El I-Lowchen, owaziwa nangokuthi yi-Little Lion Dog noma Petit Chien IbhubesiYinja encane enomhlwenga omude nosilika, nokubukeka kobungani. Ukuphakama kwabo kuphakathi kuka-25 no-33 cm, kanti isisindo sabo sicishe sibe ngu-4 noma 8 kg okungenani. Uboya bazo bungaba nemibala ehlukene kanye nesiteketiso sabo, "inja yengonyama", kubhekiswe kuzinwele zabo ezithile. Sikutshela kabanzi ngalolu hlobo lokufuna ukwazi.
Ingenye yezinhlobo zakudala ze-canine ezaziwayo njengamanje. Sazi okuncane kakhulu ngemvelaphi yabo, yize kukholakala ukuthi bavela kumabhononi evela eningizimu yeFrance, ikakhulukazi esifundeni saseLyon, lapho babejwayeleke khona njengezilwane ezifuywayo zezicukuthwane. Kodwa-ke, omunye umbono uthi ukuzalwa kwakhe kuseJalimane, nokuthi uzalwa wuhlobo oluthile lwendawo yaseTibetan.
Kuyinja esebenzayo, edlalayo futhi, ngokuvamile, ne Isimilo esihle. Imvamisa iba nobudlelwano futhi iyathandana neyayo, kanye nezinye izilwane. Uyakuzonda ukuba kude nomndeni wakho, ngakho-ke kwezinye izimo ungahle uhlushwe wukukhathazeka ngokwehlukana. Imvamisa ibhekisisa kakhulu okwenzekayo nxazonke, isixwayise ngokushesha nganoma imuphi umsindo ewutholayo.
Kwesinye isikhathi ukwesaba kwakhe ngokweqile kumholela ekutheni akhonkothe kakhulu noma ahlanganyele ekuziphatheni okuyimpoqo, njengokumba izimbobo engadini noma ukuhlafuna izinto zethu. Singazigwema lezi zinkinga ngokukunikeza okwanele ukuvivinya umzimba; okungenani ukuhamba kabili ngosuku. Udinga futhi ukudlala kaningi futhi uqinise ama-oda wokuqeqesha, njalo ngokuqinisa okuhle.
Mayelana nokunakekelwa kwabo, kufanele sikhokhe ukunakwa okukhethekile ngoboya bazonjengoba idonsa kalula. Kuyinto elula ukuyixubha nsuku zonke, nokuyigeza njalo ngenyanga nengxenye noma izinyanga ezimbili cishe. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, kuyinja ebucayi nenobungane, ngakho-ke kufanele sinikele ingxenye enkulu yesikhathi sethu ekuyinakekeleni.
Mayelana impilo yakhoAzikho izifo ezaziwayo ikakhulukazi ezihlotshaniswa nalolu hlobo, yize lungahlukumezeka nge-patella luxation kanye ne-retinal atrophy eqhubekayo.