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SCRAPS Breed Profile LHASA APSO

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Country of Origin: Tibet Group: Herding, Non-Sporting Use today: Indoor watchdog and family companion. Life Span: 15+ years Color: Coat colors are gold, cream and honey are the most popular. Coat: The coat is straight, hard and heavy but not soft. Grooming: The long coat parts at the spine and falls straight on either side. No trimming or stripping is needed, although when in full coat, they need to be brushed about once a day to keep their coats from matting. Some owners opt to cut the coats short for easier grooming. Dry shampoo as necessary. Check the feet for matting and for foreign matter stuck there. Clean the eyes and ears meticulously, for they tend to tear. Some owners prefer to get their coats clipped to cut down on grooming. This breed is an average shedder. Height: 10 – 11 inches Weight: 13 – 15 pounds

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In Brief: The Lhasa Apso makes a good pet badly behaved children. Some are willful and with adults and older children. They are some are very obedient to their masters. This affectionate with their masters. They can be breed responds to motivational training. It should suspicious of strangers, so early socialization is have a dominant owner. They are good critical. watchdogs with a loud, persistent bark, which gives the impression to intruders of a much larger dog. The breed can be noisy and may be Description: The Lhasa Apso has a long, too nervous around children and strangers. They heavy, double coat, draping over his entire body are inclined to fight if they are not the only dog in to the floor. This shaggy little dog looks like a the house. They have a fine sense of hearing. small version of the Old English Sheepdog. These little dogs travel well . Lhasa Apso bitches Gold, cream, and honey are the most popular make good mothers. They dislike being alone colors, but the coat also comes in smoke, dark- and can be snappish if surprised or peeved. grizzle, slate and a multi-color assortment of brown, white & black. The coat is straight, hard Health: Generally a very healthy dog. and heavy, but not silky. The hair should Sometimes they have skin problems if the coat cascade from the head over its eyes. It should is not kept free of parasites. They do have a have a dark beard and mustache, and a muzzle slight tendency to get hip dysplasia. Also kidney that is medium-length, but not square. It has problems, eye problems and bleeding ulcers. small, dark, deep-set eyes and heavy feathered ears. Its neck has an abundant scarf of hair and Living Conditions: These dogs are good for its tail is feathered and carried over its back. apartment living. They are very active indoors and will do okay without a yard. Temperament: This is a hardy dog with a friendly, assertive, manner. Intelligent and lively, Exercise: Although they love to walk and it makes a good pet, but it is naturally suspicious scramble about, they will be fitter and happier if of strangers. Lhasa Apsos are spirited and given regular opportunities to run free and play, devoted. These little dogs are affectionate with Lhasa Apso's do not demand much exercise. their masters, but they will not tolerate rough or Origins: The land of Tibet was the home of the their owners, Lhasa Apsos were virtually Lhasa Apso - the breed taking its name from the impossible to buy. Happily these very precious sacred city of Lhasa. For at least two thousand dogs, and the equally prized Tibetan Terrier, years the breed was only bred in Tibet by holy spread to other parts of the world, mainly men and nobles. It was used as a watchdog in because the Dalai Lama. Tibet's ruler would temples and monasteries, and was considered present them to visiting foreign diplomats. The sacred, for when its master died, his soul was breed was first seen in Britain in the 1920's and thought to enter the Lhasa Apso's body. was introduced to the US in the 1930's. Although they were thought to bring good luck to

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