These are my friends Boris (you saw him on the first page as a youngster) and
Simon. Simon is Boris' cousin. He came to live with us because he needed a
home and needed to be around people. My best bud is Rishi. She is a Showdog and has been doing really well at those beauty pagents that she attends. Check her out on the Liongate page. Two more Tibetan's have come to join our flock: Sara and Zor. They can also be found on our Liongate Guardians page!
Boris and Simon get along most of the time. They have growling festivals about who gets to sleep in this corner or that corner and sometimes keep everyone awake at night. Boris likes to bark at everything he hears in the night.Calvin, my other pyr buddy, just ignores them both and looks at them like they are nuts!
This is Rishi and Alex on the Oregon Coast
BORIS AND CALVIN IN THE LEAVES.........BORIS AND HIS FIRST COAT BLOW ON THE FLOOR NEXT TO HIM
Tibetans blow their coats just like Great Pyrenees.
BORIS ON THE LEFT WITH NO COAT TO CALL HIS OWN AND SIMON..RIGHT 19 MONTHS WHO LOOKS LIKE HE NEVER LOSES HIS COAT
Boris, Simon, Rishi, Sara, Dargo, and Zor are Tibetan Mastiff's. They originated around the 900's, so they are a pretty old breed, like me. It is thought in some circles that the
Great Pyrenees originated from this breed. The Tibetan Mastiff is also used
for guarding flocks. They are extremely loyal. They love children and are amazingly gentle. They can grow to be up to 150lbs. They have a thick double coat and a curly tail. They do not however require the same amount of grooming as a Pyr. Simon and Dargo are the traditional colors of a Tibetan Mastiff, although they come in other colors, like Boris and Rishi, who are gold, or Zor who is Black though both of his parents are black and tan. Tibetan Mastiffs are more responsive to training than Great Pyrenee's (hmmmmmm...maybe they aren't that smart eh?) but they also tend to be a bit more aggressive..and do take a strong hand to handle. In Tibet it is customary for the dog to wear a red Yak's hair collar as a sign of it's status. An unusual fact about female Tibetan Mastiff's is that they only come into season once a year.
Simon on the leftat 6 yrs old has matured into a wonderful companion and leader, Dargo on the Right at 14 months is just learning the ropes
Rishi on the Left..........Simon, Zor and Sara on the Right
Zor is a wonderful boy that joined us in hopes of becomming part of our breeding program-unfortunately Zor has a genetic defect in his shoulder formation called OCD-so we chose to neuter him and pull him from the breeding program so that we would not knowingly pass on genetic defects-he is a very happy gentle dog.
Zor has grown into a big Boy!!
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