They're great dogs. We just lost both of ours at 14yrs old within in a week. Same issue. Debating if we should adopt another or wait.

I had a solid black 6 pound imperial Shih Tzu. She was also registered and had DNA testing done. She was a purebred contrary to what they say in this video.

@@teriwildey9885Yes, Imperial basically just means small. If they’re under 9 pounds, it is not the breed standard, but that doesn’t make them any less a purebred Shih Tzu. I have an imperial now and have had the standard Shih Tzu my whole life. No better breed of dog out there. My life has been blessed with my Tzus. My soulmate was a Shih Tzu ❤❤

If your baby is AKC, she was born the smaller puppy from AKC registered parents, who might also have been smaller. AKC does not recognize “imperial” as a variation of the Shih-Tzu breed. As stated above its just being used to describe (and sell) smaller puppies.

@@tylerwillison4962 So sorry for the loss of your babies. My current Tzu is 12 and has been suffering with the oddest congestion..like a baby with a bad cold. I love him dearly and think I’ll also wait awhile before getting another, once he crosses the rainbow bridge.

I'm very sorry for your loss.

@@LC.1990 thank you.

Me too losing your dog hits hard man. ​@@madveteran7945

I'm also sorry for your loss. ​@@madveteran7945

I have a beautiful shih Tzu is 13 years old with heart disease and it's breaking my heart. I'm so sorry for your loss..

Exactly. Imagine thinking a black or brindle or blue-eyed shih tzu is a distinct type! Even then, half the dogs in this video don't look even remotely like shih tzus. It wouldn't be so bad if the channel was just about dogs, but it's apparently just about shih tzu. Bizarre!

Spoiled and spitefully smart haha

Byb things sadly and these people promote them

Thanks for pointing this out. It's bad enough that this is a dog channel - its apparently dedicated to this breed and they can't even get vids of the actual breed? Never mind indicating there are 8 different types when most of these are just different colour variations.

Ya had pure breds 4 yrs very misleading lot of those mixed

Can you tell me what those are??

@@nacie6390 sorry, what are *those*?

Hahaa! I have had 4 American Shih Tzu. They are well bred, robust and healthy with beautiful temperaments. Those tiny ones can have health issues. My guys charge around, love playing with kids and are well socialized. That said they are clowns and can be sorta babyish at times.

mine was a big boy,he died in august ,broke my heart,

We have a brother and sister, he 24lbs. Her 19 lbs. 5years. Old

I have an imperial shih but those are the runts of the litter

If both the Imperial Shih Tzu and teacup Shih tzu are from purebred AKC parents, they are purebred. It’s just that the smaller dogs do not meet breed standards. Most of the pet quality Shih Tzu that people know and love Do Not meet AKC Shih Tzu standards. Too taller, too short, the coat not as full, the wrong tail set, tail too curly……….I could go on. Because your beloved pet doesn’t meet show quality standards doesn’t make them any less of a Shih Tzu. My 2 9 pound girls are healthy and intelligent. They both know more than 25 separate commands and are therapy dogs. And no…… not all smaller Shih tzu are runts. Some people will believe anything.

I have a shih tzu that is a pure bred shih tzu from a pure shih tzu breeders that has breed them for over 20 yrs and he is registered with the American kennel club as pure breed as is his parents and his father and grandfather are brindle l have four generations of his history so there are brindle shih tzu

@@deniseclark9686 yes they do exist, I own one as well. And he, also is akc certified. With a strong bloodline.

I agree, imperial is a term for breeders to market small shih tzu's and most have health issues. I lived with a shih tzu breeder and her ethics were none to pleasing, she had 34 dogs, 2 of which at the time were standard poodles, and the rest were Shih tzu or shih tzu crosses. She bred half siblings and marketed them as imperial. She has been breeding for "15-20 years" and I say that loosely. She does not do the things breeders should do. She even told me she wanted to introduce merle to poodles and say they were pure bred, she had a doodle and it looked more poodle and she was going to use her other spayed poodles papers to paper her and she did the same with several other shih tzu, most were mixed with yorkie to get that extra small size yorkies have and the mom dog had an incorrect tail form and she would lie and say it was a fault but she produced "Perfect puppies that are tiny" and that was her words. Breeders are sneaky, papers mean nothing anymore. Luckily she was investigated by ACK recently and rehomed some of the adults. But sadly she has now kept just as many puppies and bought some pekes and more poodles. All they need is some papers from another dog that is retired/gone/fixed and paper a mutt. I am glad I no longer live there, it was hell on earth seeing those dogs live in a small townhome and not even touch the outside ground their whole lives. She moved into a house but it is not any better as she has more and more dogs.

