Graymatter Tibetan Spaniels

18/08/2024

14/08/2024

17/02/2024

Coraline earned her GCG, CGCA and CGCU today. Pending AKC and age agreement on some of her titles she will be
Ha'Aretz Never Let You Go V Graymatter VHMP TKN TKI CGCA CGGU

14/02/2024

Mandy

14/02/2024

Coraline

10/02/2024

Learning to skateboard

08/02/2024

Known for a flat, silky coat and “lion’s mane” around the neck, the Tibetan Spaniel forms a tight, worshipful bond with their humans.

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03/02/2024

Phoenix is featured in the Museum of the Dog coverage of the NYC Meet the Breeds.

30/01/2024

All Tibbies are funny, quirky, bossy, stubborn, loving - but, they all express things in their own unique ways. One of our Tibbies communicates his desire for scratchies vocally and through the proximity of his bum to my hand. Another expects them the moment he lies on my lap; he's not as vocal - instead, he uses stares and leg flaps to tell me that I am not to stop my ministrations. The third...well, he's too busy finding ways to get into mischief to specifically ask for scratchies. Sometimes, though, the "assembly line" happens, and then I wish I had about four more hands! "Assembly Line," a new Tibbie Tales comic!
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27/01/2024

This is the Tibetan Spaniel exhibit at the AKC's Meet the Breeds event at the Javits Center in NYC today. Manning the booth are (top to bottom) Beth Peterson and Yadan, Pat Sarles and Sparkle, and Tashi. Tashi's mom Deb Lindsay (not shown) is TSCA Rescue's Northeast coordinator.

27/01/2024

26/01/2024

Dash is still open to a home that can give him access to more activities than we can at the moment; he’s biddable, whip-smart, a sweet snuggler to his people, and at 13 months old is ready to go be someone’s hiking or camping or Rally or conformation (already has AKC points towards his CH in limited showing). DM for more information.

25/01/2024

The Tibbie in Great Britain?

An ancient breed, the Tibetan Spaniel didn’t make its way to Great Britain until the 1890s, but sources can’t seem to agree on the name of the dog, let alone who introduced the breed there.

Some say that Mrs. McLaren Morrison brought the first “Tibbie” to England, a dog named, “Yezo” who was exhibited at Crufts in 1898. Furthermore, the source adds, Yezo and a female named “Sikkim” produced the first officially recorded litter of Tibetan Spaniels in England.

Another source writes that the earliest Tibbie in England was the pet dog, “Ching” of the daughters of Mr. Russell-Allan of Dalhabboch who purchased the dog from a sailor returning from the Far East in 1895; Ching, described as small, aloof, dignified, and bright red in color, lived until 1908.

Regardless of who brought the breed to England, it had a very slow start for such an enchanting breed. The Tibbie did not have good numbers when World War I erupted, and while the war destroyed the breeding programs of most all breeds, the Tibetan Spaniel was almost entirely lost in England.

In the 1920s, a sound breeding program finally began to be implemented. Dr. Nancy Greig, working as a physician in India, sent Tibetan Spaniels to her mother living in England, and the few that were exhibited at Crufts between 1929 and 1939 were the dogs sent by Dr. Greig.

In 1934, a Tibetan breeds association was formed (the Greigs owned other Tibetan breeds, as well) which in part, sought to accurately distinguish between the Tibetan breeds. It adopted the standards on such breeds as the Tibetan Spaniel, Lhasa Apso, Tibetan Terrier and Tibetan Mastiff, and recognized the Shi-Tzu as a separate breed, as well.

No sooner was WWI a distant memory when WWII erupted. All Dog Shows and exhibitions were stopped. Food became scarce, and distemper hit many kennels hard. Dr. Greig bred rabbits to provide meat, and by selling the pelts, she had a meager income. Nevertheless, only one pre-war Tibetan Spaniel survived, a red Tibbie named “Skyid” belonging to Mrs. O. Seybin. It’s said that many, if not most of the pedigrees of present day Tibetan Spaniels can find Skyid in their family tree.

Reviving the breed after the war years is credited to Lady Wakefield who had been living in the Punjab of Northwestern India with her husband, Sir Edward Wakefield. The couple had been given a bitch named “Mughiwuli” in 1938 who was bred two or three times to stud dog named “Tashi” borrowed from the Tashi Gong Monastery. Mughiwuli and Tashi’s puppies became the new crop of Tibetan Spaniels in Europe after the Wakefields returned to England in 1946 with a Mughiwuli’s son, “Lama,” and a Tibbie named “Dolma” that Sir Edward had acquired from the Phari Dzong Monastery in the Chumbi Valley of Eastern Tibet with the help of the Maharaja of Sikkim. Because the Maharaja endowed several monasteries, he was one of the few people who could get a Tibbie bitch as the monks were always very reluctant to part with their dogs, especially females.

Friends of the Wakefields, Colonel and Mrs. Hawkins, also returned to England with their Tibbies, “Garpon” and “Potola” (Lama’s littermates), and these four Tibetan Spaniels were the heart of the breed’s modern-day foundation in that country.

In 1947, the breed began to recover in England after some successful breedings and additional importations; in 1958, The Tibetan Spaniel Association was formed, and in 1959, Kennel Club registrations for the breed numbered 58 dogs! The Kennel Club recognized the breed in 1960 and gave the breed championship status for the first time allowing four sets of CCs that same year.

About our image: If you love this Tibetan Spaniel in oil by Rachel Stribbling, you can get it as a print, and in lifestyle and home decor items here: https://fineartamerica.com/featured/tibetan-spaniel-painting-rachel-stribbling.html

22/01/2024

FRED HAS FOUND HIS NEW HOME.
Fred is available to a permanent home. He will be 3 years in March.
He has decided not to get along with my other boys. Girls no problem. If interested email me directly, [email protected]

22/01/2024

A little peak at our new addition. A cute heart

14/01/2024

With very limited showing Mandy finished 2023 #15 Breed and #33 all breed. Professionally handled by Stacey N Hayes. Bred by Kimberly Jacobson & Lissa Jacobson-Graham

18/12/2023

Royal Canin week

16/12/2023

Mandy went Select b***h at the Orange Blossom Tibetan Spaniel Club Specialty

Judged is Cindy Vogels

Bred by Lissa Jacobson-Graham Kimberly Jacobson

Handled by Stacey N Hayes

15/12/2023

Is your dog better behaved at home than in public? It's frustrating, but there's a reason. Plus, there are ways to train your dog to be more consistent.

14/12/2023

After much thought I've decided that I love Canaan Dogs too much to leave the breed. We have fun plans for the future stay tuned

09/12/2023

I know of a litter of Canaan Dogs out of my boy pictured. Please PM for details.