Tibetan Spaniel
- Group 9: Companion and Toy Dogs
- Section 5: Tibetan breeds
- Without working trial
Tibet
United Kingdom
Tibetan Spaniel
25.4 cm
4 up to 7 kg
The Tibetan Spaniel is one of the FCI (No. 231, Gr. 9, sec 5) recognized breed from Tibet. The stud book leads the UK.
Origin and History
The Tibetan Spaniel seems to go back to dogs that have lived around 1000 BC in the Central Asian region. The first references date from the time of the Chin Dynasty 225-206 BC From Tibet the first records are only since the development of Tibetan writing around 630 AD before. Bronzes and ceramics from 1100 to 1644 show this type of dog, which also has similarity with today's Pekingese, albeit with considerably longer snout and longer back. It seems that was started from the later 17th century to grow a flat-nosed dog, which we refer to as the Pekingese today.
It is possible that the type of dog Tibetan Spaniel came very early on the Silk Road to Europe and perhaps one of the ancestors of European small and very small dogs such as Continental Toy Spaniel, Papillon, etc. was.
The first mentioned in Europe 's throw from Tibet Spaniels dated to the year 1895 in England. However, the breed had almost no significance in breeding circles. 1934, the first breed standard is published, from as some breeders of the breed accepted. The Second World War nullified all efforts, there was then virtually no more stocks. As a result of new dogs from Tibet were imported and practically started all over again. In 1959, the standard was renewed in 1961 was the recognition by the FCI.
Description
The Tibetan Spaniel is one of the few dogs that have, perhaps hardly changed over the centuries millennia. He is a companion dog that up to 25.4 inches tall and up to 7 kg is heavy, all colors and their combinations can occur together, the outer coat is silky, of medium length, the undercoat is very fine. The ears hang, are medium in size and do not lie on the skull.
Nature and use
It is rugged, tough, ancestry typically completely weatherproof with keen senses. Finally, and he was not just a luxury dog but also fulfilled the duties, house and yard free of rats and mice to hold on to report strangers and at high altitudes around 4000 m in the Himalayas. The fact that dogs were repeatedly introduced from there to Europe, these properties have been preserved.