GENERAL APPEARANCE
Shoulder height; 35.6-40.6cm (l4”-16”).
Colour: White, golden, cream, grey or black with or without white. Tricolours are also accepted.
Coat; Outer coat - profuse, fine, not silky. Either straight or wavy. Under coat - fine and woolly. 
Gait: Fore and hind legs reach well out with strong hind propulsion.
These sturdy dogs with their long coats, are square in outline. The large wide set eyes with the -definite stop, are placed mid way between the curved skull and the muzzle. The pendant ears are not carried too close to the cheeks. The forequarters are well angulated with slightly sloping pasterns, and balance well with the angulated stiflcs and heavily furnished hind quarters. The compact muscled body has a straight topline finishing with a high set tail that curls over the back. A distinctive characteristic of this breed, is that the large flat feet have no arch in the toes. 
CHARACTERISTICS AND CARE
One should not be confused by the word ‘terrier’ in the title of this breed. This is not a digging or hunting breed, but actually derives this part of its title from the habit many centuries ago, of referring to all dogs of medium size as ‘terriers’. Like most Asian breeds who are aloof with strangers, Tibetan Terriers make intelligent, loving companions to their families. Their use of their flattish feet is unusual, as like cats, they use them to hold, catch or push around things like balls. Regular grooming is recommended using a brush with bristles, or pins that reach‘ right through the undercoat.
HISTORY
A number of breeds lay claim to origins in Tibet. Besides smaller breeds like the Lhasa Apso and the Tibetan Spaniel, there is also the larger Tibetan Mastiff. The Tibetan people held their dogs in high esteem, believing they brought them good luck and that after death humans were reincarnated as dogs. In gratitude to an English female doctor working in Tibet in the 1920s, one these Tibetan Terriers was presented to her, resulting in the first of these charming dogs making its way to the west.