Article From SubmitYOURArticle.com: Tibetan Spaniel Dog Breed Description, History, Grooming, Health Issues and Living Conditions

Description: The Tibetan Spaniel has a domed head
that is small, in comparison to the body. It has
a short blunt muzzle. Teeth meet in an undershot
or level bite. The nose is black. The eyes are
medium but in keeping with the face and are set
wide apart, these are oval in shape. The Tibetan
Spaniel does not have extra skin around the eyes
and this helps to tell the breed apart from the
Pekingese. The ears hang down either side of the
head to cheek level and are feathered. The neck
is covered in a mane of hair, which is more
noticeable in the dog of the breed. The front
legs are a little bowed and the feet are
hare-like. This dog has a great feathered tail
that is set high and is carried over their back.
This breed grows to 10 inches and the weight is
9-15 pounds. The coat is a silky double coat
lying flat and is short and smooth on the face
and leg fronts, it is medium in length on the
body and has feathering on the ears, toes and
tail. This dog can come in all colours and be
solid, shaded and multi- coloured. Colour's that
is seen is red, fawn, gold, white, cream, black
and tan, black often there is white markings on
the feet. The Tibetan Spaniels' life expectancy
is 12-15 years.

History: This breed comes as the name suggests
from Tibet. These dogs have descended from China
and other Buddhist countries. This is an ancient
breed with history going back over 2000 years.
Eastern art dating to about 1100BC shows this
dog. Most small Asian dogs can track back to the
Tibetan Spaniel in their genetic pool. This dog
was highly regarded in Tibets history and was
given as a gift to royal houses which is how the
Tibetan Spaniel spread throughout Asia. The dogs'
job was to turn the prayer wheel for their
master, as the master prayed. They were also used
as watchdogs in the monasteries, sitting up on
the high walls and warning the monks if they saw
anything that they thought didn't fit with the
life around them. The breed first went to England
in the 1800's and then to America and were
recognized by the AKC in 1983.

Temperament: The Tibetan Spaniel is clever and
happy with great trusting abilities and makes a
good family companion. This dog is intensely
independent and is a wonderful watchdog. This dog
is not a yappy dog but barks at intruders. This
dog gets on well with all pets and is good with
other dogs. This dog needs good leadership and
can be hard to train so consistent training is
very important. Give good house rules, and keep
them. Like all dogs, this dog will be happy with
boundaries and leadership of the owner. Without
this the dog can get small dog syndrome, and here
you will see a dog that has behavioural problems
such as becoming snappy, dog aggressive and
unable to be trusted with children. They can
become stubborn and over protective, all this can
be avoided by correctly handling the dog, with
good leadership and rules to the home. This way
you will see the best of this breed. This breed
does need regular walks daily as it has got
energy that needs to be used.

Health issues: The Tibetan Spaniel has only a few
health issues and these are heat stroke and
respiratory problems.

Grooming: This dog is easy to keep looking good
by just regular brushing.

Living conditions: Here the Tibetan Spaniel is
good for apartment life providing, they get daily
exercise. This dog can live without a garden.

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