Abanye abantu banesiqubulo esithi “Okukhulu kuba ngcono!”. Lesi sihloko ngesalabo bantu ncamashi. Ngoba ngezinye izikhathi lesi siqubulo sisebenza nasezifuyweni ezifuywayo.

Izinja ezinkulu zinenzuzo eningi. Bangabantu abakhulu abathambile abanomoya omnene futhi omnandi, ngezinye izikhathi abacabanga ngokulala kuphela. Bahlakaniphile futhi ngokuvamile kulula ukubaqeqesha. Izinja ezinkulu zazivame ukufuywa zibe izinja zezimvu nezinja eziqaphayo. Abaningi baziwa ngokuthembeka okukhulu emndenini wabo wesintu.

Uguquko olukhulu lwadala izinhlobo, njengeGreat Dane kanye neSaint Bernard. Lezi zinhlobo ezinjenge-mastiff azigcini nje ngokuba zinde kunezinja eziningi, kodwa futhi zivame ukuba nemisipha futhi ziqine (ngesakhiwo esihlangene nesifushane). Uma kuqhathaniswa, ama-greyhounds, njengama-Greyhound nama-Scots, anemisipha encane kodwa abonakala ezacile. Futhi kukhona uhla olubanzi phakathi kwalezi zinto ezimbili ezeqisayo.

Kunezici eziningana okufanele uzicabangele ngaphambi kokuthatha inja enkulu. Izinhlobo ezinkulu zidinga isikhala esithe xaxa. Ngakho-ke, uma uhlala efulethini, uzodinga ukuhlela isikhathi sokuzivocavoca inja yakho enkulu. Baphinde badle ukudla okuningi, okungabiza. Ukwengeza, izinhlobo ezinkulu ziyakwazi ukufinyelela amatafula namashalofu amade, ngakho-ke kuzodingeka ucabange kabanzi mayelana nokuvikela izinja endaweni yakho yokuhlala. Futhi inja enkulu isho izinwele eziningi. Nakuba ezinye izinhlobo ezinkulu azichithi kakhulu njengabanye, kuzohlale kunezinwele eziningi zezinja ezizohlanzwa ngenxa nje yobukhulu. Wena, noma umgadli, uzodinga futhi ukuchitha isikhathi esiningi unakekela ijazi lenja enkulu.

Ukwengeza, uzodinga ukuqaphela kakhulu lapho uncelisa umdlwane omkhulu wohlobo, ukuze inja ingakhuli ngokushesha ngoba lokhu kungaholela ezinkingeni zamathambo namalunga. Izinhlobo ezinkulu zisengozini enkulu ye-hip dysplasia kanye ne-elbow dysplasia, okuyizifo zofuzo. Abazalisi kufanele bakhethe abalimi babo ukuze kuqedwe lokhu kungaphumeleli. Yenza ucwaningo lwakho ngaphambi kokukhetha olulodwa.

Ngokwezokwelapha, izinhlobo ezinkulu zamabele ajulile zijwayele ukuvuleka nokusonteka, lapho isisu sigcwala umoya futhi sisonte lapho inja idla kakhulu noma ngokushesha. Lesi yisimo esiphuthumayo sikadokotela wezilwane. Udinga ukuphakela izinja ezinkulu ngenani elilinganiselwe kunokuba uzivumele zondle kalula ukuze ugweme lesi sifo.

Ungase uthi lesi sidalwa esibabazekayo sifana nehhashi elincane kunenja. Ama-Great Danes (noma ama-Great Danes) agqama esixukwini. Ukubukeka, noma kulokhu, usayizi, akukona okwenza kube umngane omkhulu; wukuziphatha kwalo mjaho. Lezi zinja ngokuvamile zimnene, ziyadlala, zinobungane, futhi ziqotho ngendlela emangalisayo. Ngenxa yobukhulu bawo, abonakala ehlaza, kodwa yizitho zawo ezinde kanye nokuziphatha okuxekethile okuwenza abe mnandi.

