Lhasa Apso

Summary

The Lhasa Apso ( LAH-sə AP-soh) is a non-sporting dog breed originating in Tibet. It was bred as an interior sentinel in the Buddhist monasteries, to alert the monks to any intruders who entered (guard dog). Lhasa is the capital city of Tibet, and apso is a word from the Tibetan language. There is some debate over the exact origin of the name; some claim that the word "apso" is an anglicized form of the Tibetan word for goatee ("ag-tshom", ཨག་ཚོམ་) or perhaps "ra-pho" (ར་ཕོ་) meaning "billy goat". It may also be a compound noun meaning "bark-guard" (lit. "ap" [འབ་], to bark, and "so" [སོ་], to guard).

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Also known as

This breed is also called Apso, Bhuteer Terrier, Kashmir Terrier, Kasmir Terrier, Lahsa Apso, Lasha Apso, Lhasa Apso as well as Lhassa Terrier.

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