Category: Shih Tzus

A consideration when buying any breed of dog will be the average life span. Some dogs live longer than others, and some breeds don’t live for many years at all. The Shih Tzu life span falls...

Dogs aren’t all that different to humans when it comes to teething. Just like us, they have baby teeth, and Shih Tzus really are no different; be prepared, because Shih Tzus will teethe. If you...

Whether or not you plan to breed your Shih Tzu, it's useful to know all the details of her heat cycle. A female Shih Tzu who has not been spayed will typically face a variety of physical and...

Shih Tzus are a breed that have particularly sensitive skin, and this makes them prone to conditions like dryness and various other skin allergies (that they are also genetically predisposed to)....

If you can start to train your Shih Tzu from an early age, biting should never really be a problem. However, whilst Shih Tzus tend to have good temperaments, as puppies they use their mouths to learn...

Like any short-nosed and brachycephalic breed of dog, Shih Tzus are very susceptible to skin problems. With their characteristic skin folds, it’s easy for skin allergies and infections to develop...