IShih Tzu inebhantshi elindayo, elide, eliqinile elikhula liye phezulu esiqongweni bese liwela phezu kwamehlo, likwenza kubonakale njenge-chrysanthemum. Unomlomo omfushane kanye namehlo amakhulu, amnyama, ayindilinga.

Izinwele : inala futhi ayigoqeki, ingahle isuke kokumhlophe kuye kokumnyama.

Usayizi (ukuphakama kuyabuna): 22 kuya ku-27 cm.

Isisindo Isisindo: kusuka ku-4,5 kuya ku-8 kg.

Ukwahlukaniswa kwe-FCI : N ° 208.

Ngo-1643, i-Dalai Lama yethula izinja zayo ezintathu kuMbusi waseChina. AmaShayina ayezibiza ngokuthi “Shih Tzu”, izinja zamabhubesi. Lesi siko phakathi kwamaTibet namaShayina saqhubeka kwaze kwaqala ikhulu le-1930. Izimpande zawo ngakho-ke zindala kakhulu, kepha lolu hlobo lwakhiwa sekwedlule isikhathi, kusuka esiphambanweni phakathi kukaLhassa Apso (olunye lwezinhlobo ezinhlanu ezaziwayo zeTibet) nezinja ezincane zaseChina. Izibonelo zokuqala zohlobo zalethwa e-Europe ngo-1953 futhi i-British Kennel Club yenza izinga eminyakeni embalwa kamuva. I-Société centrale canine ibhalise ngokusemthethweni udoti wokuqala weShih Tzu eFrance eXNUMX.

IShih Tzu iyazi ukuthi ingaphila kanjani futhi iphapheme, kepha inokuthula futhi ayinandaba nosuku lonke, ngoba ayisona neze isilwane esisebenzayo. Ikhwalithi yakhe eyinhloko ukubukisa, ukubukisa nokuhlekisa labo abaseduze kwakhe. Lokhu yilokhu kukhethelwe amakhulu eminyaka uku: ukuhlobisa ngendlela yasekuqaleni izigodlo ezinhle kakhulu eChina bese eYurophu. IShih Tzu ngakho-ke ngokuyinhloko iyinja yasendlini neyomkhosi. Kodwa lokho akumenzi unodoli wakho konke lokho! Ihlala ngaphezu kwakho konke isilwane esinobuntu baso futhi sinikezwe ukuzwela, njengabanye.

Iningi lamaShih Tzu liphila phakathi kweminyaka eyi-10 neyi-16 ubudala. Isikhathi sabo sokuphila esibalwa yiBritish Kennel Club yiminyaka eyi-13 nezinyanga ezi-2. UShih Tzus ushona kuqala esegugile (20,5% wokufa), isifo senhliziyo (18,1%), isifo somchamo (15,7%) nomdlavuza (14,5%). (1)

I-Shih Tzu ihlose ukuba i-kidney renal dysplasia. Lesi sifo esizalwe naso sivimbela izinso ukuthi zingakhuli kahle futhi sidale ukwehluleka kwezinso okungamahlalakhona nokuqhubekayo, okubeka engcupheni impilo yesilwane. Izimpawu zomtholampilo zalokhu kungasebenzi ukuhlanza kanye nesifo sohudo, umoya omubi, ukwakheka kwezilonda emathunjini, ukuthuthumela nokuphazamiseka kokuziphatha. (2)

IShih Tzu nayo iyathinteka izinkinga ze-musculoskeletal ezithinta izinja eziningi kuzo zonke izinhlobo: i-hip dysplasia ne-patella yokunethezeka.

I-Dermoid, i-retrophy retrophy eqhubekayo, ukuqhuma kwe-gictictic gland… Izimo eziningi zamehlo zingaluthinta lolu hlobo. Izimpawu zomtholampilo zicishe zifane: ukutheleleka okungapheli kwe-cornea. (3)

Kumele futhi kuqashelwe ukuthi iShih Tzu ayikubekezeleli ukushisa kahle.

Ukuhamba ngezinyawo okukodwa noma okubili kwansuku zonke nokuzijabulisa egumbini lokuphumula kuwukuzivocavoca okwanele kwale nja encane. Ukukhuliswa kwakhe kuzohlala kubonakala kumnandi, kepha kwesinye isikhathi futhi kuyakhathaza. Hlala ukhumbula ukuthi kuningi okutholakala ku-Shih Tzu ngomvuzo nokudumisa kunangesijeziso. Lesi silwane siyathandeka… futhi ngenxa yalokho, sidinga cishe nsuku zonke ukuxubha uboya baso.