Latin name: Canis lupus familiaris
Alias: Tibetan Mastiff, Mastiff, Fan Dog, Dragon Dog
Binomial name: Tibetan Mastiff
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Subphylum Vertebrata
Phylum: Mammalia
Subphylum: Subphylum Beast
Order: Carnivora
Family: Canidae
Subfamily: Mastiidae
Genus: Canis lupus
Species: Wolf
Subspecies: Fierce dog
Distribution area: Tibetan plateau alpine zone
- Tibetan mastiff morphological characteristics
Tibetan mastiff native to the Tibetan plateau region, is a tall fierce droopy ears of fierce dogs, in Tibetan serfdom society, only those kings and temple presidents have the right to be qualified to breed, about 120 meters long.
Image characteristics
A purebred adult Tibetan mastiff weighing 50 to 60 kg, about 1 m long, shoulder height of 0.6 m or more, strong and fierce, muscular, very little hanging meat, bow-shaped, covered with an erect mane. Even if resting, the shape of the fierce face, ordinary people will never dare to approach. Tibetan mastiff force like a tiger, vicious and good fighter, so the record of injury is also a lot, so that it won the reputation of the god dog, but also the world’s only fear of fierce beasts of the dog.
Five features
Hair color.
1. Black, pure black, no miscellaneous hair, a little white spot under the neck and forehead.
2. Brownish red: The hair is cow hair red or date red, and some of the hair tips are slightly black.
3. Iron gold: black back yellow legs, above the two eyes have two points of copper-like yellow spots (or black back red legs, above the two eyes have two Tibetan mastiff points brown-red twine like dots).
4. pure white: snow white, also known as snow mastiff.
5. Yellow mastiff: (also known as red mastiff) hair color straw yellow, brownish yellow, golden yellow and apricot yellow.
6. gray.
Eye: the eye is yellow-brown, mainly triangular eye type, but also part of the upper part of the eye is hidden under the upper eyelid, the lower part of the eye is exposed red flesh eye base called hanging eye.
Ears: Triangular in shape, naturally drooping, with larger ears, close to the front of the face.
Mouth.
1. Flat mouth: it is the upper mouth skin end hanging in the lower mouth hanging down belongs to the flat mouth.
2. Hanging mouth: When the mouth is closed, the upper mouth skin hangs down about 5 cm below the mouth, and the lower mouth skin folds down in the back.
3. Bag mouth: when the mouth is closed, the upper and lower as wrapped. Back: chest to be wide, waist to be long and wide.
4. teeth: Tibetan mastiff teeth for carnivorous animal teeth, bite force of 186.3 pounds, equivalent to more than two times the human bite force.
Body torso.
The front of the body: the shoulders fall flat, the backbone muscles developed. The front legs are straight and stout, and tilted mildly inward when upright.
Torso: stout, straight, broad back, well muscled, and slightly squat overall. Chest down and below the upper elbow, torso length slightly greater than the height.
Back: The chest should be wide, and the waist should be long and wide.
Paws: The foot disc is large and symmetrical, with hair between the toes, with scarlet hair from the upper part of the paws to the upper rear of the dog’s legs, with claws like tiger claws tightly wrapped.
Tail: medium-length, the length can not exceed the ankle, and the back is a line, naturally curled up, commonly known as “daisy tail”, can be divided into oblique daisy and flat daisy.
Oblique chrysanthemum: tail hair is long, rolled up tight, oblique rolled in the dog Tibetan mastiff back.
Flat chrysanthemum: tail hair is long, the tail root tightly rolled, flat rolled on the back above, looks like a large daisy.
Sickle type: dog tail although picked up but can not roll up tight, like a scimitar; some picked up upright into a column facing the sky type.
Shoulder height: male dogs shoulder height of not less than 66 cm, female dogs shoulder higher than 62 cm, all aspects are in line with the Tibetan mastiff requirements for the standard Tibetan mastiff; male Tibetan mastiff dogs shoulder height below 65 cm, female Tibetan mastiff dogs shoulder height below 60 cm, all aspects are in line with the Tibetan mastiff requirements for the small Tibetan mastiff.
