When you decided to cultivate your own military dog in China, why did you choose the local wolf breed dog instead of purebred tibetan mastiff?
1990 mentioned Tibetan mastiff. Does anyone know this variety? Very few, right? In recent years, Ma has vigorously promoted and raised Tibetan mastiffs, making Tibetan mastiffs a household name. However, as the blueprint of Kunming dog breeding, German shepherd dog was famous in the world as early as World War I, and its reputation in the military and police field is overwhelming compared with other dog breeds. At that time, the purpose of cultivating Kunming dogs in China was to cultivate a military police dog with the same or even surpassing ability as German shepherd dogs, so as to make up for the embarrassing situation that China did not have its own military police dog and reduce the high cost of importing German shepherd dogs. Moreover, because the knowledge and cultural background of military police dogs in China was very thin at that time, and the ability of German shepherd dogs was really excellent, it was not necessary. Secondly, mastiffs were not favored at that time. During the Cultural Revolution, this big dog became a living target of militia and construction corps stationed in Tibet. Soldiers use it to practice marksmanship with the approval of their superiors. Moreover, due to the strong guard instinct of mastiffs, it is common to bite militia, which brings a hat that hinders production. In addition, people were busy with production at that time and never thought about protecting the breed, so it was normal to kill a Tibetan mastiff. In the new year, they also killed jiaozi on the grounds that it was a kind of meat. Moreover, mastiffs are gloomy in nature, not as clever and likable as German shepherds, so they give a poor impression. Even now, few units use mastiffs as military police dogs, because the obedience of this breed is far from that of German shepherd dogs. I'm not saying that mastiff is not good, but mastiff is more suitable for private guard dogs, but not for military police dogs. Don't listen to those nonsense about raising mastiffs. According to them, Tibetan mastiffs can do everything except talk. How is that possible? Many units have reported poor obedience and trainability of mastiff, but due to the horse's face and the current Tibetan mastiff fever, it has been suppressed or submerged by blind praise. In order to save the collective population of mastiff from degradation, it is necessary to know which direction mastiff should be led. If you want it to return to its true colors, Ma must take the lead in violating the principle, because he bought all the good mastiffs in the mainland and put them in cages. If it is to be commercialized, it is necessary to concentrate on exhibition and breeding, and raise mastiffs better and better, instead of shouting empty slogans of returning to nature. But the present situation is neither fish nor fowl. On the one hand, mastiff owners say that mastiff should be raised on the plateau, because it is the mount of living Buddha and the patron saint of herders ... The key is that only the climate on the plateau is really suitable for mastiff growth, and only the mastiff raised by herders is the most authentic. On the other hand, they go to Tibet every year, spend a lot of money to buy good mastiffs in the mainland, keep them in cages and make money. This is a contradiction in itself. Thought, slogan and practice are contradictory. Do you think Tibetan mastiff can still have a good job? Why is there such a big difference between our Tibetan mastiff farmers and the dog breeders who have been degraded or even endangered in the West but have been rescued? Thought and purpose are different. There used to be a history of selling dogs in the west. After a period of elimination, this situation no longer exists, so western breeders can use the right attitude to save dog breeds, and the result is certainly not wrong. What about us? Have you ever seen a dog breed that makes more money than a Tibetan mastiff? That's why. If this knot is not untied, only a few simple breeders can't solve the collective population degradation of mastiff!