I-Rhodesian Ridgeback

I-Rhodesian ridgeback iyinhlangano enkulu, yezemidlalo, futhi eqinile inja eyaziwa futhi ebizwa ngokuthi i-ridge ehlukile eceleni kwayo. Lesi sigodi sibangelwa izinwele ezikhula ngendlela ehlukile emgodleni, futhi yiluphawu lokuhweba oluyingqayizivele kule nzalo. I-ridgeback ingumvikeli omuhle kakhulu owenza inja enkulu yokuqapha kodwa futhi ungumngane ofanelekile.

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Izimpawu zeRhodesian Ridgeback

Umlando weRhodesian Ridgeback

I-Rhodesian ridgeback ingalandelwa ngemuva kweminyaka eyi-1500 lapho abafuduki baseYurophu beletha izinja eziningana eNingizimu Afrika. Abahlali bafuna inja enhle yokuzingela, umvikeli, nomngani. Izinja zabo zazikhethwe ngokukhethwa ngezinja eziyingxenye "zasendle" ezazisetshenziselwa ukuzingelwa ngabomdabu. Izinhlanga eziningi ezihlukahlukene kungenzeka zanikele, kufaka phakathi amaDanest Great, ama-mastiffs, igazihounds, ama-greyhounds, nama-terriers. Zasetshenziselwa ukuzingela imidwebo ehlukahlukene.

Ngo-1877, kwaziswa eRogelia, izwe elaziwa manje njengeZimbabwe, lapho bekhuliswe futhi baqhutshelwa phambili ukuze bakhonze abazingeli bemidlalo emikhulu.

Uhlobo olulandela lwaziwa ngokuthi i-African lion hound, njengoba kwakunjwayele ukuzingela izingonyama. Iphakethe lezinja ezine kuya kweziyisithupha lalisetshenziselwa ukubamba ingonyama echwebeni lomzingeli. Zasetshenziswa futhi ukuzingela izingulube.

Inqubo yokuzalwa yabhalwa eRodesia ngo-1922. Loluhlobo lwafika e-US ekuqaleni kwawo-1900s futhi lwamukelwa eNingizimu Kennel Club (AKC) ngo-1955.

I-Rhodesian Ridgeback Care

Ijazi elifushane, elibushelelezi lezinwele lidinga ukunakekelwa okuncane futhi lisho kuphela inani elincane elilinganiselwe. Ukulungiswa okujwayelekile okuyisisekelo kuyadingeka ukuze kutholakale imigwaqo enempilo. Qinisekisa ukuthi izipikili zihlala zihlelwe kahle futhi izindlebe zihlanza njalo ukugwema izifo zendlebe . Siza ukugcina inja yakho iphilile ngokuhlanzeka komlomo, kufaka phakathi ukuxubha amazinyo enja yakho njalo.

I-ridgeback iyinja enhle kakhulu futhi ekhuthele edinga ukuvivinya umzimba nokuzivocavoca , okungenani imizuzu engama-30 nsuku zonke noma ngaphezulu. Uzodinga ukugcina inja yakho ku-leash futhi ilawulwa kahle njengoba ijwayele ukuxosha noma yini ehambayo. Ukulawula inja enkulu, ejabule ku-leash kungaba nzima kumnikazi we-novice. Lolu hlobo lubaluleke kakhulu emidlalweni ehlukahlukene yezinja , kuhlanganise nobuciko, ukulalela, nokukhanga. Ukuthola inja yakho umsebenzi ayithandayo kungasiza ekuvimbeleni ukukhathazeka nokukhathazeka.

I-ridgeback yaseRhodesi nayo inja ehlakaniphile kodwa eyazimele edingayo ukuqeqeshwa okufanele ukulalela futhi izokwenza kahle uma iqeqeshiwe. Zonke izinja zidinga ukuqeqeshwa, kodwa ukuqeqeshwa kubaluleke nakakhulu inja ekhudlwana efana neRhodesian. Ezinye izinja ezinkulu aziqapheli ubukhulu bazo, ngakho-ke kubalulekile ukuthi ube nokulawula phezu kwenja yakho.