Ukubuka konke ngokuzala

• Ukuphakama: 70 kuya ku-80 cm;
• Isisindo: 50 kuya ku-80 kg;
• Ingubo nombala: I-brindle emfushane, i-fawn, i-blue, emnyama, i-harlequin (emhlophe enamabala amnyama) noma izinwele ezimhlophe (ezimnyama nezimhlophe);
• Isikhathi sokuphila: iminyaka engu-6 kuya kwengu-8.

Ama-Mastiffs anokubukeka kwemisipha kakhulu, kepha angabangani abamnene, abahamba kalula. Gcina iduku liseduze ukuze usule amathonsi aconsa emakhanda abo amakhulu. Imizimba yabo enemisipha ingakwazi ukushayisa abantu nezinto ezisezikhaleni eziqinile; khumbula lokhu uma uhlala efulethini noma endlini encane. Lezi zinja ezinkulu zidinga indawo enkulu yokuhlala nokuqeqeshwa kokulalela nomaphi lapho ziya khona.

Ukubuka konke ngokuzala

• Ukuphakama: 70 cm nangaphezulu
• Isisindo: 55 kuya ku-100 kg
• Ijazi nombala: ijazi elifushane; imibala ifaka i-apricot, i-brindle ne-fawn nge-mask emnyama;
• Isikhathi sokuphila: iminyaka eyi-10 kuye kweyi-12

I-Leonberger iyinja enkulu esebenzayo ngokuvamile enomlingisi onomusa futhi omnene. Lolu hlobo lwaziwa ngokusondelana nomndeni walo futhi lubonakala lunomuzwa omkhulu uma kuziwa emizweni yomuntu. I-Leonbergs yizilwane ezifuywayo ezinhle kakhulu nezinja zokwelapha.

Ukubuka konke ngokuzala

• Ukuphakama: 60 kuya ku-80 cm;
• Isisindo: 40 kuya ku-80 kg;
• Izici zomzimba: ijazi nge-undercoat; imibala ihlanganisa obomvu, onsundu kanye nesihlabathi esinemaski emnyama;
• Isikhathi sokuphila: iminyaka engu-7 kuya kwengu-10.

Maphakathi nekhulu le-19, abalimi bawela i-mastiff ne-bulldog ukuze bathole inja enamandla eyayingavimba abazingeli. I-bullmastiff yanamuhla isalokhu iyinja enekhono futhi ingumngane obalulekile. Naphezu kokubukeka kwakhe okwesabekayo, ungumdondoshiya omnene owakha isibopho esiqinile nomndeni wakubo.

Ukubuka konke ngokuzala

• Ukuphakama: 60 kuya ku-70 cm;
• Isisindo: 45 kuya ku-60 kg;
• Ijazi Nombala: Ijazi elifushane, imibala ihlanganisa i-fawn, ebomvu ne-brindle ene-mask emnyama;
• Isikhathi sokuphila: iminyaka engu-8 kuya kwengu-10.

Abantu baseNewfoundland bangabangane abanothando nabasebenzi abakhethekile. Ngezinyawo zabo ezinolwembu namajazi angangeni amanzi, zashintsha zaba izinja zamanzi ezikahle, zisiza abadobi futhi zisindisa abantu ekuminzeni. Kungokwemvelo yabo ukusiza nokuvikela - ikakhulukazi izingane - futhi njalo ngomoya omnene.

Ukubuka konke ngokuzala

• Ukuphakama: 65 kuya ku-70 cm;
• Isisindo: 45 kuya ku-70 kg;
• Ijazi nombala: ijazi eliphindwe kabili, imibala ihlanganisa omnyama, onsundu, ompunga, nomnyama nomhlophe;
• Isikhathi sokuphila: iminyaka engu-9 kuya kwengu-10.

Evame ukusetshenziswa ekusesheni nasekuhlengeni futhi njengezilwane zesevisi, i-Saint Bernard izinja ezinkulu ezinezinhliziyo ezinkulu nakakhulu. Bathambekele ekubeni abangane bomkhaya abamnene nabanothando, abavame ukuzwana nezingane. Abanye bakwaSaint Bernard ababoni ngaso sonke isikhathi ukuthi bade kangakanani, ngakho imfundo iyadingeka ukuze abafundise ukuthi bazithibe kanjani.

