Photos of Bhutias!

[kishmish]

Hello again,

Long time since I've visited. Toosh's pups are now 4 months old and almost as big as the adult dogs. For people who don't know me I have 16 Bhutias out of which three are 4 months old and the rest are about seven years old. I've posted more photos on my flickr site - http://www.flickr.com/photos/kishmish/ - so far the oldest five dogs each have a set to themselves (they're all siblings!!) and there are newborn puppy photos as well. I have more time these days so keep checking - I will be posting more soon!!

 

[MyIrishWolfie]

Cute!!

I like the black and white pics.

 

[Kase]

Wow your pics are wonderful, I love the black and white ones as well.

 

[suzanne118]

your dog is so adorable (great pics)

 

[poodlesmom]

What an impressive furcrew you have! Thanks for sharing the pics.

 

[kishmish]

And yet more pics!!

So I've finished uploading photos of all the adult dogs in my home (13 total) ... enjoy!! http://www.flickr.com/photos/kishmish

Now for the puppies!!!

 

[Barb04]

Wow, I just love your dogs. I never heard of the breed before.

 

[RD]

Stunning dogs. I have never heard of the breed before, either. What is their origin, their purpose?

 

[kishmish]

What is a Bhutia?

Hi Barb and RD,

Thanks for your messages - Bhutias are an Indian/Tibetan breed. I'm not sure if they're official but I do believe they are categorised as molosser dogs. I think they're closely related to the Tibetan Mastiff and Himalayan Sheep Dog. I'm copying and pasting something I posted in the forums earlier to give you an idea of what they're like:

"Like with most dogs bred for aggression-related work (shepherds use them in the mountains to protect their flocks from leopards), I think each dog's temperament depends on the upbringing of the dog - ours are all affectionate because from the word go (and we got them when they were WAY too young to be taken from their mothers, we were feeding them every two hours from a syringe type thing!) we handled them a lot, took their food away and returned it etc, so now the family members can do ANYTHING with the dogs and they don't even growl. On the flip side I've known Bhutia owners who have kept their dogs chained up and hardly given them affection, and as a result those dogs are completely vicious. Sad but true. I think the same can be said of other breeds like German Shepherds, Dobermanns, Rottweilers (ESPECIALLY rotts - my blood boils when I read some of the bad rap they get simply because of bad upbringing.) "

Ours are absolutely devoted to the family and completely loyal and affectionate. Feel free to ask me more questions, and do keep checking back on flickr - I'll be posting photos of the pups as they were growing up (they are now 5 months old and HUGE!!)

 

[Citrus007]

Awesome Pictures! I especially like the puppies of course but they are all cute.

 

[Bailey+Ralph]

Great Pictures