Ngakho, hlobo luni lwenja?
Inja yalolu hlobo, cishe, yavela ezikhathini zasendulo. Isibonelo, kwaziwa ukuthi i-Great Dane yayisezinhlamvu zemali zesiGreki, lapho kwafakwa khona iminyaka engamashumi amathathu nesithupha BC. Ngakho-ke, singacabanga ukuthi lezi zinja zase zisendulo. Ngendlela, ungazwa ukuthi izinja zalolu hlobo zibizwa ngokuthi izinja ze-Apollo. Futhi, kunolwazi olunembile mayelana nomzuzu lapho inja yokuqala ivele khona. Ngo-407 AD, ingxenye yaseJalimane yeGaul, kanye nengxenye yeSpain ne-Italy, yathathwa isizwe esisodwa sase-Asia - i-Alans. Amabutho abo ayehambisana nezinja ezinkulu ezinhle. Lezi zinja zinganqoba izilwane ezinkulu nezinamandla njengezikhumba nezinyosi. AmaJalimane aqaphela ukuthi inja enjalo yayizoba ngumsizi omkhulu, futhi yaqala ukuyihlakulela. I-Great Dane yinkomo ephuma ekuhambeni izilwane ezalethwa e-Asia ne-Irish Greyhound. Lezi zinja ziyizinhlobo ezinhle kakhulu, ezincane futhi ezihambayo. Ngendlela, uma sikhuluma ngegama lesiNgisi lale nja, kuthiwa libizwa ngokuthi iDanish dane, nakuba lingenalo lutho ngeDenmark.
Uma sikhuluma ngokubukeka kwale nja, kubalulekile ukuphawula ukuthi kukhulu ngempela. Isibonelo, ukuphakama okungenani kwesilisa kungamamitha angamashumi ayisithupha nesithupha, futhi kumuntu wesifazane - amasentimitha angamashumi ayisikhombisa nambili. AmaDanes anenhloko encane futhi ehlanganisiwe, emuva kwempumu kanye nokuguquguquka okwenziwe phakathi kwebunzi nombukiso. Kubalulekile ukuphawula ukuthi inja inezimboni eziqondile ngokuqondile, intamo ende futhi emisipha, kanye nezintambo zomzimba. Lezi zinja zinemigqa eyindilinga enezinhlayiya ezimfushane nezinnyama. Umsila wenja awufani nanoma yini, kungokwesayizi nobude obujwayelekile. Iningi lamanothi ukuthi amehlo ezinja zalesi sizwe ahlakaniphile kakhulu futhi aqonda. Unombala omnyama, futhi ngesimo sizungezile. Izindlebe zenja kufanele zikhulunywe. Zibukhali futhi zimi njalo. Kuzo zonke iziGreki eziDala zaseGermany, ikhava yesikhumba sezinwele ezimfushane, ezinamaqabunga amnyama afanelana ndawonye, ngakho uboya bubukeka buhle futhi bukhulu. Ngendlela, kubalulekile ukuphawula ukuthi imibala ehlukene yezinwele namehlo ibonisa ukuthi izinja ziyizinhlobo ezahlukene. Isibonelo, ama-blue mastiffs anomthunzi okhanyayo woboya namahlo.
I-Great Dane ungumngani nomngani omkhulu kakhulu wenkosi yakhe. Inja enjalo ngeke ithole ukuhlukumeza okunjalo. Uzoba nomusa, abe nesineke futhi omuhle-kuze kube yilapho izimo zidinga uhlamvu. Eqinisweni, izikhulu zaseJalimane ziyi-fighters ezinhle kakhulu. Lokhu akumangazi, ngoba kwasetshenziswa amakhulu eminyaka njengamaqhawe, ukuzingela nezinja zokuqapha. Futhi, kwakukhona izikhathi lapho lezi zinja zazihanjiswe kwi-harness. Ngakho-ke, singaphetha ngokuthi lezi zinja "zonke zihlombe." Yiqiniso, ezweni lanamuhla inja ayisayibophezelwa ukwenza yonke imisebenzi eyabelwe yona ngaphambili. Manje, lezi zinja ziwumhlobiso omuhle kunoma yiliphi ikhaya. Kuphela, ngokungafani nezinja ezincane zokuhlobisa, inja ayikwazi nje ukuziqhenya kwenkosi yayo, kodwa futhi isivikelo sayo. Lezi zinja ziguquguquke kakhulu futhi ngeke zihlasele umuntu ngaphandle kwesizathu.
