini futhi ngokuvamile abazange babone ngaphakathi kwendlu ejwayelekile. Abaqeqeshiwe abaqashiwe kodwa abajwayele ukuvezwa ezintweni ezifana nezitebhisi nezicabha zangilazi. Amakati nezinye izilwane ezincane zingase zithukuthelise izilwane zazo ngaphambi kokuba zifunde isilwane ilungu lomndeni.

Ukuthatha umhlalaphansi kuvame ukuqala phakathi kweminyaka engama-2 no-5, kuye ngokuthi inja. Ngemuva kwalokhu, ukuguquka kokuphila komngane kungathatha amasonto ambalwa. Ngandlela-thile, kufana ne-puppyhood yesibili. Ngendlela enomusa nangesineke, ungasiza igreyhound yakho ngalesi sigaba. Amanye amaqembu athola umhlalaphansi we-racer azoba nezinja zabo zichithe isikhathi esithile emakhaya asekhaya ukuze zilekelele ekuziphatheni ngendlela entsha yokuphila.

Ngenkathi bekwazi ukubekezelela isimo sezulu esishisayo, bazokhathala esibanda. Kungase kudingeke unikeze i-sweater ye-greyhound yakho ebusika.

Ama-Grayhound awayena onobudlova futhi angakwazi ukuzwela. Kungcono ukuba babe nomndeni onokuthula futhi ukhulunywe ngomusa.

Izinkinga Zempilo Ezivamile

Abalimi abanomthwalo wemfanelo bazama ukugcina izindinganiso eziphakeme kakhulu ezenziwe njengamaqembu kennel njenge-AKC. Izinja eziboshwa ngalezi zindinganiso azitholi amathuba okuthola izimo zezempilo. Kodwa-ke, ezinye izinkinga zempilo ezithintekayo zingase zenzeke kuloluhlobo. Okulandelayo kukhona ezinye izimo okufanele wazi:

• I-Gastric Dilatation-Volvulus : Lokhu kuwumkhuba wokukhiqiza igesi nokuqhakazila , okungaholela ekuqhumeni kwesisu nangesimo esiphuthumayo sezokwelapha.
• I-Dysplasia ye-Hip : Lesi simo esizuzwa njengefa esiholela ekukhunjini nase-arthritis.
• I-Osteosarcoma: Lena umdlavuza wesifuba othukuthele futhi esinye sezibonakaliso zokuqala siwukhuni. Kungaphathwa nge-amputation kanye ne-chemotherapy.
• I-Hypothyroidism : Lokhu kungelashwa ngemithi.
• Ukuzwela ku-Anesthesia: Ama-Greyhound adinga i-anesthesia engaphansi kunezinye izinja ezilinganayo kanye nomthamo ovamile ongase ubulale. Benza kancane kancane amabhugurutates.
• Ukuzwela kuma-insecticide: Ama-Grayhound azwela ama-colrethri e-pyrethrin-based and sprays kanye nesidingo sokusebenzisa imikhiqizo ehlukile.

Ukudla nokudla

Ama-greyhounds abesilisa adinga ama-2.5 kuya ku-4 izindebe zokudla okomile ngosuku kanti abesifazane badinga izinkomishi eziyi-1.5 kuya kwezingu-3. Kufanele uhlukanise lokhu kokudla okubili. Ngenxa yokuthi bajwayele ukubhubhisa, basengozini yokuhlukunyezwa kwesisu uma bethela ukudla noma badla kakhulu ngesikhathi esisodwa. Kuvamile ukuba bathole amapounds angu-5 ngemuva kokuthatha umhlalaphansi ekugijimeni, kodwa kufanele uqaphe isisindo sakho sesilwane ukuqinisekisa ukuthi akazuzi ngaphezu kwalokho. Uma inja yakho ibeka isisindo, xoxani ngokudla okufanele ne-veterinarian yakho ukuze uthole izincomo zokudla amashejuli, amanani, izinhlobo zokudla kwenja, nokuzivocavoca.

Ukunyuka kwezinja nokuPhenya okwengeziwe

Ukwamukela i-racer umhlalaphansi kuyinto enhle ukuyenza. Uma ungathanda ukwabelana ngempilo yakho nale nhlobo ehlukile yenja, thatha isikhathi sokwenza ucwaningo lwakho kuqala.

Xoxa nodokotela wakho wezilwane, abanye abanikazi be-greyhound, amaqembu okusiza we-greyhound, kanye nabalimi abahloniphekile ukuze bafunde kabanzi.

Uma unesithakazelo ezizalweni ezifanayo, bheka kulezi ukuze uqhathanise izinzuzo nezingozi.

• I- hippet
• I-Scottish Deerhound
• R edbone Coonhound

Kukhona izwe lonke lezinja ezingase zivele khona-ngokucwaninga okuncane, ungathola okulungile ukuletha ekhaya.