Historie :
Between the high mountains and the bare steppes, in the middle of warm summers and long and cold winters, growth the Lhasa Apso as a dog breed, as we all know him at the present.
In the monasteries and with the nobility he found his shelter, which man find back in his character.
The Lhasa Apso is the real "Tibetan Lion dog" (Apso Seng Kyi) and he is stylized in the Tibetan arm.
Spontanious friendship is finding bearly because man must win those dogs for themselves.
Thanks to their strong constitution and personality they are assure and capable to make long (mountain) walks.
Strong are they because in Tibet man don't know fragile inhabitants, they won't survive.
Their coat is their ornament and cover the body from tip of nose till the tail set-on.
Long uppercoat with aine and wolly undercoat.
The head (with normal nose) is carried proud and right up.
The glossy lower lip is clearly visible. The tail is carrie curled over the back.
This intelligent gardian (no yapper) offers his owners a long life of mutual respect.
Brief description of the Standard
General description:Well balanced, sturdy, heavely coated. Gay and assertive. Alert steady but
somewhat aloof with strangers.
Head : Heavy head furnishing with good fall over eyes, good whiskers and beard.
Cranial region:
Skull:Moderately narrow, falling away behind eyes, not quite flat, but not domed or apple headed.
Stop: Medium
Facial Region:
Nose: Black
Muzzle: About 4 cm (1 ½ inch), but not square; length from tip of nose roughly one third from nose to
back of skull.
Foreface: Straight
Jaws / Teeth: Upper incisors close just inside lower i.e. Reverse scissor bite. Incisors in a broad and as
straight a line as possible.
Full dentition desirable.
Eyes: Dark. Medium size, frontally placed, oval, neither large nor full, nor small and sunk. No white
showing at base or top.
Ears: Pendant, heavely feathered
Neck: Strong and and well arched.
Body: Lenght from point of buttocks greater than height at withers. Balanced and compact. Level topline
Loin: Strong
Chest: Ribs extending well back.
Tail: High set, carried well over back but not like a pot-hook.Often a kink at the end. Well feathered.
Limbs:
Forequarters: Forelegs straight, heavely furnished with hear.
Shoulders: Well laid back.
Hindquarters: Well developed with good muscle. Good angulation. Heavely furnished with hear.
Hocks: When viewed from behind parallel and not too close together.
Feet: Round, cat-like with firm pads. Well feathered.
Gait / movement: Free and jaunty
Coat:
Hair: Top coat long, heavy, straight, hard neither woolly nor silky. Moderate undercoat.
Colour: Golden, sandy, honey, dark grizzle, slate, smoke, particolour, black, whit or brown. All equally
acceptable.
Size: Ideal height: 25,4 cm (10 inch) at shoulder for dogs; bitches slightly smaller.
Faults
Any departurte from the foregiving points should be considered a fault and the seriousness with which
the fault be regarded should be in exact proportion to its degree and its effect upon the health and
welfare of the dog.
Any dog clearly showing physical or behavioural abnormalities shal be disqualified.
N.B. Male animals should have two appearently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum.
