Tibetan Spaniel wins...again

Lantana’s Sweet Talkin Man, aka Carter, is a Tibetan Spaniel. Carter moved to Bivins with three other Tibetan Spaniels and his humans in April, from Katy, TX. He is seven years old, which allows him to compete in the Veteran/ Senior class.

In 2020 Carter took Best of Breed at the AKC Nationals, and 2021 Best of Breed at Westminster. He is a Non Sporting Group winner. He has spent six years visiting patients at Methodist West in Katy Texas, being recognized as a Therapy Dog Advance by the AKC. He hopes to continue his therapy work in Cass County.

Every year purebred dog clubs hold National Specialties.

This year the Tibetan Spaniel National was held in Fishersville VA on June 5th. 122 Tibetan Spaniels entered to compete, including Carter and his son. Carter was shown by a Junior, and Co-Owner Julie Rawls from Winnsboro LA, Judge Jeffrey Bazell had the difficult job deciding who was the Best of Bred from the all the competitors, and the end of a long day, Carter, resident of Bivins TX, was selected as Best Veteran, Best of Breed, Best of Breed Owner-Handled. He is the 2024 National Specialty winner.

The Tibetan Spaniel is an ancient breed, originating in Tibetan monasteries as watch dogs and companions.

These little guys love to climb the monasteries wall, watch for strangers coming down the road and altering the Tibetan Mastiffs that strangers are coming.

The Tibetan Spaniels are often mistaken as a Pekingese, with good reason.

The Tibetan Spaniels are the foundation breed to the Pekingese, gifted by the monks to the Chinese, the Chinese through selecting breeding developed the Pekingese.

In the 1960s they came to the US and became a recognized breed by the AKC in 1984. To learn more about them. To learn more about the Tibetan Spaniels visit https://www.tsca.ws/aboutthebreed/.