Ngomlando omude, abantu bakhiphe izinhlobo eziningi zenja. Ama-pug ayenawadala kunabo bonke. Isikhathi sidlulile, kodwa amaqhawe ethu ahlala ezintandokazi zabaningi bezinja emhlabeni wonke. Abaningi bethu abafuna ukuba nomngane ohlekayo noma ohlekisayo ngokwabo noma izingane zabo, ngokuvamile bakhethe ukukhetha kwabo. Yingakho umbuzo wokuthi zingaki ama-pugs ahlala ngokujwayelekile, ngokuvamile atholakala emaforamu ku-Inthanethi. Ake sikhulume kancane ngale nja enhle nehlakaniphile, sixoxe ngazo zonke izinzuzo zayo, kodwa ungakhohlwa ukukhuluma ngezifo ezivame ukubhekana nazo. Phela, akukho inhlobo eyodwa yezinja emhlabeni ngokuphelele, ngayinye yazo ineziphambeko ezincane ezithunyelwa kuwo kusukela okhokho obude.
Ama-pugs anamuhla abe yizinkanyezi ze-movie, amaqhawe ezincwadi, angatholakala kuzo zonke izinhlobo zama-posters nezithombe kanye nemifanekiso yezithombe. Abantu besikhathi sethu bathanda ama-pugs athembekile futhi ajabulisayo, abangaphansi kwama-medieval aristocrats noma ababusi baseShayina. Kodwa lolu hlobo lunomlando omude. Ama-pug angabonakala kwimikhiqizo yasendulo, eyingxenye yobukhosi be-Shang bama-Chinese emperors, owabusa kusukela ngo-1766 BC. Ngisho nakulezo zikhathi ezikude babe yizintandokazi zama-monks nabahlonishwayo, abajwayele izinja zabo ukuba baphile impilo yenkantolo yobuqili. Abanye bakholelwa ukuthi okusobala ukuthi kakade kunesisindo sokhokho babo kwakunomthelela othize wokukhuluphala. Kuyacaca ukuthi kulezo zikhathi zasendulo nezinkimbinkimbi abantu abazange balondoloze amarekhodi ukuthi bangaphi ama-pugs ahlala. Kuphela manje abantu baqala ukunaka idatha enjalo futhi bafaka emadokhumweni esemthethweni.
Abahambi baseDutch babeyizizwe zaseYurophu zokuthokoza loluhlobo lwezinja ezihlekisayo futhi lwaluletha eYurophu. Futhi uMbusi waseWuttenberg wakhela isikhumbuzo enja yakhe ethembekile. Wenza uhambo oluyingozi, kodwa wayesekwazi ukubuyela ekhaya esuka eBelgrade, lapho elahlekile ngenkathi elwa neTurkey. Ngisho namaMason angaqondakali ayekholelwa ukuthi ama-pug abonisa ukubekezela, ukwethembeka nobuqotho. Akumangalisi ukuthi kwakune-pug-oda, amalungu awo aphethe isithombe sezinja zalolu hlobo ngesimo se-medallion enhle.
Iminyaka emingaki ehlala i-pugs, futhi ihlupheka ngani?
Ukuphila okude phakathi kwabantu kwashiya uphawu lwaso kulo mlingiswa nendlela yokuphila yabameleli balezi zinja. Bashintshe kahle impilo efulethini noma ekhaya elizimele. Abadingi ukudla okukhethekile. Kodwa ukondla kufanele kube nokulinganisela ukuze izilwane zakho ezifuywayo zingaboni ngokudla ngokweqile. Ukuhamba okude kakhulu abakuthandi. Ama-pug ngokuvamile ajwayele ubuvila ngakho-ke kuyathandeka ukuhlanganyela ngezikhathi ezithile emidlalweni esebenzayo. Ukuntuleka kokunyakaza kungabangela ukwephulwa kwegazi kanye ne-atrophy. Ekushiseni okukhulu, bangase bahlushwa ukuphefumula, ngakho-ke phakathi nalesi sikhathi kungcono ukungayithinti. Izici ezicacile zalolu hlobo kanye nobuthakathaka balo zihlanganisa izinkinga ezingenzeka nge-cardiovascular system kanye nezifo zaso njalo (ukuguguleka komzimba okungapheli). Abanye abanikazi bayakhononda ukuthi izifuyo zabo zishaya kakhulu ekulele. Kodwa lokhu kuyinkinga evamile ezinja eziningi "ezinjengezinyoka".
Ukuqala abalimi bezinja bavame ukuba nesithakazelo, bangaki izinja abahlala kuzo? Isikhathi sabo sobudala sihluke kakhulu kwabanye abameleli bezinhlanga ezincane futhi sibalwa cishe eminyakeni eyi-12-14. Kunemibandela emnandi, lapho ezinye izilwane ezifuywayo ziba yizikhathi zangempela zokugcina. U-Pug Martin walethwa "kwiRussia Book of Records". Iminyaka yenja yayineminyaka eyishumi nesithupha nesigamu ngesikhathi sokubhaliswa ngo-2005. Ushone ngenyanga edlule kodwa akekho noyedwa wezihlobo zakhe ongasondelana kakhulu noMartin. Ngokunakekelwa okufanele, noma iyiphi i-pug ingaba yisibindi eside futhi kule ndaba kakhulu kuncike kuphela kumnikazi wayo nobuhlobo bakhe nesilwane sakhe.