I-whippet inzalo yezinja efana ne- greyhound , nakuba isayizi encane. Ngokuvamile, ingahamba ngokushesha ngamamayela angu-35 ngehora, okwenza kube yizinja ezinzima kunawo wonke ubukhulu bayo. Le-sighthound nayo yaziwa ngokuqaphelisa kwayo, ubuhlobo, nokudlala. I-whippet ejabulisayo ingumngane othandekayo futhi oqotho ohlanganisa cishe noma yimuphi umkhaya. Njengenja engeyona inqwaba, engasebenzi kahle endlini, futhi idinga ukuhamba kahle noma ukugijima, yenza kahle ngokuhlala kwezindlu.
Ukubukwa kobubele
- Iqembu: Hound
- Usayizi: Isisindo 25 kuya ku-40 amakhilogremu, ukuphakama 18 kuya ku-22 amasentimitha
- Indwangu nombala: Omfushane, ijazi elibushelelezi ngemibala ehlukahlukene, kubandakanya omnyama, ohlaza okwesibhakabhaka, obomvu, obomvu, omhlophe, nobuningi obuhlukahlukene be-brindle, noma ukuhlanganiswa kwanoma iyiphi yale mibala.
- Ukulindela Ukuphila: iminyaka engu-12 kuya ku-15
Izimpawu ze-Whippet
| Izinga lokuthandana | Phezulu |
| Ubungane | Phezulu |
| Kid-Friendly | Phezulu |
| Pet-Friendly | Phezulu |
| Izidingo zokuzivocavoca | Phezulu |
| Ukudlala | Phezulu |
| I-Energy Level | Phakathi |
| Ukuqeqeshwa | Phezulu |
| Intelligence | Phakathi |
| Ukuthambekela ku-Bark | Okuphansi |
| Inani lokukhishwa | Okuphansi |
Umlando we-Whippet
I-whippet yayisiwumphumela wokwehlukanisa phakathi kwama-greyhounds nase-England e-England, echaza ukuthi ubukeka sengathi "i-greyhound encane." Uma isetshenziswe isigaba sokusebenza saseNgilandi ukuzingela umdlalo omncane (ikakhulukazi onogwaja), ukubeletha ekugcineni kwawazisa kakhulu emdlalweni wezemidlalo. Ngokufana ne-greyhound, i-whippet ingumgijimi ogijima kakhulu futhi kubhekwa njengenja esheshayo ngobukhulu bayo.
I-whippet yafika kuqala e-US ngasekupheleni kwe-1800 futhi ibhaliswe ne-American Kennel Club (AKC) ngo-1888. Ngokumangalisa ukuthi lolu hlobo aluzange luhlonishwe ngokomthetho yi-English Kennel Club kuze kube ngo-1891.
Whippet Care
I-whippet inengubo emfushane kakhulu, ebushelelezi edinga ukulungiswa okuncane kakhulu. Izitshalo ezizaliswayo ezilinganisweni eziphansi, kodwa ukwehliswa ukwandisa ngezikhathi ezithile.
Iningi lezingxube lidinga nje ukuxubha ngezikhathi ngezikhathi zokugqoka kanye nokugeza njalo. Izipikili zabo kufanele zigcinwe kufushane ukuze zivimbele ukushelela phansi phansi.
Ama-whippets agcwele amandla futhi ngezinye izikhathi ayingcosana, kodwa futhi anesilonda lapho engaphakathi. Ngamafuphi, ungalindeli ukuthi i-whippet yakho ihlale ifenisha. I-whippet izokwenza kahle efulethini uma nje ungamthatha uhambe noma uye epaki yenja. Ngaphandle kokuzivocavoca, ungase ubone eminye imikhuba yokulima yangasese, kepha izogqoka ngokushesha uma isetshenziswe. Bavame ukuhambisana kahle nezinye izinja ngaphandle kokuba bathambekele ekubeni nobudlova abakuzungezile.
Uhlobo luthando lokugijima, ngakho qiniseka ukuthi unikeza isikhala esiningi nokuzivocavoca nsuku zonke . Njengombono we-sighthound, i-whippet kungenzeka igijime ngemuva kokuhamba phambili, futhi ngeke ithole kalula indlela yayo. Ukuzalwa akufanele kuvunyelwe ukugijima, futhi "ucingo olungabonakali" akuyona inketho ngoba ngeke bayeke uma bebona okuthile okuzoxoshwa. Ucingo olungamamitha amahlanu kuya kwangu-6 ubude luzowagcina egcekeni.
