Lhassa apso

Dog of Asian origin, the Lhassa Apso has a particularly sociable character, that takes it to always live in close contact with its master. Equipped with a very special sensitivity, it can ?in advance catch? possible natural disasters like earthquakes and avalanches that are enough frequent in their land of origin. This quality hers makes always live ?alerts him?, thus always
During centuries they have been you lick of Tibet the jealous criadores of this small dog, whose origins go back literally to the night of the times. In addition, they were considered as reincarnations of the own ones you lick and used like guardians of the treasures of the Buddhist temples.
They were indeed these small dogs that, due to its special sensitivity, those that first they gave the alarm before the proximity of any danger, doing later to take part to dogs of greater size and, therefore, more effective for the day-care center. The Lhassa Apso was then object of frequent gift between the own ones you lick and even between the noble families, thus he was considered like messenger of fortune and peace.

The constitution of this dog is characterized by the imposing head, the relatively long trunk and a particularly abundant coat. The eyes must be well dark and trufa black. Special importance has his to walk, that must be safe and eloquent without a fall of the superior line never takes place.

Raised to the cross. Ideal, 25 cm. for the males. Females, slightly smaller.

Head. Imposing, with abundant hair that falls on the eyes. Dense beard and dark moustache. Black Trufa. Straight nasal cane and of length equivalent to 1/3 of the distance between the end of trufa the occipital protuberance. Made level jaws. Nonsquare snout. Moderately narrow skull, sensibly sunk behind the eyes, not completely flat nor either in cupola form.

Eyes. Dark, of medium size, not fitted.

Ears. Falls, with heavy flecos.

Neck. Hard, with necklace of abundant hair, more marked in the males.

Previous extremities. Straight lines, with enough hair.

Body. Of length superior to the raised one to the cross. Abarriladas ribs affluent. Powerful kidneys. Well developed Grupa.

Later extremities. Solid and provided with hair Thighs remarkably developed well.

Feet. Round (of cat), provided well with hair, with solid plantar pads.

Tail. With abundant flecos, taken over the back, often with a knot in the end.

Coat. Heavy, straight, hard, neither woolly nor silky, very long. Color: gilded, honey, dark gray, slate, greyish black, target, brown.

FEEDING. The nutritional necessities, calculated like ration of maintenance, are from 500 to 550 Kcal. daily. Also the Lhassa Apso, like any dog, and in general all superior animal, has necessity, to grow and to stay healthy, of a balanced diet. The vitamin overdose, mineral salts or proteins, etc., does not contribute any benefit, but that on the contrary the damages that it causes are more serious than those than could cause their deficiency.

DAILY CARES. Due to the characteristics of the layer of long hair provided with a dense subhair, it is of great importance, if it is wanted to maintain it in optimal conditions, of coming daily to the use of a soft brush. This has a great advantage, fundamentally the one to air the dense part of the hair where with greater facility they can hide, by the warm and humid microclimate that are created, pathogenic germs, and at the same time to restore some cutaneous parasitism.

DISEASES. The particularly robust constitution of this dog of size not very great makes resistant to the common diseases but.

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