El UShetland Sheepdog, owaziwa nangokuthi iSheepdog noma uSheltie, wuhlobo olumphumela weziphambano eziphakathi kweSpitz ephakathi, iBorder Collie kanye neScotland Shepherd. Sibonga kakhulu ngoboya baso obuningi, kuyinja ehlakaniphile, enomlingiswa omnandi novikelayo onayo. Sikutshela konke odinga ukukwazi ngalolu hlobo.
Imvelaphi yayo ihlehlela emuva, njengoba igama layo likhombisa, ku- Iziqhingi zaseShetland, iqoqo leziqhingi elisenyakatho yeScotland. Okhokho babo babekhona, abaqala ukuhlangana neBorder Collies nezinye izinhlobo ezivela eNorway nase-Iceland, ezafika endaweni ekuqaleni kwekhulu le-XNUMX. Kukholakala ukuthi sekwedlule ikhulu leminyaka kwenziwa iziphambano eziningi, kulokhu kwenziwa izinja zohlobo lweSpitz, ngaleyo ndlela kubekwa izindinganiso zamanje zohlobo.
Kungaba ngasekupheleni kwekhulu le-XNUMX lapho i- USheltie uthole i- ukuthandwa okukhulu eNgilandi njengenja engumngane. Kodwa-ke, ayizange yamukelwe ngokusemthethweni yi-American Kennel Club (AKC) kwaze kwaba ngu-1914, ngenxa yokuntuleka kobungqingili ezicini eziningi.
Mayelana nomlingiswa wakhe, uyinja onothando nobekezelayo, ekahle yokuhlala nezingane. Uhlakaniphe kakhulu, ngakho-ke ukuqeqeshwa kwakhe kuvame ukuba lula. Kodwa-ke, kwesinye isikhathi angaba nenkani futhi angalaleli, njengoba ethanda ukuthatha isinyathelo. Uyasebenza kakhulu, okungaholela ekuziphatheni okulimazayo uma engalinganisi amandla akhe nemithamo emihle yokuzivocavoca.
Futhi ukuthi njengenja eyelusayo ngemvelaphi yayo, uSheltie unayo umuzwa onamandla. Kungakho ethanda ukugijima, ukuhamba ngaphandle nokwenza imisebenzi efana ne-Agility, lapho egqame khona ngokugxila kwakhe okuphezulu kanye namakhono omzimba.
Lolu hlobo ludinga ezinye ukunakekelwa okuqondile njengokuxubha kaningi (okungenani kabili noma kathathu ngesonto). Ngakolunye uhlangothi, kuvame ukuba nezinkinga zamehlo, ngakho-ke ukuhlolwa njalo kwale ndawo kuyadingeka. Ngezinga elincane, uvame ukuhlushwa yi-hip dysplasia nokutheleleka kwezindlebe.