Looking for Tibetan Mastiff Breed Info

[awestruckgsd]

Thanks Ruth for putting us in contact with Susie she is wonderful to deal with and we are now on her waiting list for a female Tibetan out of Aslan and Silk hopefully later this year...The whole family is quite excited...Judy

 

[ruthcatrin]

Awesome! You'd better post puppy pictures!

Actually I'm jealous lol, I've been trying to figure out how I could fit a 2nd TM, and 3rd dog in general, in my household ever since I saw the litter planned! Its not happening, but damn....

 

[awestruckgsd]

I know I think some people around here will be jealous too when she eventually arrives...LOL The Tibetans we had here years ago are no comparison... They are beautiful dogs that she has and when I looked at what's behind them OMG the lineage is just as stunning...Kailas and Queeny, Tango and Xenia...I have never seen such beautiful Tibetans and I love the fact that she prides herself in temperment, and health as that is so important to us...I talked to a few other breeders and looked at hundreds of websites and I didn't get the same passionate feelings about their dogs as I did with her alot of them view breeding as a business and they are not in it for the right reasons...they are definitely not in it to better the breed...The timing will be perfect for us as well as our summers are busy showing and travelling so it was all around everything we were looking for almost too good to be true and don't worry there will be lots of pictures...

 

[ruthcatrin]

Puppy pictures!! Susie's awesome.

 

[ruthcatrin]

hah, I'm so thrilled someone I "know" is going to get a pup from that litter.

So you know what to expect:

Apollo at 10 weeks (25lbs), the picture without snow was taken at Susie's place, we drove down to pick him up. Snow is at our house:


[video=youtube;gVkjt9UcXD4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVkjt9UcXD4[/video]

 

[awestruckgsd]

What awesome video footage...Thanks for sharing...We are just as excited

 

[Duetsche_Doggen]

Goodness Apollo looks like a teddy bear when he was younger. So cute.

 

[ruthcatrin]

Fluffy cuddly teddybear puppys who just happen to weigh a squirmy 25lbs and have one heck of a mind of their own! But yes, totAly adorable!

 

[Fixer]

and they grow soooo quick, luckily they remain adorable!

 

[ruthcatrin]

That they do, to both! When I have Apollo in the car he attempts to make new friends at red lights. I've lost count of the number of strangers in the next car over who'll yell over at me how adorable my giant puppy is...

 

[fila4me]

Apollo is beautiful! Years ago while showing Dogos I had the opportuntity to meet and speak at great length to Susie-a wonderful person and just as wonderful dogs. My bff that was with me fell in love with Ben and we both got to enjoy his wonderful personality and his kisses. Those pups out of Aslan and Silk will be show stoppers for sure! Cannont wait to see pics and watch the new baby grow!

 

[Krysta96819]

Hello all. Just wanted to get in the convo without starting a new thread. We have been researching the breed for months now, and have finally taken the plunge! Seeing as how hard these pups are to find, we were very excited to see that Susan from Himilaya had scheduled litters for the end of this year. We filled out the questionnaire and have emailed back and forth a few times, and today we are speaking over the phone to schedule a visit to her place. Soo excited!!

Oh, reserving a male from Aslan and Silk!! Can't wait!

 

[SierrasTibetanMastiffs]

If anyone has questions about Tibetan Mastiffs please feel free to ask me, it near and dear to me for over 33 years! We use our dogs as livestock guardians, home and property guardians and some make wonderful show dogs. We advocate health testing...period before breeding anything!! Regardless of breed and especially my breed, the TM.

 

[Fixer]

If anyone has questions about Tibetan Mastiffs please feel free to ask me, it near and dear to me for over 33 years! We use our dogs as livestock guardians, home and property guardians and some make wonderful show dogs. We advocate health testing...period before breeding anything!! Regardless of breed and especially my breed, the TM.

Hi Kristi, welcome! I'm not sure I ever mentioned it, but one of my dogs, Drakyi Reilly, is a paternal great grandson of your Majestic Mufasa thru King Kong, and also related on his mother's side as a great grandson of Senge Sundari.

