TIBETAN MASTIFF BREEDERS
MY SUGGESTION IS TO DO YOUR HOMEWORK WHEN LOOKING FOR A BREEDER. MANY PEOPLE HAVE ACQUIRED TWO DOGS, BRED THEM RIGHT AT TWO, WITHOUT THE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE OR KNOWLEDGE OF PEDIGREES OR THE BREED. LOOK FOR SOMEONE WHO HAS OWNED TIBETAN MASTIFFS FOR MANY YEARS BEFORE BREEDING THEM. I HAVE FOUND THESE TO BE THE MOST RELIABLE AND HONEST BREEDERS WHO ARE NOT JUST BREEDING FOR MONEY. I AM OF THE OPINION THAT BREEDING THE FIRST TWO TIBETAN MASTIFFS YOU HAVE WITHOUT TAKING THE TIME TO STUDY THE HEALTH, OR TEMPERAMENTS OF LINES IS JUST PLAIN RECKLESS. BE SURE THAT DNA IS ON FILE FOR BOTH THE PARENTS AS THE AKC DOES NOT REQUIRE DNA OR HEALTH TESTING FOR REGSTRATON; WHICH OPENS THE DOOR FOR PEDGREE FRAUD. WITHOUT DNA IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO KNOW IF YOUR PUPPY WILL BE HIGHLY RELATED OR SUBJECT TO THE GENETIC DISEASES IN SOME LINES.
I HAVE LEARNED NOT TO DEAL WITH ANY BREEDER WHO BREEDS SEVERAL BREEDS AND IS HIGH VOLUME. THESE BREEDERS USUALLY EXPOUSE HOW WONDERFUL THE AKC IS. WHY? BECAUSE THE AKC LOVES ALL THE REGISTRATIONS THEY SEND THEM AND BECAUSE OF THIS THE AKC "MAY" BE MORE LIKELY TO LOOK AWAY FROM THINGS. THIS OF COURSE IS JUST MY OPINION BASED ON WHAT I HAVE SEEN THE AKC DO TO A BREEDER. THESE BREEDERS ARE ALSO MORE LIKELY TO "HIDE THER VOLUME" BY USING A PYRAMID SCHEME. THIS IS WHERE THEY HAVE A NUMBER OF KENNELS BREED A DOG THEY WERE GIVEN TO THEM IN EXCHANGE FOR PUPPIES BACK. AGAIN, THESE ARE THE OPINIONS I HAVE FORMED BY RESEARCHING AND STUDYING. IT IS MY HOPE THAT MANY OF THE THINGS I HAVE ENCOUNTERED WON'T HAPPEN TO OTHERS.
You may ask yourself, is a tibetan mastiff right for me? This is a very unique breed and their are many plus and minuses to owning one. You should consider all their characteristics before deciding on bringing a tibetan mastiff into your home. It is a 10-15 year comittment! Click on the following link for more information about Tibetan Masiffs and Tibetan Mastiff Puppies.