Alice White
#4 It is known that the gates of Buddhist monasteries were always guarded by Tibetan mastiffs, while the status of the guardians of the Dalai Lamas’ quarters belonged entirely to the Lhasa apsos.
#5 Local beliefs also helped to maintain the breed’s image. According to them, the souls of their dead owners entered the bodies of animals, thus continuing their earthly path.
#6 In praising the breed, the Tibetans went so far as to classify its representatives as sacred animals, the sale of which was severely punished.
