Lhasa Apso

The Lhasa Apso, like the Tibetan Terrier and Tibetan Spaniel, comes from the mountains of Tibet. It is a shaggy little dog, rather like an Old English Sheepdog in miniature, and makes an excellent pet. The only possible drawback is its natural suspicion of strangers.

Origin and history

This is the dog that the Dalai Lama of Tibet offered to the Chinese emperors. it existed for centuries in the Tibetan mountans until brought to Europe and elsewhere by early explorers and missionaries. The words 'lhasa apso' mean 'goat-like' and it was perhaps as gL:3.rd and protector of the wild goats of Tibet that this glamorous breed of today first found favour

Lhasa Apso Puppies

Good points

Affectionate
Confident
Good with children
Hardy
Suitable for town or country

Take heed

Needs lots of grooming

Not keen on strangers

Size

Ideal height: 1Oin (25cm) at the shoulder for dogs; bitches should be slightly smaller.

Exercise

This lively breed needs plenty of walks and oll-the-Iead runs.

Lhasa Apso Information

General appearance

The Apso should give the appearance of a well-balanced, solid dog: gay and assertive but chary of strangers. Free and jaunty in movement.

Colour

Golden, sandy, honey, dark grizzle, slate, smoke, particolour, black, white or brown.

Head and skull

Heavy head furnishings with good fall over the eyes, good whiskers and beard. Skull moderately narrow, falling away behind the eyes in a marked degree; not quite flat but not domed or apple-shaped. Straight foreface with medium stop. Nose black. Muzzle about 11I2in (4cm) long, not square; the length from tip of nose to be roughly one-third the total length from nose to back of skull.

Body

Distance from point of shoulders to point of buttocks should be longer than distance from height of withers to the ground.

Tail

High set, carried well over back and not like a pot-hook, There is often a kink at the end. Well feathered.

Feet

Round and cat-like with good pads. Well feathered.

Lhasa Apso Feeding & Grooming

Grooming

Brushing and combing daily - and not for a few minutes only.

Feeding

Six-130z (170-369g) of a branded, meaty product with biscuit added in equal part by volume, or 1112 cupfuls of a dry, complete food, mixed in the proportion of 1 cup of feed to '/2 cup of hot or cold water.