{"topic_id":"companion_breed_standard_tibetan_mastiff_dog","category":"companion-breed-standard","context":"---\ntopic_id: companion_breed_standard_tibetan_mastiff_dog\ncategory: companion-breed-standard\ntitle: \"Tibetan Mastiff — breed standard (AKC: size, coat, temperament, type)\"\nlang: en\nsource: \"AKC breed-standard derived fact summary (paraphrased per COPYRIGHT_POLICY § 3; numbers and proper nouns preserved).\nsource_file: pdf-raw/breed-standard/tibetan_mastiff_combined.txt\ndate_parsed: 2026-08-02\ntokens_estimated: 0\nverification:\n  method: paraphrase\n  claims: 6\n  passed: 6\n  date: 2026-08-05\nrecovered: false\npath: companion-breed-standard/companion_breed_standard_tibetan_mastiff_dog/01_companion_breed_standard_tibetan_mastiff_dog.md\nsource_document: \"AKC (American Kennel Club)\"\ncitation:\n  authority: \"AKC (American Kennel Club)\"\n  title: \"Tibetan Mastiff — breed standard (AKC: size, coat, temperament, type)\"\n  url: \"https://www.akc.org\"\n  retrieved: \"2026-08-02\"\n  ref: \"Official breed standards (factual data points + section outline extracted verbatim)\"\n  doc_type: \"official kennel-club breed standards\"\n  needs_review: false\nlicense: paraphrase\ncopyright_note: \"Sources (AKC breed-standard texts) are not openly licensed; per COPYRIGHT_POLICY § 3 every claim is a paraphrased derived fact summary (numbers and proper nouns preserved, sentences rewritten), not a verbatim quotation.\"\nlicense: paraphrase\ncopyright_note: \"Sources (AKC breed-standard texts) are not openly licensed; per COPYRIGHT_POLICY § 3 every claim is a paraphrased derived fact summary (numbers and proper nouns preserved, sentences rewritten), not a verbatim quotation.\"\nauthority_tier: T1\nauthority_tier_basis: \"T1:kennel-club-breed-standard\"\nauthority_tier_date: 2026-08-05\n---\n\n# Tibetan Mastiff — breed standard (AKC: size, coat, temperament, type)\n\n## Claims\n\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The AKC gives the preferred height as 26 to 29 inches at the withers for dogs and 24 to 27 inches for bitches; a dog under 25 inches or a bitch under 23 inches at 18 months or older is disqualified.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The coat is double, with fairly long, thick, coarse guard hair over a heavy soft undercoat that is dense in cold weather and thins in warmer months; it is hard and straight, never silky, curly or wavy.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Accepted colours are black, brown and blue/grey, each with or without tan markings from light silver to rich mahogany, plus gold ranging from pure golden to rich red gold; white on chest and feet is allowed.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The standard describes the temperament as highly intelligent, independent, strong-willed and rather reserved; aloof with strangers and protective of family and property, with shyness unacceptable.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Disqualifying faults cover any coat colour or marking outside those listed (such as white, cream, wolf sable, brindle or particolors), an undershot or overshot bite, and a dog or bitch beneath the minimum height.\n","sources":["companion-breed-standard — Tibetan Mastiff — breed standard (AKC: size, coat, temperament, type) (retrieved 2026-08-02)"],"source":{"authority":"companion-breed-standard","title":"Tibetan Mastiff — breed standard (AKC: size, coat, temperament, type)","url":"https://www.akc.org","retrieved":"2026-08-02","ref":"","doc_type":"official PDF","source_document":"AKC (American Kennel Club)","verification_file":"pdf-raw/breed-standard/tibetan_mastiff_combined.txt"},"source_document":"AKC (American Kennel Club)","source_file":"pdf-raw/breed-standard/tibetan_mastiff_combined.txt","trust":{"authority_tier":"T1","fidelity":"paraphrase","license":"paraphrase","display_grade":"C"},"tokens_estimated":512,"generated_at":null,"tip":"Use /api/v1/topics to discover more topics. /api/v1/nutrient for precise single-point queries. /api/v1/cross_compare for 2-3 standard comparisons."}