Many friends who want to buy a Tibetan Mastiff may have suffered a lot because they knew little about Tibetan Mastiffs before. They even saw an article on the Internet about a buyer who spent millions and ended up buying a Chow Chow. Therefore, before buying a Tibetan Mastiff, you must understand the characteristics of purebred Tibetan Mastiffs and some tips for purchasing. Let’s take a look below!

Things to note when purchasing Tibetan Mastiff

The more excellent the Tibetan Mastiff, the more obvious its characteristics are, and it will be very easy for the owners of such a Tibetan Mastiff to choose. When many owners buy Tibetan Mastiffs, they will select them one by one. This is very helpful to the owners in their purchasing work. Therefore, pet dog trading owners should also pay attention to this when choosing Tibetan Mastiffs. The method is to select the most suitable Tibetan Mastiff based on the characteristics of the following dog breeds, so as to ensure that the probability of successful selection is higher.

The head is too narrow and long, the eyes are large and protruding, the eye color is very light, and the ears are large with round tips, which are not in line with the characteristics of this breed.

The muzzle is too thick, the upper and lower jaws protrude forward, the ears have too much hair, the limbs are too long or too thick, and the toes are very wide, which are not consistent with the characteristics of this breed.

The hair on the head is too little, the hair is soft and curved, the body hair of a Tibetan Mastiff dog has white spots, the back is short and not level, which does not conform to the appearance characteristics of the breed and should not be selected.

You should choose a dog that is physically strong, full of energy, not neurotic, does not bark randomly, and is not afraid of others.

Those who have suffered from digestive tract diseases and have not yet recovered or have other diseases must not be selected.

When purchasing, you must ask the other party for the breed’s feeding and management technical information, pedigree certificate, vaccination certificate, transfer letter signed by both parties, and a 7-14 day health guarantee.

Excellent Yantai Tibetan Mastiffs can make the raising work of owners easier, so the selection method of owners is also very important. When buying a Tibetan Mastiff, owners should pay attention to the methods and select a very suitable Tibetan Mastiff puppy based on these characteristics. The more Tibetan Mastiffs meet the above requirements, the better the breed is, so owners The selection work will be easier.

Appearance characteristics of purebred Tibetan Mastiff

Coat color:

1. Black, the whole body is pure black without any miscellaneous hair, and there may be a few white spots under the neck and chest

2. Brown-red hair is cow hair red or maroon red, with some hair tips slightly blackened

3. Iron-coated gold: black back and yellow legs, with two copper coin-like yellow spots above the eyes (or black back and red legs, two Tibetan Mastiff dots with brown-red twine-like dots above the eyes).

4. Pure white: The whole body is snow-white, also known as snow mastiff.

5. Yellow Mastiff: (also known as Red Mastiff) coat colors include grass yellow, brown yellow, golden yellow and apricot

6. Gray.

Eye: The eyeballs are yellowish-brown, mainly triangular in shape. Some of the upper parts of the eyeballs are hidden under the upper eyelids, and the red fleshy fundus of the lower eyeballs are exposed, which is called hanging eyes.

Ears: Triangular in shape, naturally drooping, large ears placed close to the front of the face.

Mouth:

1. Flat mouth: A flat mouth means that the upper lip hangs down from the lower lip.

2. Wrapped mouth: When closing the mouth, the top and bottom look like a wrap. Back: The chest should be broad and the waist should be long and wide.

Teeth: Tibetan mastiff teeth are carnivorous animal teeth, with a bite force of 186.3 pounds, which is equivalent to more than twice the human bite force.

Torso

Front of the body: shoulders flat and well-developed backbone muscles. The front legs are straight and strong, sloping slightly inward when upright.

Trunk: stout, with a straight, broad back, well-developed muscles, and a slight squat overall. The chest hangs well below the upper elbow, and the torso is slightly longer than it is tall.

Back: The chest should be broad and the waist should be long and wide.

Claws: The foot plates are large and symmetrical, with hair between the toes. There are fibula hairs from the upper part of the claws to the upper back of the dog's legs. The claws are tightly packed like tiger claws.

Tail: Medium long, the length should not exceed the ankle joint, forming a line with the back, naturally rolled up, commonly known as "chrysanthemum tail", and can be divided into oblique chrysanthemums and flat chrysanthemums.

1. Xianju: The tail hair is long, rolled up tightly, and rolled diagonally on the back of the Tibetan Mastiff.

2. Flat chrysanthemum: The tail hair is long, the root of the tail is tightly curled, and the flat curl is placed on the top of the back, looking like a big chrysanthemum.

3. Sickle shape: Although the dog's tail is lifted up, it cannot be rolled tightly, like a scimitar; some are lifted upright into a column facing the sky.

Shoulder height: The shoulder height of a male dog should not be less than 66 cm, and the shoulder height of a female dog should be higher than 62 cm. If it meets the requirements of Tibetan Mastiff in all aspects, it is a standard Tibetan Mastiff; if it meets the requirements of Tibetan Mastiff in all aspects, it is a purebred mastiff.

Fur

The hair is thick (dense) and long, denser in winter than in summer, and divided into two layers: underhair and guard hair.Male dogs have longer hair than female dogs, with longer and thicker hair on the neck and shoulders (and back). There is longer hair on the back of the front and rear calves.