No one really knows how the Tibetan Mastiff came to be. The breed is so old, and Tibet has always been so isolated, that we might never find out. One thing is clear, though. They’re huge. The females grow to be at least 24 inches and 70-120 pounds while the males stand at 26 inches and 90-150 pounds.
To show you just how big they are, people are posting cute and funny pics of their Tibetan Mastiffs. And these densely-coated giants look so mellow and calm as well, Bored Panda just can’t resist. Here’s a list we compiled in honor of these majestic creatures!
#1 Just Me And My Fantastic Dogs
Image credits: _tibetanmastiff
#2 King Of Dogs
#3 My Favourite Tiny Human And Fur Baby
Image credits: aproooll
#4 Say Cheese
Image credits: ari.tibet
#5 Memories. Tibetan Mastiff
Image credits: abdelwahab_nassar1
#6 Tibetan Mastiff
Image credits: ace_pets
#7 Walked Well And Received Compliments
Image credits: geily_model
#8 This Is What Dreams Are Made Of
Image credits: tahoetibetanmastiff
#9 Mumma Lets Me Ride Front Seat
Image credits: leonidas.bh
#10 Majestic Tibetan Mastiff
Image credits: Ed Jones
#11 Majestic Tibetan Mastiff
Image credits: kovi.zsuzsi
#12 One Is Not Like The Others
Image credits: _tibetanmastiff
#13 Whatcha Lookin’ At?
Image credits: keirathetibetanmastiff
#14 All My Puppies Are Going On 11 Months Old, Hitting Another Growth Spurt. Here’s Dorje With His Fully Grown Tervuren Sister
Image credits: foxfeather
#15 Mastiff And Me
Image credits: tantengyi
#16 Shedding Season
Image credits: yameifeng
#17 My First Snow Face Plant Of The Season
Image credits: tahoetibetanmastiff
#18 He’s Not A Lion, He’s A Dog! Hello Tibetan
Image credits: ploenthejourney
#19 My Lovely Girl
Image credits: anastezia_lysenko
#20 I’ve Got Your Back Dad, Just Like I Know You’ve Always Got Mine
Image credits: bigjoethetibetanmastiff
#21 Not Really Impressed In Case You Can’t Tell By The Look On My Face. But Papá Must Be Having A Blast Going By His Expression. Or Maybe His Back Is About To Explode
Image credits: thanosthetibetanmastiff
#22 Perfect Sleeping Position
Image credits: tahoetibetanmastiff
#23 Mastiff From China
#24 Dancing With Tibetan Mastiff
Image credits: natali090488
#25 Yummy
Image credits: any_fruit
#26 Can’t Move, Sorry
Image credits: _tibetanmastiff
#27 Me And Tashi, The Tibetan Mastif. This Breed Can Reach Up Until 75kg And Was Used To Protect The Sheep From The Predators By Nomadic Tribes Of Tibet, Mongolia, And Nepal
Image credits: edosuweta
#28 What You Learn As A Puppy You Will Never Forget
Image credits: wangdakcervenak
#29 SPA Procedures For Tibetan Mastiffs Are Very Difficult. But It Must Be Done To Make It Beautiful
Image credits: geily_model
#30 High Five
Image credits: serifayan
#31 Look At Them, So Adorable
Image credits: geily_model
#32 Yesterday Filmed For The First Time In The City! Gailey Behaved Perfectly
Image credits: geily_model
#33 This Beautiful Tibetan Mastiff Poses For Me After I Give It A Big Hug
Image credits: robynmcnair_travel_photography
#34 I Bought A Lion Puppy
Image credits: loganpaul
#35 Look Alike
Image credits: geily_model
#36 I Love Car Rides
Image credits: geily_model
#37 Tibetan Mastiff
Image credits: big_dogs_europe
#38 Tibetan Mastiff
Image credits: SiriusNovaTibetanMastiff
#39 I’m No Smol Boi No Mo… 3 Months To 9 Months. What Will I Look Like At 3 Years Sheeesh
Image credits: venicetibetanmastiff
#40 This Is Mojo, The Tibetan Mastiff
Image credits: andyrc
#41 Stop Norbu, Stop Being So Cute. My Heart Can’t Take It
Image credits: rinchen__norbu
#42 Me And My Boy, Nearly As Big As Me At Only 6 Months Old
Image credits: allcolourbullz
#43 Lando Living Large With His New Family And Sister
Image credits: tibetanmastiffrescue
#44 Car Full Of Love And Big Boys
Image credits: lovely_from_bordo
#45 Family
Image credits: astro.and.liathelion
#46 Tibetan Mastiff
Image credits: tibetanmastiff.ig
#47 Tibetan Mastiffs
Image credits: 2travellingtogether
#48 May I Have This Dance? Rogan My Tibetan Mastiff
Image credits: Thespaniard3468
#49 My Gang
Image credits: veneras_dynasty
#50 Perfect Hug
Image credits: lovely_from_bordo
#51 Dad And Son Time
Image credits: venicetibetanmastiff
#52 Just One Of Those Days
Image credits: astro.and.liathelion
#53 Revel In The Glory Of These Tibetan Mastiffs
Ancient. Strong. Loyal. Sweet. Powerful. Lion-headed. 100 kg’s of fluff!
