| In Tibet, Tibetean mastiffs had been considered | | | | cruelty as the mastiff finally attacks the wolf, fighting |
| sacred for many years. | | | | for his food. |
| Their large bodies, large heads and long hair make | | | | Throughout this process up till this point the Tibetan |
| them look very much like a lion and they can be just | | | | mastiff are being kept in solitude, with no other dogs |
| as dangerous as one. Tibetan mastiffs are strong and | | | | around. |
| aggressive dogs if trained to become so. | | | | Once he is released into a group of mastiffs, they |
| Tibetan mastiffs are the greatest herds guard dogs | | | | acknowledge him as a stranger and attack him. The |
| and are also believed to be great predictors of | | | | poor mastiff has to fight for his life. He learns that |
| earthquakes. | | | | the only way to survive, eat and not be killed is to |
| The Tibetan mastiffs are a loyal breed of dogs. They | | | | fight. |
| are not born aggressive even though they have the | | | | In order to emphasize it, Tibetan trainers used to |
| body and strength to become very dangerous if | | | | start feeding the mastiff pieces of raw wolf's meat |
| trained this way. | | | | when he very hungry, so he acquires the taste and |
| Tibetans have been training them for centuries to | | | | begins to connect the taste of wolf meat with being |
| become effective in herd guarding. Tibetans have | | | | fed and surviving. This method of training makes the |
| been growing herd animals through the ages. The | | | | wolf become a natural enemy of the mastiff. |
| greatest enemy of their herds has always been the | | | | Wolfs are the biggest threat for herding animals in |
| wolf, so they have trained their mastiffs to fight of | | | | Tibet. This has been a good reason to train the |
| wolves. | | | | mastiffs to hate wolves and by that become the |
| Training mastiffs to be "wolf killers" involves not | | | | most efficient, fierce herd guardian. |
| feeding them enough, exposing them to harsh | | | | Tibetan mastiffs have been breed with other kinds |
| weather, keeping them hungry, tired and frustrated. | | | | of dogs, so pure breed Tibetan mastiffs are rare |
| Growing a mastiff in such cruel conditions cause him | | | | these days. |
| to become vicious, angry, bitter and extremely | | | | Generally, mastiffs are very loyal to their owners but |
| dangerous. | | | | very dangerous to strangers. The training process |
| This cruel training continues when the dog is taken | | | | described above is not being used very often any |
| out to the wilderness to be placed in a dry well and | | | | more, which makes me, for one, very happy. |
| fed only a few pieces of raw meet per day. The wild | | | | This beautiful breed of dogs deserves a pampering |
| animals, especially the wolves smelling the meet | | | | way of life. Living in a caring home and having a |
| would come and steal their food, but after a short | | | | loving family they grow to become gentle giants that |
| while the Mastiff would start using his strength and | | | | would still make excellent guardian dogs for their |
| anger to fight them. | | | | families and their environment. |
| All the bitterness turns into aggressiveness and | | | | |