The history of the Tibetan Mastiff - Big Dog’s the guardian of Tibet - is hidden in the fog of legend, with the high Himalayan mountains and plains, the Central Asian region. Accurate records of dog genetic heritage does not exist.
Even so, the history of a special place to retain the Tibetan mastiff. They are a lot of people as the basic stock from the most modern varieties of large-scale development. While there has been significant since the mid-written them, in 1880 almost did not provide specific details. Tibetan mastiff some light into a “mountain” and other types of dogs “had her,” a type of weight.
The earliest written account of a large dog in about 1100 BC in China. Dog skull on a large stone and Bronze Age. Ancestors, today’s a species is considered along with the army of the Assyrians, Persians, Greeks and Romans, and later, this line of Attilla the Hun and Genghis Khan as the western Europe. In these centuries, people believe that the Tibetan Mastiff is still isolated in the valleys of the Himalayas developed into such a magnificent animal precious Tibetan people.
Today in Tibet, Nepal, and other Himalayan regions, a pure Tibetan mastiff is very difficult to find. However, when available, most of them used as a livestock guardian, well adapted to harsh mountain life. Tibetan tourism and housing sheepherders and traders, the dog will defend the owner of herds and tents of predators such as wolves and snow leopard. Homestead guardian for the other, fastened to the door and roof.
Prior to this, the beginning of the year in 1800, few Westerners were allowed to enter Tibet, know very little about Tibet dogs. Account of the early tourists to visit Tibet, few people mentioned that they encounter a dog. In 1800 Captain Samuel Turner, his “Embassy to the Court Teshoo account the Dalai Lama in Tibet,” referred to his experience with the huge dog. Unfortunately, he did not provide that dog.
In 1847, Lord Hardinge, Viceroy of India sent a “big dog from Tibet,” the so-called “Siring” Queen Victoria. England, at its first Dog Show in 1859 and 1873, the Kennel Club Stud Book to set up the first set of 4027 dogs. In the official classification by the Kennel Club (England), the so-called “big dog from Tibet” was officially designated the “Tibetan Mastiff” first.
Two Tibetan mastiff was brought into the United Kingdom in 1874 by the then Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII), and demonstrate their Alexandra Palace show in December 1875. Since then until 1928, has led to a trickle of imports to the United Kingdom and Europe. In 1928, Mr. Colonel Bailey and his wife, four Tibetan Mastiff imports, they at the same time, Colonel Bailey is the responsibility of the political officer in Sikkim, Nepal and Tibet. Mrs. Bailey was set up in 1931 with the British Association of Tibetan varieties of the first official standard adopted Kennel Club breeds. This is the standard used by the Federal Cynological International (FCI Corporation) - the umbrella organization for all baseball club in the world, the only exception is the Kennel Club in the United Kingdom and the United Kennel Club.
From the end of World War II to 1976 it is clear there are no known imports of the Tibetan mastiff from Nepal and India to the United Kingdom. Since 1976, some Tibetan mastiff imported into the United Kingdom and varieties from different countries to the Kennel Club has been recognized in the miscellaneous category. Variety seems to be smooth to be established in England.
Until late 1950, two Tibetan mastiff was hidden in a President of the United States. They were taken to a farm in central and western regions, and only listen to them. Began in 1970, a few Tibetan mastiff is from Nepal and India into the United States. The basis of these dogs have been bred in all parts of the country and special attention to breeding. These dogs have adapted to living in different climate and environment, the United States. In the Tibetan Mastiff is a welcome companion / protector.
The first national professional tournament held in the United States and California Association of rare species in dogs in October 1979. This is a proper and appropriate in view of the first ring of the dog for these fascinating region from the Himalayas.
The close relationship between the Tibetan mastiff and the man of the century almost incredible dog “human” understanding. The work of several generations as the guardian of yak and sheep, the need for eternal protector, not a killer, produced and quality control of the disposal of forces, pro-active, fearless, exercise patience, loyalty, and tenderness.