I-Maltese iyinja encane, elicwengisisiwe, nenjabulo enezinwele ezinde, ezithambile, ezimhlophe. Lezi zinja zihlakaniphile futhi zihambisana, okwenza inja encane ephatheke kalula. I-Maltese iyinja ekhangayo eyenza kahle emakhaya afuna inja encane yomngane.
Ukubukwa kobubele
- Iqembu: Amathoyizi
- Ubukhulu: amakhilogremu angu-4 kuya kwangu-7 futhi ukuphakama okungama-8 kuya kwangu-10
- Indwangu nombala: Mhlophe, ngejazi elilodwa elide nelinye elingenalutho ngaphandle kwe-undercoat
- Ukulindela Ukuphila: iminyaka engu-12 kuya ku-15
Izici ze-Maltese
| Izinga lokuthandana | Phezulu |
| Ubungane | Phezulu |
| Kid-Friendly | Phakathi |
| Pet-Friendly | Phezulu |
| Izidingo zokuzivocavoca | Okuphansi |
| Ukudlala | Phezulu |
| I-Energy Level | Phakathi |
| Ukuqeqeshwa | Phezulu |
| Intelligence | Phezulu |
| Ukuthambekela ku-Bark | Phakathi |
| Inani lokukhishwa | Okuphansi |
Umlando we-Maltese
I-Maltese ingalandelwa emuva eminyakeni engaphezu kwengu-28 futhi iyisizwe esidala sase-Malta eMedithera. Lezi zinja zitholakala kubhodini lasendulo lesiGreki futhi kwachazwa isazi sefilosofi u-Aristotle. Kuye kwaziwa ukuthi ungumngani ohlonishwayo wobukhosi eminyakeni edlule. Ngokungafani nezinhlobo eziningi ezincane, i-Maltese ayizange ihlelwe phansi ukusuka kumakhulu amakhulu; bekulokhu inja encane kakhulu.
I-Maltese iye yahlala inja yokuhlukana-ehlonishwa kakhulu futhi efunwa kakhulu. Bathandwa ngabantu besifazane abasezingeni eliphezulu eNgilandi kuma-1300. Imizamo yokuzala ngisho neyincane kakhulu i-Maltese kule minyaka yama-17 neye-18 yabangela izinja ezincane ngobukhulu bama-squirrels kepha zazisusa cishe.
Babenwe nezinye izinja ezincane ukuze bavuselele ukuzalwa futhi lokhu kwaholela ekuthuthukiseni izinhlobo eziningana ezihlobene.
Ngasekupheleni kweminyaka ye-1800, iMalta yathunyelwa emazweni ase-US futhi yaqashelwa ngokomthetho yi-AKC ngo-1888. Uhlobo luye lwahlala luthandwa kakhulu kuze kube yilolu suku.
Ukunakekelwa kwe-Maltese
Isigqoko esithambile seMalta sikhula njalo.
Abanikazi abaningi bakhetha ukugcina izinwele zikhawulelwe esifushane futhi kuthatha ikhwalithi ye-wavy neye-fluffy; abanye bagcina ijazi lide futhi ligeleza. Ngenxa yalolu hlobo lwengubo, ukuzilungisa njalo kuyadingeka ngokuphelele. I-Maltese kufanele ifakwe kabili kathathu ngeviki (kuze kube yilapho isambatho sigcinwa isikhathi eside). Izinwele zezinwele zingadingeka njalo emva kwamasonto amaningana.
IziMalta zijwayele ukubonisa ukubhuka kwezinyembezi ngaphansi kwamehlo. Kukhona imikhiqizo etholakalayo ezitolo zezilwane ukusiza ukususa lezi zinti. Lezo zindebe ezinhle noma ama-topknots ozibonayo ku-Maltese zikhonza ngenhloso yokugcina izinwele ngaphandle kwamehlo ukuvimbela ukucasuka. Ungase uqaphele nokuthi impumu yeMalta iphuma ilanga ehlobo ibe yumnyama futhi iphela uma ingaboni ukushisa kwelanga, eyaziwa njengekhala lebusika.
Lolu hlobo ludinga ukunakekelwa okuhle kwamahlanzeko wamazinyo ukuvimbela izinkinga nezinkinga ze-gum. Kungase kudingeke uqhube amazinyo enja yakho nsuku zonke noma okungenani izikhathi ezimbili kuya kathathu ngesonto ukuqinisekisa ukuthi umlomo wakhe uhlala uphilile.
