Build the week around the coat
A Tibetan Terrier's long, profuse double coat decides the shape of its week, so anchor the checklist to grooming first and fit the rest around it. Despite the name, this is not a true terrier but a hardy companion from the Himalayas, with large flat feet once described as snowshoes and a coat that mats at the skin if sessions slip. Schedule two or three proper grooming sessions a week, working through the coat in layers with a brush and comb until the comb passes cleanly to the skin, and add a daily two-minute check of the beard, armpits and behind the ears where tangles start.
The puppy-coat and seasonal warnings
Write two standing notes onto the Tibetan Terrier's checklist so they are never forgotten. The first: during the change from puppy coat to adult coat, roughly in the first year or so, matting accelerates dramatically, and grooming frequency should step up the moment combing gets harder — many owners choose a temporary shorter trim for this phase, and the checklist is where that decision gets recorded. The second: after wet or snowy walks, check between the toes and across those broad feet for packed snow, grit or matting, and dry the coat rather than leaving it damp to felt.
Exercise, play and a watchful temperament
A Tibetan Terrier needs moderate, not extreme, exercise: schedule a good daily walk with sniffing and exploration, plus indoor play and short training games that suit an intelligent, sometimes independent mind. Note social encounters on the list — this breed can be reserved with strangers, and a weekly record of calm greetings helps you see progress. Keep sessions cheerful and brief on the training line; a Tibetan Terrier that has switched off is telling you the slot is too long or too repetitive, so write what worked instead of repeating what did not. Add one weekly line for stairs, jumping and getting into the car, because changes in how willingly this agile little dog moves are easier to catch in a written note than in memory.
The weekly health pass
Set one day for the hands-on check: eyes clear and free of hair irritation, ears clean under the hair, teeth inspected — schedule brushing through the week — nails trimmed, and skin felt through the coat for lumps or soreness. Log appetite, stools and any new scratching or head-shaking in a notes line. Because eye and joint concerns are discussed in this breed, any squinting, cloudiness, persistent limping or reluctance to jump is a prompt vet call rather than a wait-and-see note, and your dated weekly record will show when it began.
Simple means shared and current
Keep the Tibetan Terrier's list to one week, visible to everyone who feeds, walks or grooms, and spend five minutes weekly updating it: coat phase, grooming frequency, exercise routes, and who owns each job. Retire tasks the dog has outgrown and write in new ones the day they start, so the list always describes the dog in front of you. With KinsLe's Care Teams, a Tibetan Terrier's grooming sessions, walks and health checks can each sit with a named person, marked finished with a timestamp the whole household can rely on.