Fur.
Hair thick (dense) and long, more dense in winter than in summer, male dogs than female dogs have longer hair, the neck and shoulders (and back) have longer and thicker hair. There is longer hair on the back of the front and rear calves.
Gait.
Tibetan mastiff gait is light and flexible, natural and powerful, large stride, with the speed of a single trail, the landing point of the limbs tend to the center line of the body. From the side to see the start and stop of the march appear the most powerful, the most extended dynamic, and the sound and powerful sense of movement is more important than the speed.
- Tibetan mastiff personality characteristics
Tibetan mastiff’s bravery is the nature of the Tibetan mastiff, Tibetan mastiff has a fierce, decisive, tough and stubborn temperament and nature. Loyal to the master, they are reckless and impulsive in life, they are instead incredibly smart, in their consciousness, the mission is much more important than life.
Tibetan mastiff is always lonely and untamed, there is a majestic posture, never get along with outsiders, and incompatible. In more than one Tibetan mastiff dogs coexist in the same Tibetan station circle, or the same breeding ground, there is a very close and distant relationship between each other. Dogs in the pack to the oldest female dog more reign supreme, forming a fighting sequence or low potential order. However, the position in the low-potential order is generally determined by physical ability and constitution, and the strength of temperament. Fierce temperament, physical fitness of the individual can be ranked in front. High order of Tibetan mastiffs have priority to take favor with the master, the right to priority feeding. Therefore, sometimes cause strong jealousy of other dogs, causing other dogs together barking and even attack.
Tibetan mastiff as long as the master’s traction, around the territorial boundary once, you can accurately identify the boundaries of their own home. Tibetan mastiff’s territorial behavior is not allowed to outsiders or strangers, outside dogs and non-owner domestic animals into the owner’s pasture, the owner’s shed and tent. This instinctive behavior must be in solitary confinement to be able to show. If more than one dog is kept at the same time, it must be led by the “head dog” in order for the guardedness to occur. Tibetan mastiff territoriality has been subject to human “domestication, and general wild animals have a greater difference in territoriality.
Tibetan mastiff dog as a domestic animal, has long adapted to the domestic conditions of the various environments, humane, follow the master’s migration to sleep in wooden houses, lying hay, as the case may be. Tibetan mastiff will live in accordance with the temperature conditions for their own choice of the most comfortable place to sleep, even if the wilderness, the winter cold, snowy sky. Tibetan mastiff dogs have the characteristics of sleepiness.
Tibetan mastiff male and female dogs in more than 8 months of age should try to isolate or control, otherwise, it is likely to steal or early mating phenomenon, affecting the continued development of the dog’s body. Let the immature Tibetan mastiff male and female dogs contact mating on their own, is not conducive to the development of the aptitude of the Tibetan mastiff dog. Especially the male dog, more temperament, temperament is not dedicated. Unstable personality, irritability, aggressive behavior.
Overall, the Tibetan mastiff is more autonomous, full of territorial awareness, it is loyal, obedient to the master, but strangers can not easily approach it. Tibetan mastiff lonely and fierce, encountering anything it can calmly face, even in the face of ferocious beasts, Tibetan mastiff is undaunted.
People say the Tibetan mastiff is a public servant of light, because it is selfless, see the righteousness, it is always fighting for friends, masters. Their belief in fighting more than the material aspects of the needs of their survival is first and foremost to protect the master and home, for loyalty, for the sake of sacred righteousness and duty, they are fearless.
In the character of the Tibetan mastiff, they have a very strong self-esteem, if the loss of favor with the master, their self-esteem will be a serious blow, and even bite their tongues. If the owner because of other dogs beat the Tibetan mastiff, they will feel a loss of dignity, in the psychological acceptance of the master in front of its dog beat it, so want to die to save dignity. Therefore, in the process of feeding, the owner can reprimand, patiently teach the Tibetan mastiff, but do not easily beat it, because the Tibetan mastiff will be a lifetime to remember the master “beat”, then the future of feeding will become very troublesome, very difficult.
