"Ubani lo mfo okhukhumele lapha, onamehlo afana nezithelo zomvini lapha?" - umbhalo wale ngoma ehlekisayo uyichaza kahle imizwa lapho ubona umdlwane maltese noma i-lapdog yaseMalta.
Izici kanye nohlobo lohlobo
Ngokusho kukaCharles Darwin odumile, owake wahlanganyela kulolu cwaningo ngalolu hlobo, umlando we-lapdog yaseMalta waqala ekuqaleni kwekhulu lesi-6 BC. Izithombe zemalta zikhona kuma-amphoras asendulo amaGrikhi, futhi kuyakhulunywa futhi ngemibhalo yasendulo yaseGibhithe.
Kukhona inkulumo ejwayelekile: "Inja ingumngane womuntu", kepha maqondana nalolu hlobo kufanele ichazwe: "IMalta ingumngane womuntu ocebile." Babehlala ezinxanxatheleni zezikhulu zaseRoma lasendulo, behlobe impilo yezikhulu zaseGibhithe.
Akukho mbono ongangabazeki ngemvelaphi yalezi zinja, kepha, kukholelwa ukuthi umlando wohlobo lolu uhlotshaniswa nesiqhingi saseMeleda e-Adriatic. IMalta ngalezo zinsuku yayinegama elifanayo, futhi ngenxa yalokho, ngephutha, izinja ezinjalo zazibizwa ngokuthi ama-lapdogs aseMalta noma iMalta.
Ngesikhathi sokwakhiwa kohlobo, ngokusho kochwepheshe, kwakungekho ngaphandle kwama-spaniel amancane namathoyizi amathoyizi. Lezi zidalwa ezinhle ezinoboya obumhlophe qhwa namehlo anobuhlalu anjengamathoyizi opopayi eyehle efasiteleni lesitolo sezingane.
Kunombono wokuthi uma inja incane, iba nengxabano enkulu. Kepha lesi sitatimende asisebenzi kumuntu ophethe i-lapdog yaseMalta. Umlingiswa wakhe ululamile ngokumangazayo futhi unobungane. IMalta iyajabula futhi iyahamba, ithanda zonke izinhlobo zemidlalo zombili ngohlobo lwazo kanye nomnikazi.
Ngobukhulu bayo obunesizotha zala imalta kwehluka ngokwesibindi uma kukhulunywa ngokuvikela umnikazi. Ukucabanga ukuthi umuntu othandekayo usengozini, i-lapdog Maltese iqala ukukhonkotha ngokungalawuleki futhi ingaze ilume owonile.
Lezi zingelosi ezimhlophe zinamathele kakhulu kubantu. IMalta - izinja- abangane, badinga ukuba khona njalo komuntu. Akunconywa ukuthi ubashiye bodwa isikhathi eside, isilwane kuleli cala singaba nesithukuthezi kakhulu. IMalta yizinja ezizwelayo futhi ezisengozini. Kunezimo lapho i-lapdog ivele iqale ukukhala uma iphakamisa izwi layo futhi imthethisa ngamacala.
Akufanele uqale i-lapdog yaseMalta uma izingane ezincane zihlala endlini. Ngokwemvelo zishesha futhi zifuna ukwazi, lezi zinja ezincane zingalimala lapho zidlala nezingane. IMalta ilungele abantu abadala njengomngane. Ngenxa yobukhulu bayo obuncane, inja enjalo izozizwa ikhululekile efulethini elincane.
Incazelo yohlobo (izidingo zeleveli)
Ngokusho komthetho-sisekelo we-International Cynological Association, izinga lohlobo oluthile luyasungulwa kuhulumeni othathwa njengezwe lalezi zinja. Ngakho-ke, ngoba maltese, incazelo ihlanganiswe e-Italy.
Ngakho-ke, i-maltese yinja encane enomzimba ohlanganisiwe, embozwe ngoboya obukhulu obukhulu phansi. Uboya bunomthunzi omhlophe njengeqhwa, izinyo lendlovu nalo livunyelwe. Izinwele zinde, ziqonde, zisilika lapho kuthintwa.
Ubude benja buphindwe kathathu ukuphakama kwayo, ikhanda libanzi ngokuvezwa okungaphambili okuchazwe kahle. Amakhala nezindebe kumnyama, kanjalo namajwabu amehlo. Amehlo ahlakaniphile, anempilo anombala onsundu ngombala, athe ukuba makhudlwana kunalawo ezinye izinja uma ebukwa ngokwezilinganiso.
Izindlebe ezihlanzekile ezingunxantathu zibekwa phezulu futhi zinokubukeka okuphakeme ngandlela thile. Ngemuva kuqondile, isifuba sibanzi, ngaphandle kwezimbambo ezivelayo. Umsila we-lapdog yaseMalta ukhuluphele esisekelweni futhi mncane ekugcineni. Ukuphambuka komsila ohlangothini kuvunyelwe.
Imilenze yangemuva neyangaphambili inobude obufanayo, inemisipha namathambo abanzi aqinile. Ama-paw azungezwe ngezinzwane ezivaliwe ngokuqinile kanye namaphakethe amnyama nezinzipho. Izitho ze-lapdog ziyafana, yingakho ukunyakaza kwayo kubushelelezi futhi kuyashesha.
Abesilisa baseMalta ababunayo abadluli ku-25 cm, abesifazane - 23. Ingcebo enjalo yoboya isisindo esilinganisweni esingu-3-4 kg, njengekati eliphakathi nendawo. Kukhona futhi I-mini maltese, zihlukile kokujwayelekile kuphela ngosayizi onesizotha futhi zinesisindo esingeqile ku-2-2.5 kg. Isikhathi sokuphila selapdog yaseMalta yisilinganiso sezinja zamapharamitha aso, yiminyaka eyi-14-16.
