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The Tibetan Mastiff is extremely rare, very large ancient breed of dog originating in what in the past was Tibet, but being imported to other countries. These two are the mix-breed of Tibetan Mastiff. Pure breed are virtually non-existence in Tibet and rare even in the rest of the world. There are only handful some 100 or less pure-breed in existence in the world. A pure breed would cost as much as 4.5 millions yuen ($600,000) easily the most expensive dog in the world.
The most consistent comment from TM owners is "What a challenge these dogs can be." As a guardian breed, the TM has been bred and valued for its independent nature.
In native Tibet, the dogs are allowed to roam freely at night to protect the village and flocks from thieves and predators. Their deep, sepulcher-like bark heard throughout the night assured the villagers that all would be well in the morning. These dogs are intelligent to a fault, and expect to be treated like a companion, interacting with the family, not merely as a pet left outdoors.
Tibetan Mastiff dogs contain strong self-esteem. Don't teach them lessons in front of other dogs.
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-09/17/content_10052120.htm
The world's fiercest dog breed?
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Tibetan Mastiff Club of America
American Tibetan Mastiff Association
we went to Bath today and happened upon a meeting of these dogs and their owners. there must have been about 15 or so. At 13 stone (or 100KG) a piece, that was a lot of toe crushing potential!!
Mother and daughter and their Tibetan mastiff pose for us infront of the Songzanlin monastery -- paid 4 kwai for the pleasure. While the mom and child wore dazzling costumes, it was the mastiff that really charmed me. I read in the papers that this breed of dog sells for lots of Chinese yuan. At a fair somewhere in China, one mastiff was priced at 7 million yuan, another was 'priceless' (not for sale).
136 lb half English Mastiff, half Rottweiler on an XL bed. He is a happy boy =)
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We ordered an XL sleek big barker for our 4 year old English Mastiff, as you can see our 7 year old pit bull mix decided to find some room for herself as well. We also have a 10 month old Alaskan malamute, so we will be ordering a giant bed for the living room and moving the XL into our bedroom. Thank you big barker for the great customer service and made in the USA product!
Thank you so much for a great product! Both Sampson (185lbs English Mastiff) and Buster (60lbs Beagle/Lab mix) love the new bed!
Sehr beeindruckender 100 Kg Rüde. Als ich diesen Mastiff Rüden sah, bekam ich einen trockenen Hals. Die Zähne von diesem Rüden konnten nicht überzeugen.
Die Zähne von einem reinrassigen Pitbull Terrier können einem allerdings einen Schauer über den Rücken jagen. Das sind die reinsten Knochenknacker. Die "reinrassigen Pitbll Terrier" (eingetragen in den USA) findet man auf keiner Hundeausstellung.
Lyme Park is a large estate located south of Disley, Cheshire. The estate is managed by the National Trust and consists of a mansion house surrounded by formal gardens, in a deer park in the Peak District National Park.[1] The house is the largest in Cheshire,[2] and is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building.[3]
The estate was granted to Sir Thomas Danyers in 1346 and passed to the Leghs of Lyme by marriage in 1388. It remained in the possession of the Legh family until 1946 when it was given to the National Trust. The house dates from the latter part of the 16th century. Modifications were made to it in the 1720s by Giacomo Leoni, who retained some of the Elizabethan features and added others, particularly the courtyard and the south range. It is difficult to classify Leoni's work at Lyme, as it contains elements of both Palladian and Baroque styles.[a] Further modifications were made by Lewis Wyatt in the 19th century, especially to the interior. Formal gardens were created and developed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The house, gardens and park have been used as locations for filming and they are open to the public. The Lyme Caxton Missal is on display in the Library.
The land now occupied by Lyme Park was granted to Piers Legh and his wife Margaret D'anyers, by letters patent dated January 4, 1398, by Richard II, son of the Black Prince. Margaret D'anyers' grandfather, Sir Thomas D'anyers, had taken part in retrieving the standard of the Black Prince at the Battle of Crécy in 1346, and was rewarded with annuity of 40 marks a year by the Black Prince, drawn on his Cheshire estate, and which could be exchanged for land of that value belonging to the Black Prince. Sir Thomas died in 1354, and the annuity passed to his nearest surviving kin, his granddaughter Margaret, who in 1388 married the first Piers Legh (Piers Legh I). Richard II favoured Piers and granted his family a coat of arms in 1397, and the estate of Lyme Handley in 1398 redeeming the annuity. However, Piers was executed two years later by Richard's rival for the throne, Henry Bolingbroke.[6]
When in 1415 Sir Piers Legh II was wounded in the Battle of Agincourt, his mastiff stood over and protected him for many hours through the battle. The mastiff was later returned to Legh's home and was the foundation of the Lyme Hall Mastiffs. They were bred at the hall and kept separate from other strains, figuring prominently in founding the modern breed. The strain died out around the beginning of the 20th century.[7][8]
The first record of a house on the site is in a manuscript folio dated 1465, but that house was demolished when construction of the present building began during the life of Piers Legh VII, in the middle of the 16th century.[5] This house, by an unknown designer, was L-shaped in plan with east and north ranges; piecemeal additions were made to it during the 17th century. In the 1720s Giacomo Leoni, an architect from Venice, added a south range to the house creating a courtyard plan, and made other changes.[3] While he retained some of its Elizabethan features, many of his changes were in a mixture of Palladian and Baroque styles.[2] During the latter part of the 18th century Piers Legh XIII bought most of the furniture which is in the house today. However, the family fortunes declined and the house began to deteriorate. In the early 19th century the estate was owned by Thomas Legh, who commissioned Lewis Wyatt to restore the house between 1816 and 1822. Wyatt's alterations were mainly to the interior, where he remodelled every room.[9] Leoni had intended to add a cupola to the south range but this never materialised.[10] Instead, Wyatt added a tower-like structure (a hamper) to provide bedrooms for the servants. He also added a one-storey block to the east range, containing a dining-room.[2] Later in the century William Legh, 1st Baron Newton, added stables and other buildings to the estate, and created the Dutch Garden.[9] Further alterations were made to the gardens by Thomas Legh, 2nd Baron Newton and his wife during the early 20th century.[11] In 1946 Richard Legh, 3rd Baron Newton, gave Lyme Park to the National Trust.wikipedia
This is Rory, a french mastiff that my brother and family just brought home tonight. The breeder lived about a mile away from me so they stopped in on their way home. Needless to say, Lucy was very excited to meet her new cousin!
HMS MASTIFF T10
Class…………………………… Basset-class Naval Trawler
Builder……………………….. Henry Robb Ltd., Leith
Yard number………………. 247
Laid down..…………………. 1937
Launched….………………… 17 Feb 1938
Completed.…………………. 16 May 1938
Propulsion.………………….. 1 shaft : 3 cylinder Vertical Triple Expansion Steam Engine manufactured by North Eastern Marine Engineering Co. Ltd., Sunderland : 1 Single Ended Cylindrical coal fired boiler
Speed..………………………… 13.0 knots
Range…………………………..
Fate 20 Nov 1939 was engaged in the recovery of a mine, which had broken loose from a field laid on the night of 18 Nov by German DDs Wilhelm Heidkamp, Hermann Künne and Bernd von Arnim. In the process of hauling it aboard, the mine detonated, destroying the trawler. The mine they were attempting to retrieve was one of the new magnetic mines which threatened to close the Thames to shipping
Phew this is a big piece of kit... about the same size as the Challenger 2 without gun (including side armour)
Gus...He has had his bed now for about 4 months now......it is very hard to get him out of it! Thank you for the best purchase I ever made! ( Bull Mastiff mix)
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