I still hope to visit Oregon sometime, and hope to catch you with a minute to say hello

 

[DonM]

There is good information about Tibetan mastiffs -- history, culture, early discoveries, current situation -- in my prize-winning book 'Big Dogs of Tibet and the Himalayas' (Orchid Press, 2010/Asia, 2011/N.America).
If you want the book by quick delivery and an autograph on the title page, contact me directly: dmesserschmidt@gmail.com. Otherwise the book is available on Amazon.com and other Internet book sites.
See also my Facebook page: 'DON MESSERSCHMIDT PUBLICATIONS' for more information. Enjoy the read.
For those who have read the book, send me your thoughts and reactions...
For those who want to read the reviews go to: http://orchidbooks.com/indiv_titles.html#bigdogs

 

[Bobomonkey702]

I have to add, the TM breed in general has a lower incidence of displaysia, cancers, seizures, and other genetic abnormalities than most other common medium-large breeds. There is occasional problems with ectropian, and there is a tendancy toward thyroid issues. There has been a recent upswing of some of these issues in the US lines however due to issues with importing new bloodlines, so care has to be taken in the choice of breeder.

They're also long lived. Over 10yrs is standard, over 12 is normal, and Apollo's great-grandma just turned 16 back in Dec.

I had a Tibetan Mastiff who died due to seizures. Heart breaking for my family. It's really important to research your breeder. Don't believe everything they say. Remember they are selling you a dog and its a business of sales. They all say there dogs grow the biggest and etc. Do your homework on the breeder and don't jump in because you don't want to wait another year since they only going into heat once a year this breed.

Another thing is these dogs are not the same dog as the ones from Himalayas. In Tibetan there breed for a purpose different then what we need here. The breeders here are breeding there best show dogs as the primary breeding dog. All the breed you buy are from or had a family of a show winning TM dog. So reading books of TM from Tibetan my mislead you what they are from a breeder here. They obviously will have a lot in common with a TM from Tibetan though.

They are a very very stubborn breed and they are known to eat your house when you leave them home alone. You may come home to some nice furniture chew to pieces because they love to chew. This breed may not be for everyone since they won't listen to we'll. I now have another Tibetan Mastiff and he is just as stubborn haha but he a lovable dog. Even though he ate every wood chair I have and my kitchen table and everything else lol. I'm not sure on his weight since that not important to me. It's better for the dog to be lean then just weigh a lot. Last I check at vet he was about 100lbs and he 10 months old.

 

[Fixer]

In Tibetan there breed for a purpose different then what we need here. The breeders here are breeding there best show dogs as the primary breeding dog. All the breed you buy are from or had a family of a show winning TM dog. So reading books of TM from Tibetan my mislead you what they are from a breeder here. They obviously will have a lot in common with a TM from Tibetan though.

They are a very very stubborn breed and they are known to eat your house when you leave them home alone. You may come home to some nice furniture chew to pieces because they love to chew. This breed may not be for everyone since they won't listen to we'll. I now have another Tibetan Mastiff and he is just as stubborn haha but he a lovable dog. Even though he ate every wood chair I have and my kitchen table and everything else lol. I'm not sure on his weight since that not important to me. It's better for the dog to be lean then just weigh a lot. Last I check at vet he was about 100lbs and he 10 months old.

Just as with any dog, there are different lines that breed for different traits, and there are TM breeders who breed for livestock guardian drive. True, there probably are more going for show dogs, but just pointing out it's not 100%.

Also, even stubborn dogs can be trained, and certain dogs take to it more than others. Mine is stubborn but he also listens well and doesn't chew. You can't believe too many generalities about this breed, or most others.

 

[Duetsche_Doggen]

Just as with any dog, there are different lines that breed for different traits, and there are TM breeders who breed for livestock guardian drive. True, there probably are more going for show dogs, but just pointing out it's not 100%.

Also, even stubborn dogs can be trained, and certain dogs take to it more than others. Mine is stubborn but he also listens well and doesn't chew. You can't believe too many generalities about this breed, or most others.

QFT

 

[Bobomonkey702]

Just as with any dog, there are different lines that breed for different traits, and there are TM breeders who breed for livestock guardian drive. True, there probably are more going for show dogs, but just pointing out it's not 100%.

Also, even stubborn dogs can be trained, and certain dogs take to it more than others. Mine is stubborn but he also listens well and doesn't chew. You can't believe too many generalities about this breed, or most others.

True but at least in United States its going to be hard to find a pure breed like what a lot of people are getting there information from. When they read about them on the Internet the information is base on a Tibetan Mastiff from Tibet. Only way you will get one of those is to go to Tibet lol. I just was reading the forum and thought people should know this. The breed lines that you get over here are much better suited for dogs living with modern family's. There loving and more like a normal stubborn dog. But again they do have a lot of the traits obviously from a pure Tibetan breed. I think the breed is beautiful and is one of the oldest breeds.