Ikhanda lakhe lidonswe kahle, izindlebe zakhe zinkulu futhi zingunxantathu futhi amehlo akhe agqame ama-alimondi futhi anombala onsundu, oluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, wenhlaka, ane-marbling, akhanga ngokukhethekile.

Izinwele : yobude obuphakathi nendawo, iqonde noma i-wavy kancane, imfishane futhi abushelelezi ekhanda nasezindlebeni. Kungaba blue-merle, black, red, red-merle futhi ibe namabala amhlophe.

Usayizi : kusuka ku-51 kuya ku-58 cm kowesilisa naku-46 kuya ku-53 cm kowesifazane.

Isisindo : 20 kuya ku-30 ​​kg kowesilisa kanye no-19 kuya ku-26 kg kwabesifazane.

Ukwahlukaniswa kwe-FCI : N ° 342.

Ngokuphikisana nalokho okushiwo yigama, i-Australian Shepherd ayisiyo inhlobo eyenziwe e-Australia, kodwa e-United States. Kuphikiswana ngemvelaphi yayo, kodwa ngokombono ovame ukuvunyelwa, lolu hlobo lwavela ekuweleni kwezinhlobo zeSpanishi (Basque), kamuva zavela esiphambanweni ne-collie. Ngakho kungani igama elithi Australian Shepherd? Ngoba ngenkathi lezi zinja zingeniswa eCalifornia ngekhulu lesi-XNUMX, zafika ngesikebhe zivela e-Australia lapho abelusi baseBasque babethuthele khona ukuyokwenza ukuzalanisa.

I-Australian Shepherd iyisilwane uhlakaniphile, ukhuthele futhi uqinile. Izimfanelo eziningi kangaka ezenza kube isilwane esingenakuqhathaniswa emsebenzini wasepulazini. Akumangazi-ke ukuthi utholakala emapulazini amaningi aseMelika, lapho egcina futhi eqhuba imihlambi yezimvu ikakhulukazi, kodwa futhi nezinkomo, izinsuku zilandelana. Ukuthandwa kwe- "Aussie", njengoba abantu baseMelika bembiza ngothando, kuncike kakhulu ekubukeni kwakhe kuma-rodeos nakumabhayisikobho asentshonalanga.

Emndenini, unothando futhi uvikela izihlobo zakhe, futhi unomoya olinganayo kanye nokuxabana okuncane, okumenza abe umngane omuhle, nezingane. Uhlale echazwa njengothandekayo futhi kwesinye isikhathi aze angenele. I-Australian Shepherd ayikubekezeleli isizungu futhi inesidingo esikhulu sokuzungezwa.

I-Australian Shepherd ibhekwa njengohlobo olunempilo, emehlweni abanye abaningi. Nokho, ingaphansi kwezinkinga ezithile zofuzo. Njengoba kunjalo ngezinhlobo eziningi ezinkulu, abelusi base-Australia bavame ukuhlushwa i-dysplasia, endaweni ye-hip noma ye-elbow, engaphazamisa kakhulu amakhono abo emoto. Lena inkinga okufanele icatshangelwe ikakhulukazi uma inja ihloselwe ukusebenza nezilwane zasemapulazini. Izinkinga zezempilo ezivame kakhulu nezibonakala ku-Australian Shepherd yizifo zabo zamehlo ezizuzwe njengefa:

I-retinal atrophy eqhubekayo: ngempela usengozini enkulu yokuba ne-progressive retinal atrophy (PRA), isifo sofuzo esitholakala ngofuzo esibangelwa isakhi sofuzo esishintshashintshayo futhi esiholela ekubeni yimpumputhe ngokuphelele esilwaneni. Inja ethintekile ithola isakhi sofuzo esiyingozi kubo bobabili abazali, futhi yonke imidlwane evela enjeni ethintekile izokhula noma ithwale lesi sifo.

Okunye ukungahambi kahle kwamehlo: okunye okungahambi kahle kwenzeka njalo kubelusi base-Australia, njengeCollie Eye Anomalies (AOC), i-cataract, i-retinal detachment noma i-Iris Coloboma (ngakolunye uhlangothi, ayikhubazi kakhulu). ). (1)

Kubalulekile ukugcizelela lokho ukungasebenzi akuyona le nja onesidingo esibalulekile sansuku zonke sokukhuthazwa nokuzivocavoca, ngokomzimba nangokwengqondo. Ngakho-ke ukuhlala efulethini noma ezindlini eziminyene kufanele kugwenywe ngokuphelele. Inja yayizoba nokungakhululeki, ukucindezeleka, ukukhathazeka kanye nolaka lapho. Okumlungele yimpilo yasepulazini, ezungezwe umndeni nezilwane, endaweni enkulu lapho angagijima khona amabanga amade. Nokho, kungcono ukuthi indawo yakhe yokuhlala ibiyelwe.