Tibetan mastiff character tough, strong and fierce, wild still exists. Preferred meat diet, disease resistance. Protecting the territory, food, good at attacking, there is a strong hostility to strangers, but the master’s affection to the extreme, to work and complain. Tibetan mastiff has an incomparable loyalty and courageous character, at any time can distinguish between right and wrong, and they are exceptionally smart, always in order to protect the interests of the master and defiant until the end of their lives without complaint, this is the spirit of the Tibetan mastiff, which is why humans are willing to choose Tibetan mastiff as a friend.
In real life, we very much need the spirit of Tibetan mastiff, the development of human society and the long-term stability of the country need this spirit of selflessness to support the people to build their beautiful homes, only in this way, to build their homes more beautiful, so that their lives are more harmonious and happy.
- Tibetan mastiff care knowledge
Tibetan mastiff is the world’s oldest and rarest breed, his loyalty to protect the master’s nature, not only is the best protection dog for nomads, but also identified as the king, Tibetan mastiff dogs are more sensitive to the living environment and the nutrients ingested.
Feeding female Tibetan mastiff during lactation
Daily management of the female dog
Lactating back feeding supplementation
Pregnant dogs after giving birth, consuming a certain amount of physical strength, and to nurse the pups, resulting in poor body condition, poorer body condition, at this time, especially for female dogs to provide high-quality, nutritionally adequate full-price complementary feed. The first is to meet the nutritional needs of the mother’s body, and the second is to ensure that the mother provides enough milk for the pups, because at this time the pups’ nutrition must be obtained from the milk, and enough milk can ensure their normal growth and development.
In the days following the birth, the mother’s body is very weak and then she takes care of the puppies, so her appetite is not good, so she should be fed a small amount of liquid feed that is easy to digest, and she should provide warm water until the puppies are full term.
Puppy feeding
Day 1.
After the puppy falls from the mother’s body, the mother will bite off the umbilical cord and suck the puppy clean, then lift the puppy and dry the whole body with gauze, leaving one centimeter of the umbilical cord tied with white thread, then cut the umbilical cord and disinfect it with superior iodine.
If the fetus is breathing weakly or not breathing, at this time turn the head down, swing it from side to side or suck the puppy’s nose with the mouth and spit out its water, then perform artificial respiration, massage the chest and pat it.
Use glucose 5% or vitamin ADEC liquid drop into the puppy’s mouth for 0.5CC to enhance vitality.
Put the puppy in front of the mother’s teat and suck (if the puppy does not suck.) Open the puppy’s mouth with your hand and suck slowly with the mother’s teat).
The first milk (mother’s milk from day 1 to 17) is very important for the puppy to absorb mother’s milk to strengthen the immunity of the puppy by more than 75%, which can fight against the epidemic of distemper.
Day 3: Umbilical cord is removed.
Day 7: Removal of wolf toe.
Day 14: Eyes open.
Day 18: Start to learn to stand and walk.
Day 21~24: Deworming.
Day 25: Eyes can see and ears can hear, start supplementing with milk powder, high protein, vitamins and calcium powder.
Day 30: Ready to leave breast milk.
Day 35: Start to grow milk teeth, defecate on their own, male testicles slide into scrotum.
Day 42: DA2L vaccination.
Day 50: Deworming.
Day 63: CPV vaccination.
Day 70: Booster PV vaccination.
Day 90: DA2L and PV vaccine booster injection.
Months 8 to 10: First heat (bitch) for one year and then booster DA2L and PV vaccinations.
Feeding techniques
Attention to prevent cold and heat: newborn litter mastiff on the body temperature regulation is poor. Therefore, the environmental temperature has a great impact on the life activities of the litter mastiff, special attention should be paid to improve the indoor environmental temperature. The mastiff house to use thick iron bars made of semi-circular iron frame net. In winter, lay plastic film on the iron frame net to prevent the cold wind, and plastic film to seal the front and rear windows; summer, plastic film should be removed, with iron frame netting grapes, gourds and other climbing plants, for Tibetan mastiff cubs shade. Different days of age Tibetan mastiff cubs suitable environmental temperature: 0 ~ 7 days old: 28 ~ 32 ℃, 8 ~ 21 days old 27 ℃, 28 days old after 23 ℃, and pay attention to keep the room dry, to prevent the wind over the hall.
