I think all purebreed dogs will have some sort of old age sickness.... like boxers, they will develop tumours and cancers.... many dogs also prone to heart disease and liver problems.... dalmations can go deaf or blind when old... dachshunds can have back problems, bulldogs can get strokes... sigh... list goes on and on....

I grew up with my shih tzu.. was so heart broken when he left... total shock! I cried right after the vet told me he has heart failure and just 2 days after the check up, he died without me at home....

Get a JRT...one of the toughest dogs around *buat promo sikit.*

This post has been edited by ^cash^: Dec 28 2005, 07:19 AM

All is urs??

yup...

Dog year is coming.. so our shih tzu family should come out n greeting every1 Happy Dog Year...

My QQ say "Where is my ang pau???"



This post has been edited by @lice~~: Jan 24 2006, 05:23 PM

Is shih tzu easy to teach and train ? I heard that they are very naughty monster. Hahaha ! Plan to buy a shih tzu for my gf few years later after own a house.. And how much does they cost normally ? And the lifespan of the shih tzu ?

P/S: Share more informations of shih tzu buddy here. Would like to learn more.

I have dogs too and one of them is Shih Tzu

My family name him as Wiwi, i like him the most among all my dogs

He's around 9 months old now, like to bite people when he gets angry


Took pic when he's sleepy



This post has been edited by bearbear: Jan 24 2006, 07:50 PM

Shih tzuz are stubborn dogs sometimes.... actually, it is true with all dogs. If you got luck, then maybe can get one that is a natural learner. Not all shih tzus behave the same. Some bite, some don't. Some bark, some don't. Some are brave, some are not. So when getting a dog, just study the puppy's character and personality before buying it.

A shih tzu, without cert can easily get for rm500 and with cert, rm800 to RM1200. Depends on what you are looking for also. Not all shih tzus are a good buy, even if the price is cheap, sometimes a breeder can cheat and sell you a mix shih tzu.

Lifespan for a shih tzu is 15 years or more.... Becareful, they need grooming(comb hair) at least 3 times a week. You got to cut the fur at least once in 2 months. Shih tzus are also prone to eye ulcers and heart disease.

Thanks for the details, I will note it down for my future referrencing.
Hope to see more shih tzu photos here. They are cute !
Well, I think you guys/girls can leave more informations here, would love to know more about the cute friend(LoL, I love animals ). jasonnn, I think you can edit your first post when our friends here provide informations.

Regards,
Sheng

So cute n lovely... i like the fur color of ur shih tzu.. very nice..

My QQ oso like to bite ppl when she get angry too n oso when she is too excited.. juz like our human kid.. n she like to chasing too... so everytime my bf, housemate n other wil play chasing wif her.. but when she cant get u then she wil bite u..

My gf likes Shih Tzus as well. Gotta get her one soon.

wait ....when if I got chance I'll snap my shih tzu grabbing a papaya skin ..cant seems to get one....digicam always no battey when wanna snap T_T

This post has been edited by billytong: Jan 29 2006, 01:36 PM

I'll update the post once I've get back to my "2nd home"... This few months on slow internet connection..

Anyway..happy hunting for ya shih tzu..if u do have any queries please feel free to ask all the shih tzu owners here..

Cheers,
Jason

Hai to all the Shih Tzu sifu;

I just own 1 Shih Tzu say for abt 3 weeks.
My question is how do u guys teach Shih Tzu not to piss around ?

Nice sweet question
My dog do the same too lolz.....esp on my tyre's sidewall

This post has been edited by Chriss: Feb 17 2006, 11:19 PM

U can buy a liquid called Housebreaking aid in any petshop.. n spray it on the newspaper then bring ur pup to there n let it smell on the newspaper.. n see whether it know to go there directly to do it business... if it dunno then everytime when u see wan to piss then then act fast carry it to the newspaper there n let it do the business.. after tat praise it by saying "Good gal/boy" n sayang his/her head... different pup hv different character.. so some pup is easy to teach n learn but some might need more time n patient...

if u dun wan to use newspaper method then u can every 3 o 4 hours bring it out to piss on the place u wan like eg in the garden o grasses... anothe alternative to newspaper is buying the housebreaking pad for it.. then it wont mess out all the thing..

Hope tis help...

P/S: Dun simply scold o beat ur pup when it did something wrong... it may dunno why u marah it.. the effective way is on the spot correct it lo..

this is Nicky.. last time when he's small, we train him by locking him in the cage & wait until he pee in the cage(underneath the cage got newspaper).. so now got his smell, he will automatically go into the cage to do his business(big & small)

This post has been edited by ryant3: Feb 18 2006, 12:11 PM


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@lice~~ & ryant3 Thank for ur tips

Is Shih Tzu hard to take care ?