Ukunakekelwa nokugcinwa kweMalta
Bukela i isithombe se-maltese, uqonda ngokungazibandakanyi ukuthi ukunakekela ijazi likanokusho okunjalo akuyona ibhizinisi elilula nelithatha kanzima. Ubuhle obunjalo obunezinwele ezinde kufanele bugezwe okungenani kanye ngesonto.
Ekugezeni, kusetshenziswa ama-shampoo akhethekile ezinja, izinhlobo zaseMelika nezaseYurophu zizincomele ngokwazo kakhulu. Imikhiqizo yokunakekelwa kwezinwele ehloselwe abantu ayizifanele izinja futhi ingaqinisa ukubonakala kwejazi kuphela, ngakho-ke akufanele uzame ngayo.
Ukuhlanganisa kuyingxenye esemqoka yokuphila kwansuku zonke kwe-lapdog. Kukhona amabhulashi akhethekile walokhu. Uma uboya buminyene, kufanele buhlukaniswe ngokucophelela ngeminwe yakho, noma kunjalo, ngaphandle kokusebenzisa ama-slickers namakhola.
Ukwenza lula ukunakekelwa, ama-curls ama-lapdogs aseMalta alinyazwa kuma-papillotes, ikakhulukazi uma inja ilungiselela umbukiso. Ama-maltese ayisithupha akhula kancane, ngakho-ke, uma ufuna ukusika isilwane sakho, udinga ukuxhumana nomkhongi oqinisekisiwe nofakazelwe.
Njalo emavikini amabili, izidladla kufanele zigundiwe phakathi kwezinzwani njengoba zivame kakhulu ukuphuma nokusizungeza umsele wendunu. Ama-lapdogs awasikwe, kepha aboshwe ngebhande lokunwebeka noma ngomnsalo ukuze angaphazamisi ukubuka.
Amehlo e-lapdog adinga ukunakekelwa okukhethekile. Zijwayele ukunisela kaningi, okuholela endaweni enombala onsundu endaweni yamehlo. Ukugwema lokhu, udinga ukugeza njalo amehlo we-maltese usebenzisa i-napkin namanzi ahlanzekile abilisiwe noma acolisisiwe.
Izinzipho okunye okufanele ube nakho kwi-lapdog yaseMalta, kanye nakwezinye izinhlobo. Zidinga ukusikwa njalo ngama-forceps akhiwe ngokukhethekile, noma zisebenzise izinsizakalo zochwepheshe.
Izidladla ezinde ezisongekile zingangaphatheki kahle enjeni, kungonakalisa ukubukeka nempilo yenja, ngoba ingadala ukuvuvukala noma ilimaze izidladla. I-lapdog yaseMalta kulula ukuyiqeqesha.
Ama-Maltees ahambisanayo futhi asheshayo angafunda ukudansa ngemilenze yawo yangemuva, ajikele futhi angene eringini. Ukudla kwaseMalta kufanele kube nenkukhu ebilisiwe nenkomo, imifino, izithelo, imikhiqizo yobisi, inhlanzi. Kuhle ukubanika isikhuphasha seqanda nama-walnuts agayiwe.
Intengo yaseMalta nokubuyekezwa komnikazi
Uma uzothenga umdlwane waseMalta, kufanele uqale ngokulinganisa ngokucophelela okuhle nokubi. Kubalulekile ukuqonda ukuthi ngokubonakala kwaso kwamathoyizi, lesi yisidalwa esiphilayo esincike ngokuphelele kumnikazi. Kuphela ngemuva kokutadisha izici zokuziphatha kohlobo kanye nawo wonke ama-nuances maqondana nokunakekelwa, lapho ungakhetha khona umdlwane we-maltese.
Akunzima ukuthenga i-malteza kulezi zinsuku, zifakwa ku-avito ngezinqwaba, ngomqondo ongokomfanekiso, ngentengo yama-ruble ayizinkulungwane eziyi-15 kuye kwezingu-50. Kodwa-ke, kuphephile ukuthatha inja esibayeni esikhethekile, noma ngabe kunjalo Intengo yemalta enkulisa kuzoba ngaphezulu.
Izindleko zomdlwane nazo zixhomeke kulokho okuthengelwe kona, uma kwenzelwa ikhaya nomphefumulo - kusuka ezinkulungwaneni ezingama-35, ukuzalanisa nokwenza umsebenzi wombukiso - ngakunye ngakunye, ngoba akubonwa ingaphandle kuphela, kodwa nesihloko sabazali.
Kufundwa ukubuyekezwa mayelana neMalta, bonke abanikazi baphindaphinda ngazwi linye mayelana nomusa nobumnene bezilwane ezifuyiwe. Lezi zinja zihamba nomuntu ubusuku nemini: bavuka naye, bahambe, badle isidlo sakusihlwa, baphumule futhi balale. Umngani ozinikele kakhudlwana akatholakali.
Ngakho-ke, ngaphambi kokuthi uthathe isinyathelo esibaluleke njengokuthenga iMalta, kufanele ubheke impilo yakho ngaphandle. Uma umuntu enyamalala emsebenzini imini nobusuku noma ehamba ohambweni lwebhizinisi olujwayelekile, lapho-ke singasho ngokuqiniseka ukuthi i-lapdog yaseMalta ayisiyakhe.