Wednesday 4 March 2009

Tibetan Mastiff: introduction!

Body size: Large
Breeds: working dogs, the faithful reliability
History: the origin of Chinese, originated in the 10th century.
Overall appearance: sturdy, great size, bone and muscle good development, dignified silence, calm expression.

Habits: companion type of care dog, slow growing, Bitch reaching maturity around 2-3 years old, the male becoming a sophisticated adult dogs around at least 4-year-old.
Disposition: Independent and strong sense of territory, loyal to the master.

Head: broad head, wide skull, occipital bone, the amount of clear, occipital supremacy on the amount and proportion of the amount equal to the tip, but the length of the nose can be shorter.
Eye: Shining in the darkness, medium size, showing different shades of brown.

Tail: Medium length, the length should not exceed the ankle, and back is a line of natural rolled up, the tail hair is longer, fluffy, showed up when the flower-shaped (commonly known as "Chrysanthemum Mei").

Gait: The pace is very light, flexible, powerful, running along a straight line. Walk very calmly.
Fur: Hair thick (dense) and long, more dense in winter than in summer, the public and dogs than Bitch longer hair, neck and shoulders (and back) have longer hair is more coarse. Before and after the rear legs have longer hair.

Color: Black, iron gold, brown, various forms of gold, various types of gray, as well as butter and chocolate color and so on, have stellate white chest and feet are a little white mark acceptable. Upper eyes have "false eyes" imprint, the lower limbs and tail end can be of varying depths are shallow with a solid color.