Ukuqeqeshwa okufanele kanye nokuhlelwa komphakathi kokubili kubalulekile ku-whippet, njengazo zonke izinja. Ngenkathi i-whippet ingase ingabonakali njengethuluzi elibukhali kakhulu egazini, lo mhlobo uyakwazi ukufunda kahle ngokuphikelela nokukhuthazwa.
Ama-whippets abathanda kakhulu imindeni yabo bakhethe ukungabi yedwa. Babengenja yendlu kusukela ekuqaleni kunokuba inja yokuqapha noma ingxenye yepaki yokuzingela. Ngeshwa, bangakwazi ukubhekana nokukhathazeka ngokwehlukana. Kubonakala sengathi akufanele benze kahle nokuqeqeshwa kwe-crate, kubonisa i-claustrophobia. Uma inja yakho kufanele ibe yedwa kakhulu ngosuku, i-whippet kungenzeka ukuthi ayiyona into engcono kakhulu.
Abavamile ukuhlukumezeka futhi benze ngokuvumelana nabantu abangabazi. Ngenxa yalesi sizathu, azenzi izinja eziqaphele. Eqinisweni, i-American Whippet Club ithi i-whippet ivame ukukhombisa "Ukuxilisa Okudlulele Kwamanje" kokubili umndeni wakhe nanoma ubani ovakashelayo. Kuzodingeka uqeqeze i-whippet yakho ukuba ingabi ngaphezu-exuberant uma ufika ekhaya noma othile ebopha umnyango.
Kubalulekile ukwazi ukuthi amakati kanye nezinye izilwane ezincane zingase zithukuthele izilwane zasendle.
Ukuzibandakanya okufanelekile kuyadingeka, kodwa ukuzalwa kungase kungathembeki ngempela ezidalwa ezincane. Zifanele imindeni enezinja eziningi uma nje ezinye izinhlobo ziziphatha ngendlela efanayo nezinye izinja.
Ama-whippets avame ukuhambisana kahle nezingane . Ubukhulu babo bulungele ukungaboni izingane ezincane futhi zikhulu ngokwanele ukuba zingalimazi kalula. Kodwa-ke, kuzodingeka uqinisekise ukuthi izingane zakho zindala ngokwanele ukuphatha inja ngenhlonipho. Ngokuphindaphindiwe, i-whippet ingaba ngumngane omkhulu wezingane, ikakhulukazi uma bedlala ukudlala kanye neminye imidlalo esebenzayo ukuze igqoke amandla.
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:
- Isifo Se-Von Willebrand: I-disorder-clotting disorder
- Ukuzizwa kwesifo sokuzibulala: Zonke izibuko zithinta kakhulu izibhamu kunezinja ezilinganayo. Qinisekisa ukuthi udokotela wakho wezilwane ujwayele lokhu ngaphambi kokwelashwa okudinga i-anesthesia.
- I-Atrophy Retinal Ehamba phambili (Progressive Retinal Atrophy (PRA)
Ukudla nokudla
I-whippet izodinga ukudla okubili ngosuku lwenkomishi ye-3/4 yokudla kwenja eyomile. Izidingo zomuntu zixhomeke esayizi, izinga lomsebenzi, ubudala, nezinye izici. Izidingo zomsoco wezinja zakho zizoshintsha impilo yakhe yonke, ngakho cocinga ukuthi yini efanelekayo ngodokotela wakho wezilwane ukuthola izincomo. Qinisekisa ukuqapha isisindo sakho sesilwane ukuqinisekisa ukuthi akapakethe kunoma yimaphi amakhilogremu angaphezulu.
Ukunyuka kwezinja nokuPhenya okwengeziwe
Njenganoma yiluphi uhlobo, uma ucabanga ukuthi i-whippet yiyona inja efanelekile, qiniseka ukuthi wenze ucwaningo oluningi ngaphambi kokuba uqale. Xoxa nabanye abanikazi be-whippet, abalimi abahloniphekile, namaqembu okulondoloza ukuze bafunde kabanzi.
Uma unesithakazelo ezizalweni ezifanayo, bheka kulokhu ukuqhathanisa izinzuzo nezingozi:
Kunezinhlobonhlobo zezinja zezinja ngaphandle.
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