Prehistoric interbreeding with Tibetan wolves (58 000 yrs ago) makes that these dogs have been the trusted guardians of the Himalayas for centuries.
But in the last decade, their popularity has drastically gone up and down – neither doing any favors to the dogs. At one point the Tibetan Mastiff was the most exclusive, expensive breed in the world – $1.9M for a pup in 2014 -, but soon popularity plummeted, as did the price ($2000 in 2018). Many dogs ended up being abandoned, resulting in thousands of strays roaming the Tibetan plateau. Thankfully, Buddhist culture dictates no killing and shelters and adoption programmes have been introduced.
Image credits: stephaniebroekarts
#54 Relaxing
Image credits: caes_de_trabalho
#55 My Friend Doesn’t Know How To Share
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#56 Let Us Close Our Eyes Together
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#57 Tibetan Mastiff Bodyguard
#58 The Sun’s Out, The Air’s Cold, These Mossy Bricks Are Super Comfy (Plus They Smell Amazing) And I Realized That One Month Ago Today I Found My New Home
Image credits: bruceallmutty
#59 I…I…Can’t…Br..Breathe… He Thinks He Has The Same Size As A Chihuahua
Image credits: rinchen__norbu
#60 This Dog Is Sooooo Obsessed With Sticks And Trees, Damn. If He Could Describe Heaven, It Probably Would Be A World Full Of Trees And Sticks To Chew On
Image credits: rinchen__norbu
#61 Lazy Mornings! This Is Why He’s Not Allowed In The Bed
Image credits: buddha_the_lion
#62 Thorn’s May Hurt You, Human’s May Desert You, Sunlight Might Turn To Fog, But You Can Never Be Friendless, As Long As You Have A Dog
Image credits: prabhu_max
#63 Looks Like A Christmas Card
Image credits: lovely_from_bordo
#64 I’m Greeting This Week With A Smile
Image credits: ask_the_tibetan_mastiff
#65 Paint Me Like One Of Your French Girls
Image credits: gingerthegiant
#66 Quality Time With The Bae
Image credits: ari.tibet
#67 Best Friends Till The End
Image credits: astro.and.liathelion
#68 My Baby, My Love
Image credits: nika_topol
#69 Jumping Nugget
Image credits: luxury_dogs_sale
#70 Autumn Met Us With Golden Foliage And A Warm Sun
Image credits: sasha_morozovo
#71 Ami And Her Son Leo Hiding In A Bush
Image credits: nika_topol
#72 I’m Almost 9 Months Old And Still Growing
Image credits: babur.thebeast
#73 My Beloved Mastiff
Image credits: vladimir_kisliakov
#74 Found A Toothpick
Image credits: gingerthegiant
#75 Slap A Like When You Find Me
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#76 I Know This Photo Isn’t In The Usual Filter, But Karma Loves Doing This And I Had To Share
Image credits: thepresslypack
#77 One Good Boi
Image credits: cchul_
#78 Mum Caught Me Looking A Little Dopey In Bunnings Yesterday
Image credits: neothetibetanmastiff
#79 Is It A Lion Or A Dog?
