Character: Happy and assertive, but chary of strangers.
Size variable, but about 10 or 11 inches at shoulder for dogs, girls slightly smaller
Color All colors equally acceptable with or without dark tips to ears and beard
Body Shape The length from point of shoulders to point of the behind longer than height at withers, well ribbed up, strong loin, well-developed quarters and thighs
Coat Heavy, straight, hard, not wooly nor silky, of good length, and very dense
Mouth and Muzzle The preferred bite is either level or slightly undershot. Muzzle of medium length; a square muzzle is objectionable
Head Heavy head furnishings with good fall over eyes, good whiskers and beard; skull narrow, falling behind the eyes in marked degree, not quite flat, but not domed or apple-shaped; straight foreface of fair length. Nose black, the length from the tip of the nose to the eye to be roughly about one-third of the total length from nose to the back of the skull.
Eyes Dark brown, neither very large and full, nor very small and sunk.
Ears Pendant, heavily feathered
Legs Forelegs straight, both forelegs heavily furnished with hair.
Feet Well feathered, should be round and catlike, with good pads.
Tail and Carriage Well feathered, should be carried well over back in a screw; there may be a kink at the end. A low carriage is a serious fault.
|
|
| The picture of
a Lhasa with a perfect tail, fur, and face according to the AKC.
|
|
|
| Here's a cute
picture of a Lhasa. Probably smells something in the air like
perfume.
|
|
|
| This is an
example two Lhasas bonding
|
|
|
| This is a
picture of a Lhasa Apso's head. This Lhasa should probably take a
bath soon.
|
|
|
| This is a
picture of a Lhasa Apso puppy. She's very small and hasn't started
growing her long hair yet.
|
