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6 unusual facts about Shih Tzu


Andrii Goncharuk

He enjoys playing tennis, reading literature on history and is fond of Shih Tzu dogs.

El miedo no anda en burro

However, meanwhile doña Clarita is dying, she is leaving behind a large monetary estate, a mansion, properties, and Mimí: her affectionate Shih Tzu dog.

Familial renal disease in animals

Lhasa Apsos and Shih Tzus can both be affected by renal dysplasia before the age of five years.

Shih Tzus have a type of renal dysplasia characterized by persistence of the fetal glomeruli.

Robert Elegant

Elegant is the patron of the Manchu Shih-tzu Society of Great Britain; he raises shih-tzu (Chinese lion) dogs and has been a devoted amateur sailor and owner of small craft for 50 years.

Sharon G. Flake

In her spare time, Flake enjoys gardening, line dancing, reading, and walking with her dog, Pharaoh, a purebred Shih Tzu.


Chinese guardian lions

It may also be due to the misidentification of the guardian lion figures as representing certain Chinese dog breeds such as the Chow Chow (鬆獅犬, Pinyin: sōngshī quǎn, lit. "puffy-lion dog") or Shih Tzu (獅子狗; Pinyin: Shīzi Gǒu, lit. "lion dog").

Portosystemic shunt

The shunts found mainly in small dog breeds such as Shih Tzus, Tibetan Spaniels, Miniature Schnauzers and Yorkshire Terriers, and in cats such as Persians, British Shorthairs, Himalayans, and mixed breeds are usually extrahepatic (outside the liver), while the shunts found in large dog breeds such as Irish Wolfhounds and Labrador Retrievers tend to be intrahepatic (inside the liver).

Stenotic nares

Breeds such as Boxers, Bulldogs, Cavalier King Charles Spaniels, Pugs, Boston Terriers, Shih Tzus, Lhasa Apsos, etc. are all considered brachycephalic breeds.


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