Image credits: seop_jeon
#80 108lb Tibetan Mastiff At Work Today. Only 8 Months Old
Image credits: sphazpou
#81 Mum Might Have Found Me On The Sofa This Morning
Image credits: tahoetibetanmastiff
#82 Chilled Summer Nights
Image credits: leonidas.bh
#83 Hard Day
Image credits: lilieofthemountain
#84 Mastiff With A Style
Image credits: hankokuzo.tibetan.mastiff
#85 One On The Left Is Definitely The Coolest Mastiff Ever
Image credits: covy_yvoc
#86 Want To Know The Scary Thing? I’ve Got Another Two Years Of Growing To Do
Image credits: tibetan_baloo
#87 Hi. This Is My Big Friend The Tibetan Mastiff Named Willy
Image credits: welsh_martie
#88 My New Two Best Friends! Don’t Mess With Me No More, I Have My Bodyguards
Image credits: mrs.elena.posa
#89 Vicious Owner, Vicious Dog
Image credits: arbatckaya
#90 It Will Be The Best Sand Castle Ever
Image credits: hankokuzo.tibetan.mastiff
#91 Give Me A Kiss, Sis. Krysia And Marysia
Image credits: ewapliszka1
#92 Lovely Mastiffs
Image credits: lovely_from_bordo
#93 Easter Buddy Always Want Out
Image credits: darediddydoo
#94 Our Boy Basmo
Image credits: tm_savanna
#95 Tibetan Mastiff Puppy
Image credits: glorypridekennel
#96 Season’s Opening
Image credits: naduina0
#97 Let It Snow!
Image credits: adriannapulchny
#98 Lion
Image credits: anastezia_lysenko
#99 Tibetan Mastiff Nigan
Image credits: amantes_del_presa_canario
#100 Well Hello There
Image credits: maydayfordogs
#101 Tibetan Mastiff
Image credits: tibetanmastiff.ig
#102 Tibetan Mastiff Leonard
Image credits: tibeticmastifleo13
#103 A Beauty
Image credits: kharsor_bryansk
#104 Sleeping Beauty
Image credits: tahoetibetanmastiff
#105 Ate Some Snow
Image credits: best_timas_kennel
#106 Looking Fab
Image credits: lovely_from_bordo
#107 This Is My Tibetan Jumping Up To Give My Brother A Hug. My Brother Is 6 Foot 1
Image credits: Mordessus
#108 Beauty Sleep
Image credits: ari.tibet
#109 A Little Treat… Baby Roo
Image credits: tahoetibetanmastiff
#110 That Crazy Eye
Image credits: best_timas_kennel
#111 My 2 Buds
Image credits: thepacklifeuk
#112 Little Pup
Image credits: lovely_from_bordo
#113 Glow Up Pup
Image credits: wearetheborkresistanceisfutile
#114 My Tibetan Mastiff Osa Graduated Puppy School Today
Image credits: M4licious
#115 A Tibetan Mastiff Puppy
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#116 Tibetan Mastiff Puppy Girl
Image credits: glorypridekennel
#117 Tibetian Mastiff Pup
Image credits: benita_slavinskaite
#118 Tibetian Mastiff
Image credits: tibeticmastifleo13
#119 Mmm Tasty
Image credits: sargi.the.tibetan.mastiff
#120 What? It’s Just One Sock. It’s Not Like You Can Wear Just One Sock. Ok Maybe I Only Found One Sock But How Is That My Fault
Image credits: bruceallmutty
#121 Lion Or Lap Dog?
Image credits: wearetheborkresistanceisfutile
#122 I Still Remembering When I Meet U Guys
Image credits: festalee19
#123 The Moulting Has Begun
Image credits: Arcazard
#124 My New Tibetan Mastiff, His Name Is Blaze
Image credits: RadioactiveHardin
#125 Her Head Doesn’t Stop Growing
Image credits: blueandsapphireslife
#126 Love Her Big Fuzzy Head
Image credits: blueandsapphireslife
#127 First Day Of Snow
Image credits: anastezia_lysenko
#128 This Is Tesla
Image credits: blueridgetibetanmastiff
#129 My Creasy Bear, My Sweet Boy
Image credits: blueridgetibetanmastiff
#130 This Is How You Jump
Image credits: lovely_from_bordo
#131 Favorite Outdoor Activity Is Finding Leaves And Dandelions
Image credits: gus_bailey_tibetanmastiff
#132 Tibetan Mastiff
Image credits: pookie71
#133 Lil Tibetan Mastiff Pupper Is Already 20kg
Image credits: sloakl
#134 My Princess Nalah
Image credits: barleyface007
#135 Fluff
Image credits: tibeticmastifleo13
#136 Yawn
Image credits: tibeticmastifleo13
#137 Bear (Tibetan Mastiff)
Image credits: Kosh_25
#138 This Is My Baby Bear Errrr Tibetan Mastiff Pabu. 5 Months Old. 55lbs
Image credits: Tonjon2013
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