Tibetan Spaniels are intelligent and they are quick to learn new things. However, they are known to have a bit of a stubborn streak and if pampered a little too much they can become quite wilful. Early socialisation is a must and it has to include introducing a puppy to lots of new situations, people, noises, other animals and dogs once they've been fully vaccinated so they grow up to be well-rounded, obedient dogs.
Their training has to start early and it has to be consistent and always fair so that dogs know what is being asked of them. They are quite sensitive by nature and do not respond well to any sort of harsh correction or heavy handed training methods. However, they do respond extremely well to positive reinforcement bearing in mind that it's better to offer fewer high value rewards than lots of lower value ones. The reason being that Tibetan Spaniels are prone to putting on too much weight far too easily.
