Umdlwane

Umdlwane yinja encane. Eminye imidlwane ingaba nesisindo esingu-1-1,5 kg (1-3 lb), kanti yona emikhulu ingahle ibe nesisindo esingama-7-11 kg (15-23 lb). Yonke imidlwane enempilo ikhula ngokushesha ngemuva kokuzalwa. Umbala wejazi lomdlwane ungashintsha njengoba imveku ikhula, njengoba kuvame ukubonakala ezinhlotsheni ezinjengeJ Yorkshire Terrier. I-Puppy ibhekisisa ngqo ezinjeni ezincane,  ngenkathi imidlwane ingahle isetshenziselwe ezinye izilwane ezinjengezimpisi, uphawu, izindlulamthi, izingulube ezisegazini, amagundane noma oshaka. 

 Intuthuko 
Izalelwe ngemuva kwezinsuku ezingama-63 zokumitha, imidlwane ivela emgodini olunywe bese idliwe yinja yenja. Whitehead, Sarah. Dog: The complete guide, 1999, page 158 Izingane ziqala ukuncela ngokushesha. Uma udoti udlula imidlwane eyisithupha, ikakhulukazi uma kunamamaki eyodwa noma amaningi asobala, ukungenelela komuntu ekondleni imidlwane enamandla kuyadingeka ukuqinisekisa ukuthi abagijimayo bathola ukondliwa okufanele nokunakwa okuvela kumama. Njengoba zifinyelela inyanga eyodwa yobudala, imidlwane kancane kancane ilunyulwa bese iqala ukudla ukudla okuqinile. Umama angahle akhiphe ukudla okugaywe ngokwengxenye noma akuyeke kudle okuqinile. Coren, Stanley. Why Does My Dog Act That Way?: A Complete Guide to Your Dog's Personality, 2006, page 44 Umama uvama ukwenqaba ngalesi sikhathi, yize kwesinye isikhathi angavumela ukuba anikeze induduzo.

Ekuqaleni, imidlwane isebenzisa isikhathi sayo esiningi sokulala nokuphumula kokudla. Ngokwemvelo bahlanganisa ndawonye babe yinqwaba futhi bakhathazeke uma behlukaniswa nokuxhumana nabantu ababambele nabo, kude nebanga elifushane. Larkin, Peter. The ultimate encyclopedia of dogs, dog breeds & dog care, 2006, page 53

Imidlwane izalwa inomqondo osebenza ngokugcwele wephunga. Bahluleka ukuvula amehlo abo. Emavikini abo okuqala, izinzwa zezinyaneve zonke zikhula ngokushesha. Ngalesi sigaba, ekhaleni kungumqondo oyinhloko osetshenziswa imidlwane ukuthola izifuba zikanina, futhi kutholakale ababambeli bazo, uma behlukaniswa buqamama. Imidlwane ivula amehlo ayo cishe ezinsukwini eziyisishiyagalolunye kuya kwezilishumi nanye emva kokuzalwa. Ekuqaleni, ama-retinas abo athuthukiswe kabi futhi umbono wabo mubi. Imidlwane ayikwazi ukubona kanye nezinja ezindala. Ngaphezu kwalokho, izindlebe zezimveku zihlala zivalwe kuze kube cishe ezinsukwini eziyishumi nantathu kuya kweziyishumi nesikhombisa emva kokuzalwa, emva kwalokho ziphendule ngokwengeziwe emisindo. Phakathi kwamasonto amabili kuya kwamane, imidlwane iqala ukuquma, ilume, igobise imisila yayo, namagxolo. White, Linda. First Steps with Puppies and Kittens: A Practice-Team Approach to Behavior, 2009, page 54
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Imidlwane ikhula ngokushesha okukhulu phakathi kwezinyanga ezintathu zokuqala, ikakhulukazi ngemuva kokuba amehlo nezindlebe zivulekile futhi ayisancike kunina ngokuphelele. Ukuxhumana namandla abo kuyathuthuka, bavele kanye nabashonile, bese beqala ukuhlola umhlaba ngaphandle kwesidleke. Badlala imidlalo yokulwa, ukujaha, ukubusa, nemidlalo yokulwa impi....

 Ukuhlalisana 
Imidlwane iyizilwane ezinenhlalo kakhulu futhi zichitha amahora amaningi okuvuka kwayo zisebenzisana nonina noma ilitha. Lapho imidlwane ihlotshaniswa nabantu, ikakhulukazi phakathi kweminyaka eyisishiyagalombili neshumi nambili, bakhulisa amakhono okuhlala nabantu. Lezo ezingatholi ukuthula okwenele ngalesi sikhathi zingakhombisa indlela ezesabekayo ezungeze abantu noma ezinye izinja njengabantu abadala. Isikhathi esikhulu sokuhlangana komphakathi siphakathi kwamasonto ayisishiyagalombili nambili; abaqeqeshi bezilwane abaqeqeshiwe kanye ne-American Kennel Club yeluleka imidlwane kufanele ingeniswe "Kubantu abayi-100 ngamaviki ayi-12" futhi ihlangane nabantu abaningi nezindawo ezahlukahlukene. 

 Izixhumanisi ezingaphandle 

 Izinhlobo ezinhle zabanikazi bezinja zokuqala  from the AKC
 Imithetho - Yiba izinja zakho umngani omkhulu nomakhelwane omuhle from the AKC

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