Tibetan mastiff belongs to what family Tibetan mastiff belongs to the family Canidae, subfamily Canidae, genus Canis, subgenus domestic dog. Tibetan mastiff, also known as Tuban mastiff, Oriental god dog, distributed in the Tibetan plateau alpine zone, the character is very fierce, extremely loyal to the master, extremely unfriendly to strangers. Often used to guard the home, to protect cattle, sheep. Is a large and aggressive dogs, in China’s urban areas are not allowed to keep. Tibetan mastiff habits Tibetan mastiff usually does not have good obedience, and not too lively, do not love to participate in organized activities, so it is difficult to train. Tibetan mastiff’s character is tough, forceful and fierce, very wild. But the Tibetan mastiff to maintain absolute loyalty to the master, in addition to the master of other people is difficult to approach it. Tibetan mastiff history Tibetan mastiff is a super large dog breed, the original origin of the Tibetan Plateau of Gansu Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Hequ region. According to archaeologists on the identification of its ancient fossils, confirmed that its history has been more than five thousand years. Foreign literature on its detailed records, proving that the St. Bernard, Great Dane, Hungarian Shepherd Dog, Newfoundland and a variety of Mastiff in the world contain the blood of the Chinese Tibetan Mastiff. 55 BC, the Phoenicians transported it from Central Asia to Britain to breed, and then to the Roman Empire, the mastiff was brought to Rome, in the amphitheater for fighting with bears and lions, in addition to most of the Roman wars, the Tibetan mastiff also used as a military dog.
