El Igusha yeegusha yaseShetland, eyaziwa ngokuba yi Sheepdog okanye u Sheltie, luhlobo lwesiphumo seminqamlezo phakathi kwe Spitz ephakathi, iBorder Collie kunye ne Scottish Shepherd. Ukubulela ngokumangalisayo kwidyasi yayo eninzi, yinja ekrelekrele, enobuntu obuswiti nobukhuselayo. Sikuxelela yonke into ekufuneka uyazi malunga nolu hlobo.
Imvelaphi yayo ibuyela umva, njengoko igama layo libonisa, kwi Iziqithi zaseShetland, Isiqithi esimi kumantla eScotland. Ookhokho babo babelapho, abaqala ukuxubana neBorder Collies kunye nezinye iintlobo ezivela eNorway nase-Iceland, ezafika kule ndawo ekuqaleni kwenkulungwane ye-XNUMX. Kukholelwa ukuba kwinkulungwane kamva kwenziwa eminye iminqamlezo, ngeli xesha kunye nezinja zohlobo lweSpitz, ngaloo ndlela zibeka imigangatho yangoku yohlobo.
Kuya kuba ngasekupheleni kwenkulungwane ye-XNUMX xa isheltie ufumane i- ukuthandwa kakhulu eNgilani njengenja eliqabane. Nangona kunjalo, ayizange yamkelwe ngokusesikweni yiAmerican Kennel Club (AKC) kude kube ngo-1914, ngenxa yokunqongophala kobufanasini kwiinkalo ezininzi.
Ngokubhekisele kubuntu bakhe, uyinja onothando nomonde, zilungele ukuhlala nabantwana. Ukrelekrele kakhulu, ke uqeqesho lwakhe luhlala lulula. Nangona kunjalo, unokuba neenkani kwaye angathobeli ngamanye amaxesha, njengoko ethanda ukuthatha inyathelo lokuqala. Uyasebenza kakhulu, oko kunokukhokelela kwiindlela zokuziphatha ezonakalisayo ukuba akawalinganisi amandla akhe kunye needosi ezilungileyo zokuzilolonga.
Kwaye ukuba uyinja yokwalusa kwimvelaphi yayo, uSheltie unayo ithuku elinamandla. Kungenxa yoko le nto ethanda ukubaleka, ukuhamba ngaphandle kunye nokwenza izinto ezinje nge-Agility, apho athe wema khona ngenxa yoxinzelelo olukhulu kunye namandla omzimba.
Olu luhlobo lufuna ezinye Unonophelo oluthile njengokuxubha rhoqo (ubuncinci kabini okanye kathathu ngeveki). Kwelinye icala, ihlala ihambelana neengxaki zamehlo, ngenxa yoko ukujongwa rhoqo kwale ndawo kuyimfuneko. Ukuya kwinqanaba elincinci, uhlala usokola kwi-hip dysplasia kunye nosulelo lwendlebe.