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Tibetan Mastiff

Working Group

Tibetan Mastiff dog, photographed by Bikaash
Bikaash · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

The Tibetan Mastiff is a powerful, muscular breed that is known for its courage, independence, and fierce loyalty. This breed is native to the Tibetan Plateau, where it was originally used to guard monasteries and protect flocks of sheep.

Group
Working Group
Origin
China (Tibet), Tibetan Plateau/Himalayas (ancient, thousands of years old)
Coat
long double · black, black and tan, brown, blue/grey, blue/grey and tan, gold, and red gold
Also known as
Do-khyi
Recognized by
AKC, FCI, UKC, KC, CKC, ANKC, NZKC
Hypoallergenic
No
Id
1ce29779-f1c3-47f4-894c-c45173f35336

Traits

Every rating runs from 1 to 5 against dogs in general, so a 3 is an average dog rather than an average Tibetan Mastiff. They are researched estimates, not measurements.

Researched from images.akc.org akc.org ukcdogs.com en.wikipedia.org petmd.com

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Everything above came from https://dogapi.dog/api/v2/breeds/1ce29779-f1c3-47f4-894c-c45173f35336. No key, no sign up. See it in the reference.

Request 
curl -s "https://dogapi.dog/api/v2/breeds/1ce29779-f1c3-47f4-894c-c45173f35336"
Response 
{
  "data": {
    "id": "1ce29779-f1c3-47f4-894c-c45173f35336",
    "type": "breed",
    "attributes": {
      "name": "Tibetan Mastiff",
      "description": "The Tibetan Mastiff is a powerful, muscular breed that is known for its courage, independence, and fierce loyalty. This breed is native to the Tibetan Plateau, where it was originally used to guard monasteries and protect flocks of sheep.",
      "life": {
        "max": 12,
        "min": 10
      },
      "male_weight": {
        "max": 68,
        "min": 41
      },
      "female_weight": {
        "max": 54,
        "min": 32
      },
      "hypoallergenic": false,
      "male_height": {
        "max": 74,
        "min": 66
      },
      "female_height": {
        "max": 69,
        "min": 61
      },
      "origin": {
        "era": "ancient, thousands of years old",
        "region": "Tibetan Plateau/Himalayas",
        "country": "China (Tibet)"
      },
      "coat": {
        "type": "double",
        "colors": [
          "black",
          "black and tan",
          "brown",
          "blue/grey",
          "blue/grey and tan",
          "gold",
          "red gold"
        ],
        "length": "long"
      },
      "traits": {
        "energy": 3,
        "barking": 3,
        "drooling": 2,
        "grooming": 3,
        "shedding": 4,
        "temperament": [
          "aloof",
          "independent",
          "protective",
          "intelligent",
          "strong-willed",
          "watchful"
        ],
        "trainability": 2,
        "good_with_dogs": 2,
        "exercise_minutes": 40,
        "apartment_friendly": 2,
        "good_with_children": 3,
        "good_with_strangers": 1
      },
      "other_names": [
        "Do-khyi"
      ],
      "recognized_by": [
        "AKC",
        "FCI",
        "UKC",
        "KC",
        "CKC",
        "ANKC",
        "NZKC"
      ],
      "sources": [
        {
          "url": "https://images.akc.org/pdf/breeds/standards/TibetanMastiff.pdf",
          "title": "Official Standard of the Tibetan Mastiff - AKC"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.akc.org/dog-breeds/tibetan-mastiff/",
          "title": "Tibetan Mastiff Dog Breed Information - AKC"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.ukcdogs.com/tibetan-mastiff",
          "title": "Breed Standards: Tibetan Mastiff - United Kennel Club (UKC)"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tibetan_Mastiff",
          "title": "Tibetan Mastiff - Wikipedia"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.petmd.com/dog/breeds/tibetan-mastiff",
          "title": "Tibetan Mastiff Dog Breed Health and Care - PetMD"
        }
      ],
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        },
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          }
        },
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        },
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    "relationships": {
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      }
    }
  }
}

The picture itself also has an endpoint: https://dogapi.dog/api/v2/breeds/1ce29779-f1c3-47f4-894c-c45173f35336/image, which redirects straight to the file. See it in the reference.