A Tibetan lived in a village where dogs barked all the time. One particular dog was really mean to him, coming into his room and terrorizing him. Anyway, one day the man made a trap for the dog, so that next time the dog entered the room a big stone would drop on it's head.
Later that day, the man was doing his evening prayers, saying, "May all sentient beings have happiness and the causes of happiness." Usually this went quite smoothly, but that particular day it was a bit rough. Something was bothering him. He thought, "Well, maybe I shouldn't do quite this much."
He went back and replaced the big stone with a piece of wood. When he finished his evening prayers and said, "May all sentient beings have happiness and the causes of happiness," it went quite smoothly. The next morning he got up early and stumbled out the door, triggering the trap. The piece of wood hit him on the head, and suddenly he realized that if he had left the rock there yesterday it would have killed, not the dog, but him.
~ Tibetan Mastiffs were developed centuries ago in Tibet. They were originally used as guard dogs for livestock and property. Mastiffs have a strong instinct concerning people, and if they don't get over their initial dislike of a particular person, there's usually a reason. One thing is certain: if you do acquire a Tibetan Mastiff, your life is sure to be an interesting adventure
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