Strengthen lactation: the nutritional lactation of female Tibetan mastiff mother lactation 20 days later gradually declined, while the amount of milk required by the young mastiff is increasing. Therefore, to timely supplemental feeding, supply the mother Tibetan mastiff fresh quality, easy to digest and absorb animal and plant feed to ensure that the mother Tibetan mastiff milk is sufficient.
Improve the nutritional value of Tibetan mastiff cubs: Tibetan mastiff cubs born after 1 month of rapid development, appetite, breast milk has not been able to meet the needs, should be supplemented by feeding feed, feed some nutritional prices and easy to digest and absorb the palatability of good fluid food. Such as fresh milk with milk powder, broth, cooked egg yolk, thin gruel, etc., plus some cod liver oil, multivitamins and bone meal, etc., otherwise the mastiff is malnourished, thin and weak, affecting its growth and development.
Feeding mastiffs to the right amount: Tibetan mastiff cubs gastrointestinal volume is small, it is appropriate to feed more meals, fed 5 to 6 times a day, with the increase in age, the concentration of the diet and daily feeding volume to gradually increase to adapt to the mastiff’s daily weight gain.
Ensure clean water: supply water to pay attention to water quality, water temperature, water quantity, time. Tibetan mastiff puppies must be supplied with clean water in a timely manner, can not contain harmful substances, pathogenic microorganisms, etc., the water tank should be cleaned and brushed once a day. Different seasons, the amount of water is different, the most amount of water in summer, can not be interrupted. Available fire alkali (formulated into a 2% to 3% hot water solution), 3% Lysol and 5% formalin alternately disinfect the delivery room, delivery box and Tibetan mastiff cubs activity. Regular disinfection of eating utensils with 2% potassium permanganate, Tibetan mastiff cubs after birth with levamisole per 2.5 kg body weight to take 1 tablet, 30 days 2 times deworming, the effect is very good, 2 months of age regular vaccination.
Tibetan mastiff beauty
dry weather in winter, not only humans are particularly prone to scalp, Tibetan mastiff will also have this situation, and the area of the skin is not limited to the head but the whole body, the owner to prevent Tibetan mastiff shake skin, we must first start from the Tibetan mastiff daily shower.
The first move: hair care trilogy
1. choose the nature of the more nourishing shampoo, after adding hair conditioner.
2. to help the Tibetan mastiff wash and dry body, to use the stronger wind blower for the Tibetan mastiff will blow dry, do not let them dry the hair on their own, so as not to accidentally “cold pro” cold.
3. When using the wind machine to pay attention to the use of warm wind, and the Tibetan mastiff’s hair blowing to ninety percent dry can be, if the wind is too hot and will blow the hair to ten percent dry, before the nourishing work will be in vain.
Second trick: toenail cut white edge
People will bleed if the nails are cut too close to the meat, Tibetan mastiff is the same, because their toenails near the location of the meat hidden blood vessels and nerve lines. Therefore, the owner of the Tibetan mastiff to cut toenails, only cut the white part, if accidentally cut to the pink part of the bleeding, we must use the bleeding powder to stop the Tibetan mastiff. In addition, to help the Tibetan mastiff after cutting toenails, it is best to file the Tibetan mastiff toenails, so that the Tibetan mastiff will not accidentally scratch themselves and the owner.
The third trick: clean ear liquid to clean the ear canal
Tibetan mastiff ears need to often keep clean, but the Tibetan mastiff’s ear canal and human structure is different, the owner of cleaning to pay special attention. First of all, before the Tibetan mastiff bath, with a cotton swab for the Tibetan mastiff to dig out the shallow ear wax, as for the deeper layer of ear wax, can be used to clean ear water or clean ear powder as a helper.
