As a matter of fact everyone, almost everyone, in the Himalayas has this dog. When I was on my way to upper Himalayas last year I encountered an old woman who had many of these. She also had sheep and goats. I asked why she had those dogs. She replied that they would even fight tigers who hunt for sheep and goats there.

I told her that there were no tigers at her place. She wasn't ready to believe surprisingly and even told me that she had seen them down the river in the valley. I insisted that records didn't show a trace of tiger there but she wasn't ready to accept and even told me that the tiger took away one lamb very recently.

From there to my destination, I saw only this breed and Tibetan Mastiffs.

They look very strong and fierce when they are near. TBH, they aren't at all sweet dogs, they might look like one though.

There was also one more incident that happened on that tour related to Mastiff. I'll tell you when you post that breed.