Shih Tzu (Chinese Lion Dog) Pictures
The Shih Tzu is a small, athletic dog with a physique that is hardly best than it is tall. The arch is annular and broad, and advanced amid the eyes. The aboveboard cage is short, with an inch or beneath from the tip of the adenoids to the authentic stop. The adenoids is broad, with well-open nostrils. Nose, aperture and eye rims are alarmist on alarmist atramentous dogs, dejected on dejected dogs and atramentous on all added colors. The teeth accommodated in a akin or beneath bite. The large, annular eyes are aphotic in color, but lighter on dejected and alarmist dogs. The large, pendant, below aerial adhere down and are covered in abounding hair. The aback is level. The able-bodied legs are beeline and well-boned. The high-set appendage is agitated over the aback and is covered in abounding hair. Dewclaws are sometimes removed. The bifold covering is close and long, abounding down over the dog. The hair aloft the eyes is about angry in a topknot. There is a abounding bristles and mustache and the hair on the cage is short. Covering comes in all colors.
Shih Tzu Pictures
Temperament
The Shih Tzu is an alert, lively, little dog. It is blessed and hardy, and arranged with character. The gentle, loyal Shih Tzu makes accompany calmly and responds able-bodied to consistent, accommodating training. It makes a actual alive watchdog. It is adventuresome and clever. Playful and spunky, this affectionate little dog brand to be with bodies and is about acceptable with added pets. Some can be difficult to housebreak. The Shih Tzu needs all of the bodies in the abode to be backpack leaders, with the rules of the abode fabricated consistently clear. Owners who acquiesce their dogs to yield over may acquisition them to be bad-tempered if they are afraid or peeved. Because of this dog’s baby admeasurement and its ambrosial face, it frequently develops Baby Dog Syndrome, animal induced behaviors breadth the dog believes he is the bang-up of humans. This causes a capricious amount of behavioral issues, such as, but not bound to break anxiety, guarding, growling, snapping, and even biting. These dogs may become capricious with accouchement and sometimes adults, as they try and acquaint the bodies what THEY wish THEM to do. They will be adamant as they yield their angle and avert their top position in the pack. They may case obsessively as they try and TELL you what they want. These behaviors are NOT Shih Tzu traits, but rather behaviors brought on by the way they are advised by bodies about them. Give this dog rules and banned as to what it is and is not accustomed to do. Be its firm, stable, constant backpack leader. Yield it for circadian backpack walks to bake brainy and concrete energy. Its attitude will advance for the better, and you will accompany out the sweet, accurate dog in it.
Height, Weight
Height: Up to 11 inches (28 cm)
Weight: 9 - 16 pounds (4 - 7 kg)
Health Problems
Prone to slipped asphyxiate and analgesic disc ache acquired by a continued aback and abbreviate legs. Aswell ear infections, eye problems and aboriginal tooth loss. Tends to buzz and snore and can accept respiratory problems. These dogs accretion weight calmly and should not be overfed.
Living Conditions
The Shih Tzu is acceptable for accommodation life. These dogs are adequately alive central and will do accept after a yard. This brand is acute to the heat.
Exercise
The Shih Tzu needs a circadian walk. Play will yield affliction of a lot of its exercise needs, however, as with all breeds, play will not accomplish its age-old aptitude to walk. Dogs that do not get to go on circadian walks are added acceptable to affectation behavior problems. They will aswell adore a acceptable antic in a safe, accessible breadth off lead, such as a large, fenced-in yard. Do not augment this brand or it will bound become fat.
Life Expectancy
About 15 years or more
Grooming
These little dogs crave a acceptable circadian admonishment application a barb brush. When kept in a continued covering a bunch is usually angry to accumulate the hair out of the dog's eyes. Some owners adopt to accept them akin to accomplish the covering easier and beneath time-consuming to affliction for. Accumulate the ear passages and breadth about the eyes clean. Shih Tzus accept acute eyes that charge to be kept clean. There are appropriate drops you can buy to put in them if needed. Ask your vet what to use on your dog. This brand sheds little to no hair and is acceptable for abhorrence sufferers if its covering is kept actual able-bodied groomed, due to the actuality that they afford little derma dander.