The fourth trick: trim the toe miscellaneous hair
Do not think that the Tibetan mastiff’s feet do not see the sun all day, do not pay much attention to, if the Tibetan mastiff’s toenail and toe hair is too long, not only affect the appearance, walking will also be dangerous, because the toe hair is too long, it will act unstable, and easy to slip.
The fifth trick: trim the hair to dress up the best to dress up a full set
Can not “Guanyin head sweeper feet”, so the Tibetan mastiff’s PP should also take into account. If the ass side of the hair is too long, not only looks messy, urination and defecation is also easy to get poo, into a dirty dog, so you need to cut the mastiff on time for the mastiff around the anus miscellaneous hair.
The last tip: before bathing must first squeeze the anal glands, followed by the Tibetan mastiff’s hair is denser, after washing and blowing dry hair is a more troublesome and time-consuming thing, so you need to put more effort to blow dry hair. Avoid having skin diseases.
- Tibetan mastiff feeding essentials
With a tiger’s back and waist to describe the Tibetan mastiff’s body is not exaggerated, because the Tibetan mastiff was born in Tibet, so it can adapt to the cold climate, feeding in addition to a balanced nutrition, but also to take enough protein and fat. So what feeding points need to pay attention to in the daily feeding?
Tibetan mastiff feeding points
1. protein: adult Tibetan mastiff needs to digest protein in 5 grams / kg body weight or more per day, of which animal protein should not be less than 1.6 grams / kg body weight.
2. carbohydrates: in the Tibetan mastiff’s feed, carbohydrates are second only to protein is very important and nutrients, in the grain of corn flour, wheat flour, rice, etc. can be used as carbohydrate feed for Tibetan mastiff to supplement the carbohydrates in the Tibetan mastiff.
3. fat: usually Tibetan mastiff fat needs for puppies 1.3 g / kg body weight per day, adult dogs for 1.2 g / kg body weight. Calculated as feed material, should reach 8% to 10% is appropriate. Tibetan mastiff has a special preference for the fat of cattle and sheep.
4. vitamin: vitamin is essential for Tibetan mastiff to maintain normal physiological functions and metabolism, in the Tibetan mastiff nutrition ratio must be given great attention, if usually in the feeding ignore vitamin supplementation, often cause a variety of vitamin deficiency.
5. water: under normal large size, adult Tibetan mastiff needs 100 ~ 200 ml of water per kg of body weight per day, even 100 ~ 180 ml of young dogs, mating period, or dryer food feeding, the amount of water must be increased.
Second, the feeding of Tibetan mastiff common error practices
1. Chicken frame instead of bones.
Mastiff belongs to large dogs need to be able to gnaw large animal bones, such as bovine bones and the like, these bones are rich in bone marrow and calcium material, especially helpful for mastiff, especially for young mastiff dental development is extremely helpful. And chicken frame such as these belong to the sharp broken bones, it is easy to pierce the mastiff’s throat and intestines, no help, but very dangerous.
2. Feeding sugary full-fat milk rice flour.
There are many kinds of milk, but feeding Tibetan mastiff must use sugar-free skim milk rice powder, because full-fat milk rice powder with sugar will cause gastrointestinal irritation of the dog, diarrhea and even dehydration. Especially during the illness of the Tibetan mastiff must not be fed milk. If large size allows, adding bone rice flour in milk is especially good for young mastiffs!
3. Overfeeding of animal offal.
About the offal of animals. This is a Tibetan mastiff very much like to eat food, but also very nutritious things, but be sure not to overdo it, if the excess will cause a reaction in the adulteration, serious will also have a serious impact on the growth of the bones. Three weeks two liver is a very good ratio, otherwise the rescue is very troublesome.
4. Feeding raw eggs.
Many people feed with raw eggs, or in food cooked and then a raw egg mixed in, raw eggs will occur with the mastiff body vitamin h offset each other’s role, long feeding raw eggs, will produce huge damage to the mastiff’s fur. This is a very wrong approach, only boiled eggs have a big nutritional supplement to the mastiff. And can only eat the yolk, egg white Tibetan mastiff eat very difficult to digest, generally not recommended for dogs to eat.
