Shih tzu rock!! I love mine soon much!!

My little girl is the loveliest creature. She is no guard dog but she is the best watch dog..she knows peoples hearts and is too intelligent to be fooled by someones facade. She found an injured bird on a walk one day, i would never have seen it without her help and she barked like "mum! Look, we need to help right now!!" So i could call wildlife carers and we could help but she is so very caring! She is a friend to all unless you're deemed a risk then shes dobbed on you to her mumma ❤ one time i needed to stay in a share house for a little bit with a few more males than women and no lock on the bathroom door ..she would not come in as usual, she stood guard outside the bathroom door until i was done showering, communicating and reminding that her mumma was occupying the room. She figured out how to play tag with my nephew, all by themselves, it was magic to watch. They love like no other.

I love hearing the pointers but, also, hearing the AKC preferred pronunciation of the breed name: "Sheed Zoo" rather than sounding as if referring to a pile of dung. Thank you for all of the information.

My shih tzu girl sleeps in my bed, and when we've been around my parents she might go on an early walk and breakfast with them and if I'm not up then she comes back to bed to wait for me to get up. Or I have to tell her to go on a walk because she'd otherwise stay with me in bed.

Nicely explained

These dogs are not pure breds. Maltese are pure white. These 2 dogs have some tan on the ears.