Tibetan Terrier

Tibetan terrier comes from the roof the world - Tibet, which is located at an altitude of 3500 - 5000 meters. In this extreme climate, which alternates long, harsh winter and a short hot summer, as people and animals well adapted to these conditions as well as our Tibetan.

Characteristics and description of the breed

Tibetan Terrier has nothing to do with a terrier. This title was named to the English that their properties and increase the most memories of this breed. In his homeland longwoolled dogs are generally referred to as the apso, and because it is Tibetan origin among the sheep dogs, they should read the correct name of Tibet apso.

For demanding live and work in Tibet has been perfectly adapted. It is a medium-sized,35 to 42 cm high in the withers, females are slightly smaller. The whole body is flexible, quadratic with a short back and covered with long hair, including the head, where it hold up over the eyes and thus protect against natural elements and the sun. His limbs are zauhleny a result, the Tibetan movement, elegant and flexible, excellent skokanske and climbing ability and his typical wide Paws enabling safe movement in the deep snow and in sand. The tail is used as a rudder, or wear it rolled over the back where it protects the kidneys. The most interesting is his long hair that is dry, is self-cleaning ability - therefore virtually devoid of a typical dog smell, lazy in its lower layers, so you do not have problems with hair and clothes after flat as some other breeds.At the basic maintenance of its hair is no problem.

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