This is confirmed by recent discoveries of geneticists . The ancestors of today's Mastiff is considered to be dogs imported into Mesopotamia from Tibet.
Mastiffs are reliable companions of the last great Assyrian king Ashurbanipal ( 628-668 BC GG ) in the hunt for lions. In 1849, British archaeologist O.G.Leyardom naydna was a big part of the library in the palace of Ashurbanipal . On some cuneiform clay tablets depict hunting scenes , and if you look closely at them closely, you can see the impressive silhouette of a huge dog that can cope not only with the leopard , but also to win the lion. And hardly anyone will argue that this is not a Tibetan mastiff .
In Assyria was revered cult of the dog. She was considered a sacred animal of the Babylonian goddess of healing Gul . Beat the dog - meant to make almost the most heinous crime . It is even considered that to kill a man - a smaller sin than to feed the bad dog.
The first European who described in 1271 the Tibetan mastiff , the famous traveler Marco Polo , it seems somewhat afraid of dogs. No wonder that he described them as ferocious " as high as donkeys, with a voice as powerful as that of a lion ." With this description, imagination paints really a huge animal, but in fact the Tibetan ass , which meant Marco Polo " growth" is not above a meter. But for many years, thanks to a similar description of the Tibetan mastiffs represents existing dangerous and almost fantastic.
A new description of the Tibetan mastiff appeared in 1774 . Robert made his Buckle , diplomat, who arrived in Tibet on behalf of Governor of Bengal, and it is not much different from the description of Marco Polo. About Tibetan mastiff still wrote as a large and angry dog. And for many years it was in fact the only " source of knowledge " about Tibetan mastiffs . Even in the 19th century, when Europe finally have real "Tibet" , their long perceived as aggressive and wild animals imported from the east. Arriving in London dogs as wild animals were placed in a zoo, where is away from home , guard dogs , traditionally used as protectors of villages and monasteries of Tibet, died very quickly , despite the great care and nutrition .
In the twentieth century, Tibet , passing from hand to hand from Britain to China shook the severe crisis that has not spared mastiffs . They almost disappeared. The breed survived only thanks to the fact that the King of Nepal became the patron of a nearby mastiffs . At the state level, adopted a program that protected the breed . And it was brought from Nepal to America mastiffs future founder of the American Tibetan Mastiff Association Anna Rouer .
Today, the Tibetan Mastiff is very popular breed in the world . In 1898, in Berlin, the first officially registered Tibetan mastiff puppies , and now some of the puppies of this breed are sold for a fabulous price .
Mastiffs charming, strong and healthy , well- trained dogs that have high intelligence. Tibetan mastiff with their thick fur fears neither cold nor snow, nor wind . A dog can easily be in the yard or garden plot even in the cold winter. And it should be said about one important virtue Tibetan mastiff - a dog completely devoid of the typical dog odor, and yet they are almost as cleanly cat.
Puppy tibetan mastiff like a stuffed animal , but the special nature of this "toy" is already apparent in the first months . The three-month puppy, first came to the house in which he lives , instantly begins to study and evaluate territory, which he will have to protect. And then will come out all the habits of his distant ancestor - the Tibetan wolf. Sentinel to the bone, Tibetan easily will find the most convenient point from which will now be monitored and guard house and lot .
In the Tibetan mastiff is balanced and friendly character , solid " pros " and no " cons ." He always knows who 's boss. And though of "Tibet" is not worth pursuing instant execution of all commands , but with it you can always negotiate . This dog rarely barks unnecessarily , because such a staid , self-confident dog is absolutely no reason to make a fuss, but if the occupants are at risk , a better defender than the Tibetan Mastiff is not found.
And more . It is impossible to measure the allegiance sincere love and happiness that the Tibetan Mastiff will bring into your home !