Ama-ridgebacks afana nokumba futhi enze imbobo yabo ukuze ipholile esimweni sezulu esifudumele. Baye bajwayele ukuphunyuka ezinkampanini eziqotshiwe banomthamo ophezulu wokuhamba. Uzodinga izicingo ezivikelekile ezingenakudlulela noma ukumba ngaphansi. Ngomshayeli ophezulu wezilwane, bazokhipha futhi baqhekeke ngokushesha.

I-ridgeback ehloniphekile yamaRhodesi inobumnene futhi iqotho emndenini wayo, kodwa ingase iqale igcinwe ngabantu abangabazi. Ukuhlelwa komphakathi okufanelekile kusukela ebuntwaneni kubalulekile kakhulu. Lokhu kuzokusiza kube lula ku-Rhodesia yakho ukwamukela abantu abasha, izilwane, kanye nemvelo.

I-ridgeback ingase ifanele imindeni enezingane uma nje inja iqeqeshwe ukuhambisana nezingane. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi uhlobo luni, qiniseka ukuthi ungalokothi ushiye inja yedwa nezingane ezincane.

Amadoda angama-Rhodesian abahlukumezekile angase abonise ukuhlukumeza kwezinye izinja zesilisa.

Ngokwemvelo ephakeme yokudla, kungenzeka ukuthi baxoshe izilwane ezincane namakati ngaphandle uma bekhuliswe nabo.

Izinkinga Zempilo Ezivamile

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

• I-Dermoid sinus
• I-Hip dysplasia
• I-Elbow dysplasia

Ukudla nokudla

Yondla ukudla okwenziwe yiRhodesian kokubili ngosuku ngosuku lwezingu-2 zokudla izinja ezomile ngesikhathi sokudla. Inani elifanele lesilwane sakho sizoxhomeka kubukhulu, iminyaka, izinga lomsebenzi, nezinye izici. Akufanele uvumele ukunikezwa kwamahhala njengoba lolu hlobo aluhambisani nomgomo wokuzibusa. Ukwehlisa ukudla noma ukudla okuningi ngesikhathi esisodwa kungabangela ukuqhuma kwesisu kanye nesisu, okuyinto ephuthumayo yezokwelapha.

Gwema isilingo sokunikeza inja yakho ukudla kwabantu njengokuphatha. Ama-Ridgebacks ayaziwa futhi ngokucubungula izinto zakho zokubala ekhishini udoti lomuntu siqu futhi athathe noma yikuphi ukudla angakufinyelela. Kuzodingeka uqaphele futhi uqinisekise ukuthi amakhabethe akho nawo aphephile.

Ukuqapha isilwane sakho ngezibonakaliso ukuthi uthola isisindo. Ukuba ngokweqile noma ukugqwala kunganciphisa impilo yenja futhi kwandise ingozi yezinye izimo. Njengoba izidingo zomsoco wezinja zizoshintsha ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, qiniseka ukuthi uzokuletha lokhu kanye nodokotela wakho wezilwane. Ungacela izincomo zokudla amashejuli, izinhlobo zokudla, inani lokudla, nokuzivocavoca ukugcina inja yakho iphilile.

Qiniseka ukuthi unikeza ukufinyelela kwamanzi ahlanzekile, ahlanzekile.

Ukunyuka kwezinja nokuPhenya okwengeziwe

Njenganoma yikuphi ukuzalwa, uma ucabanga ukuthi iRhodesian isiphephelo esilungile kuwe, qiniseka ukuthi wenze ucwaningo oluningi ngaphambi kokuba uthole. Khuluma nabanye abanikazi be-ridgeback, abalimi abahloniphekile namaqembu okulondoloza ukuze bafunde kabanzi.

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