Ukubuka konke ngokuzala

• Ukuphakama: 65 kuya ku-75 cm;
• Isisindo: 55 kuya ku-80 kg;
• Ijazi nombala: ijazi eliminyene, imibala ihlanganisa brown and white, red and white, njll;
• Isikhathi sokuphila: iminyaka engu-8 kuya kwengu-10.

I-Dogue de Bordeaux iyinja enhle, ethandeka futhi enganaki. Le nja enkulukazi enekhanda elikhulu ibukeka inolaka, kodwa ikakhulukazi okombukiso, iwuhlobo oluqotho kakhulu futhi olumnene. Uvikela umndeni wakhe futhi ungumqaphi onekhono. Lolu hlobo lungolunye lwezilwane ezimbalwa ezidabuka eFrance, futhi ngezinye izikhathi lubizwa ngokuthi i-French mastiff.

Ukubuka konke ngokuzala

• Ukuphakama: 60 kuya ku-70 cm;
• Isisindo: 45 kg nangaphezulu;
• Ijazi nombala: ijazi elifushane, imibala ihlanganisa i-fawn, mahogany kanye ne-isabelle;
• Isikhathi sokuphila: iminyaka engu-5 kuya kwengu-8.

Izinja zasePyrenean Mountain ziyamangalisa ngamandla nobumnene. Enye yezinhlobo zezinja ezindala kakhulu, le nja esebenzayo inomlando omude wokuqapha izimvu nokuvikela amakhaya. Luhlobo olukhuthele kakhulu. Le nja idinga ukuzivocavoca ngamandla nsuku zonke nokuqeqeshwa kokulalela ukuze igcine inja eziphethe kahle.

Ukubuka konke ngokuzala

• Ukuphakama: 60 kuya ku-80 cm;
• Isisindo: 40 kg nangaphezulu;
• Ijazi nombala: ijazi eliphindwe kabili lezinwele, imibala ihlanganisa ezimhlophe ezinombala ompunga, obomvu noma obomvu;
• Isikhathi sokuphila: iminyaka engu-10 kuya kwengu-12.

Ngokomlando, ama-Irish Wolfhounds ayengamasosha akanye nabazingeli, kanye nabasebenzi bezindlu. Namuhla, lezi zimpisi ngokuyinhloko ziyizilwane ezifuywayo, yize zigcine imizwelo ethile yokuzingela nokuvikela. Badinga indawo ethe xaxa nokuzivocavoca kunezinye izinhlobo ezinkulu futhi ngokuvamile abawathandi amakhaya amancane.

Ukubuka konke ngokuzala

• Ukuphakama: 75 cm nangaphezulu;
• Isisindo: 50 kuya ku-55 kg;
• Ijazi Nombala: Ijazi elimahhadla, imibala ihlanganisa emnyama, eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, e-brindle, ukhilimu, empunga, njll.
• Isikhathi sokuphila: iminyaka engu-6 kuya kwengu-8.

I-Naples Mastiff iwuhlobo lwase-Italy olunezimpande zasendulo izazi-mlando ezingalulandela emuva ezinjeni zempi zebutho lamaRoma. Babe sebeyizinja ezigadayo. Lolu hlobo lwaziwa ngokuba nemibimbi kanye nesikhumba esixegayo, amathambo amakhulu kanye nokuhamba kahle. Uvame ukuba qotho futhi avikele, nakuba ngokuvamile ezolile futhi emnene.

Ukubuka konke ngokuzala

• Ukuphakama: 60 kuya ku-80 cm;
• Isisindo: 50 kuya ku-70 kg;
• Ijazi nombala: Imibala ifaka phakathi okumnyama, okuluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, ama-mahogany, ne-fawn;
• Isikhathi sokuphila: iminyaka engu-7 kuya kwengu-9.