Ngaphandle komsikazi omnyama waseJalimane, owuhlobo oluthandwayo kakhulu, kukhona nenja ebomvu enezinwele ezibomvu zaseJalimane ne-Tiger mastiff yaseJalimane. Zonke lezi zinhlobonhlobo zinemvelaphi efanayo, kodwa zibukeka kancane. Isibonelo, inja ebomvu ihluke kumbala wayo. Umbala woboya balobu buhlanga buhluka kusukela ekukhanyeni kuya ekumnyama, okubomvu kwegolide. Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-muzzle yenja ingahlotshaniswa nomaski omnyama, okugcizelela ukubonakala kwakhe okuhle. Kulabo abafuna ukuba nenja ehamba phambili futhi ehlanjululwe, izinja ezibomvu ezinhle kakhulu zifanelekile. Abamele abamnyama balezi zizwe babhekene nokuthukuthela nokuthukuthela. Ukudansa okunjalo, ezinsukwini zakudala, kwakungabazingeli abangcono kunazo zonke zezinkukhu zasendle. Ngaphezu kwalokho, bahlale bevikela amakhosi abo futhi bebaqaphi abahle kakhulu. Uma unquma ukuba nenja enjalo, khumbula njalo ukuthi kudinga ukuhambisa okuningi futhi uhambe endaweni evulekile. Kuphela uma uvumela inja ukuthi ifudumele ngokujwayelekile, iyoba nomzimba omuhle kakhulu futhi ngeke ithole izifo ezihlukahlukene ezihambisana nesistimu ye-musculoskeletal. Ukunakekela le nja, kufanele uyihlasele njalo nge-brush eqinile. Futhi, ungalokothi uvumele indawo yokulala ukuthi ibhalwe phansi, ebanda noma emanzini.
I-Tiger Dogs ihluke emicimbeni yabo emnyama kuwo wonke umzimba. Inja enjalo inombala ovela ekukhanyeni-kwegolide kuya kwegolide elimnyama. Izinja ezinjalo akufanele zibe nama-paws amhlophe namahlo akhanyayo. Lokhu kubonisa ukuthi akuyona into ehlanzekile. Umnyama uzoba umbala oyisisekelo wombala wenja, ukukhanya okuqhamukayo kuyoba khona. Tiger Dogs like ukugijima futhi ujabule okuningi njengoba abazala babo bomvu. Abalokothi babonise ulaka kubantu abangabazi, ngakho-ke inja enjalo ungakwazi ukuhamba ngokuphepha emgwaqweni ngaphandle kokwesaba ukuthi uzoziphonsa komunye umuntu. Izinja ezinjalo zizwela kakhulu ezinganeni. Uma indlu ingane encane, ungakwazi ukuletha ipilwane ye-Great Dane ngokuphepha. Qinisekisa ukuthi izingane zizothola ngokushesha ulimi oluvamile futhi zenze abangane. Inja enjalo iyoba yengane yakho umngane weqiniso nomvikeli. Kodwa, ungakhohlwa ukuthi izinja ezinjalo zidinga ukuqeqeshwa okukhethekile nokuqeqeshwa. Ngemuva kwakho konke, inja, nakuba ihle-imvelo, kodwa uma ungaqhubeki kahle ithimba, ngenxa yobukhulu bayo, ingabesabisa umuntu noma igwebe phansi. Uma inja iqeqeshwe kahle, izokwazi ukukhombisa amaqiniso wangempela futhi ngeke ilimaze noma ngabe yimuphi umuntu ngengozi.