@@CL-ks7xy wow, that lady has no ethical standards. Not to mention how dangerous that is. I’m in awe, that is horrible

@@Dime.Society It is truly upsetting, hard to believe it because she keeps her facebook page and website nice, and hides the dogs in her room when people come see the puppies. She uses wax melts to hide the smell of urine as not all of them are potty trained and track it in from the yard since three are so many. Watching her be so deceitful made it all to disturbing to know there are breeders who can put on a show like they are ethical and yet they are the bottom tier breeders. Made it hard for me to trust any breeders, which is sad because there are good ones. I just know they can hide things too well after seeing it first hand.

Thank you for rescuing

Hello pretty lady, how are you doing today I hope everything is going absolutely perfect with you?

Congratulations! I want to get one ,an emotional support furbuddie!

@@danaspielbusch4610 Thank you so much 😊 🐾 paw buddy Check out my latest vlog to see how she delivered & puppies first look ❤️🐶🥳

Haha, exactly! Each person's dog really is special - they're just irreplaceable.

What a coincidence! I happened to know someone who also has a shih tzu named Mochi!

My sister only has Try-colors and blue eyed puppies.. the rare ones are the single color ones. Mine is black tan and white.

@@adrianacccarrillo9981 mine is also tri colour, (named monster) she’s mostly honey and white..with the honey colour darkening in some spots, like the tips of her ears, and with a few wisps of black in her tail and moustache 🥰

Yes! We adopted at black shih tzu and didn’t even know they came all black. He blends in and sometimes missed in photos. Some of our friends didn’t know we have a dog because they can’t see 👀 him in our family photos. 😂 🥷

They are little balls of love. Fly High Bobo. I miss you little guy

Yes, they are all the best

This channel doesn’t know anything about shin tzu’s. The original bread is the imperial and are from Tibet. There are only three types and the American and European ones were crossed with bigger dogs for hunting. Any dog can be AKC registered, you only have to pay the bucks. Also teacup ones are not a breed they are just bread from the smallest of the imperial ones and are very unhealthy due to inbreeding.

Aww. That’s just tragic. How old was the other one you put down 9 months ago? God, losing a puppy is just as devastating as losing a dog you’ve loved for years. I remember growing up, i always wanted a dog but for some reasons, after our first dog died from a road accident, our puppies just keeps on dying. I got one a friend gave me but it died a few days later and it’s poop got some blood on it. A few others died that way too years apart. I never knew of viruses then and dogs usually aren’t vaccinated in the past. Then, around 10y ago, we got another puppy after giving up for awhile. That puppy died too. It jumped off a moving vehicle and got run over by the vehicle it was on. Such a tragedy. It was still so small and it was sweet too. It was wagging its tail at first but slowly it’s drifting away from us. I can never forget the noise it makes as it slowly dies. It wasn’t loud. She was just trying to breath and live. Now i have 2 shih tzu and am very careful with them. When we go to town i always make sure they are secured. They are my world.

Sorry to hear that, l know that was devastating...most people are breeding for money not the breed. Look at this guy, he doesn't even know the shih zhu standards......

I’m sorry to hear that! My shihtzu is almost 14 years old and he still acts like a puppy. He’s never had health issues of any kind except after his first vaccination, he had an allergic reaction. He’s such a cutie pie. He is losing his vision at his advanced age now bc he has cataracts. But besides that, he still thinks he’s a playful puppy.

I'm so sorry, Tracy. I know the devastation of losing a beloved dog - it's simply heartbreaking. I do agree that this breed is prone to some health issues - one of my current girls is going to cost me the earth with something called brachycephalic opthalmic syndrome - the moment the vet said it, I could feel my pocket getting lighter, lol. However, it sounds like your pup had some sort of infection that went to his brain - that's not really typical of the breed, but may be a sign of having come from an unethical breeder. You don't say where you got your little fellow, but a good breeder would be horrified that this happened to your pup - at a minimum they'd have refunded you your money. I hope that after taking time to heal your heart, you'll consider another dog; you sound like someone who can give one a very good home!

It is very tragic. I feel your pain. We have always had she tzus. Our last two lived 15 years.

