Wooly, soft and huggable pillows they look like from outside. But hey it isn’t any of your pillows; it is called a shih tzu puppy.

These cute little pup’s homeland is believed to be Tibet. But they were largely brought up in China as a toy dog for young females and kids. Often reffrerd to as the “small lion”, a shih tzu puppy will often has a nice blend of colors around its torso.

Hardly even 1 foot tall these puppies are mostly grown up in door and will not require a much exercising either. This relatively lower built however does not mean that they are as dull and boring as the usual other toy dogs, in fact they are considered as a very active member in that group. Walking upright with a majestic posture these proud little dogs won’t give a damn to their size and will be acting with a noble presence. It is believed that these dogs are comparatively intelligent to some of their closely related breeds such as Yorkies.

A shih tzu puppy however will require excessive care and grooming. Hot and humid conditions are almost not acceptable for these puppies. Also it will require many baths per day and cleanings due to the heavy load of hair on them.

Their stubborn behaviors will at times get over their brains and will tend to ignore what the master’s orders. This will make it double harder to train them at home.

Because of their active behaviors a small garden would be ideal to carry out the activities with your shih tzu puppy. They love outdoor playing and also wouldn’t mind a short distance walk.

With such good care and attention needed, petting a shih tzu puppy would require some knowledge about the breed to avoid any difficulties from both the dog’s and your perspective.it would be better to start you journey by searching online for some advice and education about the shih tzu dog breed. Next step would be to find the nearest place for you to buy one or adopt one. This is also possible through the interent. Just by searching your required breed you can get results of thousands of shih tzus in your area. Get a shih tzu puppy and let him change the whole perspective in your house, and make it a happier place to live.

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