Is Tibetan mastiff really a "hybrid"?
No matter the media or the people, whenever Tibetan mastiff is mentioned, it is said that this kind of dog is too "miscellaneous", even the owner has bitten it and can't keep it. Now I can say for sure that the person who made the above conclusion has never had a Tibetan mastiff. Tibetan mastiff is the most loyal dog in the world. As for Tibetan mastiffs biting their owners, I admit that this phenomenon will definitely happen. Any kind of dog has a record of biting its owner because of its behavior under a special factor. As for what people call "mixing", this is its fierceness and its advantage. Imagine a Tibetan mastiff being ignored when the owner's safety is threatened. Then why don't you have another breed of dog to enjoy? Even if the Tibetan mastiff accidentally injured someone, it was also caused by improper management of the breeder, and the Tibetan mastiff itself was innocent. Now it's time for us to correct the name of Tibetan mastiff. Tibetan mastiff is your most loyal friend and the world's first guard dog.
Tibetan mastiff has a big square head, wide forehead, black and yellow eyes, short and thick mouth, slightly heavier mouth, short kiss, wide nose and thick tongue and lips. The neck is thick, drooping under the neck, with a strong figure, keen hearing and keen vision, sharp forelimbs with five toes, sharp hind limbs with four toes, extremely sharp canine teeth, small and drooping ears, listening to information from all directions, and a large and sideways-rolled tail. The whole body is covered with long and dense hair-the overall appearance: strong and powerful, huge, well-developed, dignified and solemn, calm expression. -Habit: companion dog, slow growing. Bitches reach maturity at the age of 2-3, and males become mature adult dogs at least at the age of 4. -temperament: strong autonomy and full of territorial consciousness. -Head: the head and face are wide, the skull is wide, the occipital bone and forehead are clear, and the ratio of occipital bone to upper forehead and upper forehead to nasal tip is equal, but the length of nose can be shorter. The nasal tube is very wide. -Eyes: Eyes are radiant, shining in the dark, of medium size, with different shades of brown. -Ears: The ears are large and triangular, naturally drooping and close to the front of the face. When alert, it naturally rises. Ears are covered with soft fluff shorter than body hair. -Mouth: The upper front teeth and the lower front teeth are flat, and the upper and lower teeth are in scissors bite (gear bite). The teeth rows are closely combined to make the lower jaw (lip) square and keep the cubic shape of the nasal tube. Flat teeth are also acceptable. -The front of the body: the shoulders are flat and the spine is muscular. The front legs are straight and thick, and lean slightly inward when standing upright. -Trunk: Strong, straight and wide back, muscular, and slightly squat overall. The chest droops below the elbow. The length of the trunk is slightly greater than the height. -claw: the foot plate is large and symmetrical, with hair between the toes, similar to a cat's claw. -Tail: medium length, not longer than ankle joint, in line with back, naturally rolled up, with long and fluffy tail hair, which is flower-shaped when rolled up (commonly known as "chrysanthemum tail"). Gait: The gait is light, elastic, free and powerful, running along a straight line. I am calm when I walk.
The coat color is mostly black, followed by yellow, white, cyan and gray. Strong limbs, easy to run, and moves like a leopard's tail, making the enemy hard to prevent. A purebred adult Tibetan mastiff weighs about 60 kilograms, is about four feet long and has a shoulder height of more than two and a half feet. It is strong and fierce. Even if it is a rest, its shape is also losing face, and most people absolutely dare not approach it. The Tibetan mastiff is as fierce as a tiger, enough to defeat a leopard or three wolves, and its fierce fighting has earned it the reputation of a god dog, and it is also the only dog in the world that dares to fight wild animals. At the age of 8 months, accessibility is mature. Bitches estrus 10- 12 in early winter every year, but in semi-agricultural and semi-pastoral areas with low altitude, the climate is warm and properly managed, so they can estrus twice in spring and autumn. There are 4-5 nests, mostly 7-8 nests. The service life is 10- 16 years. Tibetan mastiffs are cold-resistant and afraid of heat, and can still sleep peacefully in the ice and snow at MINUS 30-40 degrees Celsius. The character is strong and fierce, and the wildness still exists, which makes people daunting. Partial meat, strong disease resistance. Protect territory, protect food, be good at attacking, have strong hostility to strangers, but be extremely affectionate to the owner, work hard, and be the right-hand man of herders. Tibetan mastiffs have different appearances because they live in different areas. At present, the top grade Tibetan mastiff with the best appearance comes from Hequ area in Tibet. This Tibetan mastiff has the original characteristics of a typical Himalayan dog: thick mane like an African lion, broad chest, bright eyes, subtle and deep. The harsh environment in the Himalayas endows the Tibetan mastiff with rough, wild, beautiful and resolute psychological endurance, and at the same time endows the Tibetan mastiff with the temperament of king, noble, elegant, calm and brave. There is also a Qinghai Tibetan mastiff. This Tibetan mastiff has almost no mane, and its hair is shorter, but it is bigger! But its character is not as fierce and calm as the mane Tibetan mastiff.
-Fur: Hair is thick and long, and it is thicker in winter than in summer. The hair of male dogs is longer than that of female dogs, and the hair on the neck, shoulders (and back) is longer and thicker. There are long hairs on the back of the front and rear calves. -Colors: pure black, covered with gold, brown, various forms of gold, various forms of gray, cream and chocolate, etc. It is acceptable to have a star-shaped white on the chest and a slight white spot on the feet. The upper eye is marked with "artificial eye", and the lower limbs and tail end can be light solid colors with different shades.