There aren't. You have a shih tzu with blue eyes - which is lovely! but it's not a distinct type within the breed. You can safely disregard almost everything in this video. The creator clearly knows very little about the breed - they couldn't even find real shih tzu for the video; many of these dogs aren't even shih tzu's!

The content doesn't make sense. I have shihtzu and they don't recognize any type of breed except colors.

@@lalavienrose953 I meant different colors 🤗

@@Lionforaday what kinds of shih tzu did they use 🤯

@@Image_Beauty most of the examples used here are different or cross breeds.

Please bear in mind that at one time there was only one size of Poodle, Australian Shepherd, and other breeds of dogs before you go spewing your nonsense as if you know what you're talking about.

You need to educate yourself. Imperial and Teacup are descriptive terms. I have two AKC registered Teacup Shih Tzus, my sister is a breeder. Definitely not lacking nutrition and both extremely healthy and happy.

G. W hampton5525 You are so correct. If both the Imperial Shih Tzu and teacup Shih tzu are from purebred AKC parents, they are purebred. It’s just that the smaller dogs do not meet breed standards. Most of the pet quality Shih Tzu that people know and love Do Not meet AKC Shih Tzu standards. Too taller, too short, the coat not as full, the wrong tail set, tail too curly……….I could go on. Because your beloved pet doesn’t meet show quality standards doesn’t make them any less of a Shih Tzu.

If both the Imperial Shih Tzu and teacup Shih tzu are from purebred AKC parents, they are purebred. It’s just that the smaller dogs do not meet breed standards. Most of the pet quality Shih Tzu that people know and love Do Not meet AKC Shih Tzu standards. Too taller, too short, the coat not as full, the wrong tail set, tail too curly……….I could go on. Because your beloved pet doesn’t meet show quality standards doesn’t make them any less of a Shih Tzu. Now you know what to say to educate the ignorant people. Enjoy your little man. :)

*If their top teeth doesn't fit down inside their lower bottom teeth, they are not Shih Tzu.*

@@paradiseadams6320 I’ll take a look at that. Cheers 👍👍

The video is rife with inaccuracies. The traditional shih tzu *were* from Tibet, though I can't comment on what size they were - I hadn't heard that they were smaller than today's standard shih tzu. I'd be surprised if they were, since most toy breeds started-out larger, and have been bred to be successively smaller, for that highly desirable trait know as "cuteness," lol. The idea of an "original" or "American" shih tzu is one that begins and ends with this video - as far as I know, it's not really a thing.

they got taken there by American soldiers,they are from Tibet my boy was the biggest out of a litter of 9,all down to DNA i think

Yes, it's a great piece of history - it's too bad the video didn't include it (or other accurate information)! Thanks for adding that great historical information, as I'm sure a lot of folks don't know it.

Thats not even Chinese dog..

@@dondupgafel7777u r rite n wrong. Lhasa apso’s was taken from tibet to China. From there they breed them with another breed of dog n created the Shih Tzu. So they r a breed from China

@@dondupgafel7777u r mistaken Lhasa apso’s was taken from Tibet to China while in China they mixed the Lhasa Apso with another breed of dog and created the Shih Tzu so they are a break from China

Three quarter Lhasa Apso ..... One quarter Pekinese .....

They were brindle also

Como quiera hay varia información que no es del todo cierta, y varios perros que ilustran aquí no son en lo absoluto shih tzu, así que ni te mortifiques... Y los dizque de ojos azules que mencionan, son de ojos cafés con reflejos de las cámaras... No estoy de acuerdo con mucha de la información que comparten en este video...

my sister adopted a dog from the shelter. she thought it as a shih tzuh. turned out to be a lhasa appso with her keen smell and fierce barking of strangers! love that dog. miss her sometimes when i got back home. but i have my own imperial shih tzuh to take care of and love

I have two male Lhasa apso n Shih Tzu mix the bigger one weighs 22 pounds n the smaller one weighs 16. They r litter mates. N I have a chocolate full blooded Shih Tzu named her Candy. N she lives up to her name. It after watching this video I’m thinking. Cause she is only 7.5 pounds n the vet told me if she ends up weighing more it will b because she will b fat. 😢

There are a lot of breeders out there, just be careful because some interbreed these dogs and they have many health conditions. Good luck

Woow..all the best ❤

Brindle coloration requires an undercoat that's red or brown or gold, with black stripes overlaid on top. None of the dogs shown in the video are brindle, which is often described as "tiger-striped." If you have a traditional black-and-white shih tzu, it's commonly referred to as tuxedo.

Oh is it, will have to do some research about them

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