Abanye bacatshangwa ukuthi yi- hypoallergenic dog breed futhi kungenzeka ukuthi kufanelekile kulabo abanobubele noma ngokulinganisela ukunakekelwa kwezinja. Ukuthi noma yiliphi uhlobo i-hypoallergenic iphikisana nabachwepheshe bokungezwani komzimba njengoba ukucindezeleka kukhishwa ngamaprotheni ematheni nasemdandeni kunokuba uboya.
Kodwa njengenja encane ebeka kancane, i-Maltese ingase ikhulule kancane kulezi zifo.
Njengazo zonke izinja, iMalta idinga ukuqeqeshwa okufanele kanye nokuhlelwa komphakathi ukuze ujabule futhi ulungiswe kahle. Qaphela ukuthi ungayinaki lezi zinto nje ngoba i-Maltese iyinja encane. Uhlobo luhlakaniphile, ngakho-ke, umfundi osheshayo. Abanye banomuzwa wokuthi i-Maltese ine-streak enenkani enenkani futhi ingaba kancane eceleni kwezwi.
I-Maltese inezinga elilinganayo lamandla futhi lidinga ukuzivocavoca . Imisebenzi yokuhamba nsuku zonke nemisebenzi ejabulisayo efana namageyimu ingasiza ukugcina umqondo wakho weMalitha nangokwenyama wakhuthazwa. Ababekezeli ukushisa okukhulu noma kubanda kakhulu. Ikakhulukazi esimweni sezulu esibandayo, i-Maltese ayinayo i-undercoat futhi kufanele unikeze i-sweater uma ithatha inja yakho ngaphandle ukuze uhambe.
Njengoba uneminyaka engaphezulu kuka-2000 yokuba yizinja zezinja, ungalindela ukuthi i-Maltese idinga ukunakekelwa kwabantu njalo futhi ingabonisa ukukhathazeka kokuhlukaniswa uma kushiywe yedwa isikhathi eside.
Bangase bagxume ngokuqhubekayo noma babe yingozi. Ngenxa yalesi sizathu, zihamba phambili emakhaya lapho uzoba khona ekhaya usuku lonke noma ukwazi ukugcina inja yakho nawe lapho uhamba ekhaya.
Njengenja encane encane, iMalta ayikhuthazwa yindlu enezingane ezincane ngenxa yengozi yokulimala inja. Kungenzeka kube yisinqumo esifanele emindenini enezingane ezikhulile eziziphatha kahle. I-Maltese nayo ingaba ngumnikazi wayo wokuzivikela ngokweqile futhi ivikeleke ezungeze izingane nezinye izilwane, zibonisa ukugabha nokukhala.
IsiMaltese singase kube nzima ukuhlalisa indlu kodwa kungenzeka ukuthi isitimela noma udoti uqeqeshwe ngakho akudingeki uwathathe ngaphandle.
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-Patellar Luxation
- I-Collapsing Trachea
- Ama-Shunts e-Portosystemic (PSS)
Ukudla nokudla
Yondla ukudla kwakho okubili kweMalta ngosuku usuku olulodwa lwe-1/4 kuya ku-1/2 indebe yokudla inja eyomile. Nakuba lokhu kungase kubonakale kuyinto encane, akudingi okuningi. Bangaba ukudla okukhethileyo futhi babe nezinhlelo zokugaya ukudla. Zingaba zikhohlisayo ngempela ekukutholeni ukuthi ubanike izibambiso zokudla kwakho komuntu, kodwa udinga ukuhlala njalo ngokugwema lokhu. Uma kungenjalo, ungabona ukuzuza kwesisindo nokuziphatha okukhethile okukhethile.
Qinisekisa ukuhlinzeka ngamanzi ahlanzekile, ahlanzekile enja yakho. Uma ubhala noma yikuphi ukutholakala kwesisindo, buza lokhu nodokotela wakho wezilwane ukuze uthole isincomo esimisweni sokudla, inani lokudla, uhlobo lokudla kwenja, nokuzivocavoca.
Ukunyuka kwezinja nokuPhenya okwengeziwe
Njenganoma yiluphi uhlobo, uma ucabanga ukuthi i-Maltese iyinja efanele kuwe, qiniseka ukuthi wenza ucwaningo oluningi ngaphambi kokuba uqale. Khuluma nabanye abanikazi baseMalta, abalimi abahloniphekile, namaqembu okulondoloza ukuze bafunde kabanzi.
Uma unesithakazelo ezizalweni ezifanayo, bheka lokhu:
Ungase ufise ukucwaninga izinhlobo eziningi zezinja ukuze uthole okulungile.