[5] In 2023, the Hmong Bobtail Club of America was founded to help promote and gain recognition for the breed in the US.
[8] The Hmong people were subjected to persecution and genocide by the Qing dynasty in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and many fled to the mountains of northern Vietnam.
[6] Today the Hmong bobtail can be found in the northern Vietnamese provinces of Hà Giang, Tuyên Quang, Lào Cai, and Yên Bái.
[3][7] While Hmong bobtail dogs are loyal and friendly with their owner, they are aloof towards strangers and protective of their territory.
[2] Hmong bobtail dogs are renowned for their excellent health, resistance to disease and extreme temperature.