Tibetan Mastiff is a very ancient breed. The purity of this breed was maintained due to geographical isolation.
Tibet is a country of snow, high plateaus and green valleys. It is located in the northern slopes of the Himalayas in Central Asia and is isolated from the rest of the world by great mountains, covered with snow - in the south and almost impassable desert in the north.
In the 13th century, Chinese merchants, passing through Tibet and Northern China to the Gobi Desert, took their own watchdogs with them. The population of Chinese and Tibetan dogs began to mix with imported Western breeds, and the only dogs, not mixed with someone else's blood, were living in the mountains. These were powerful and strong animals, capable to resist severe climate and hard life.
They had strong bones, strong body and muscles, as well as great stamina, that allowed them to pass long distances in mountainous terrain. They had a thick hair with thicker undercoat.
Tibetan Mastiff is a powerful and heavy dog with a sturdy build and strong muscles, abundant hair, a mane around the neck, starting from the inion and covering the withers.
Tibetan Mastiff differs from the other breeds with health and longevity. Adult dogs hardly get sick. Hip dysplasia is extremely rare, but is not an exception. Life expectancy in average is 16 years.
Males become adult on 4th year, females on 2nd-3rd year. Females are in heat only once a year, usually in late autumn.
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