Shih Tzu Breed Spotlight

The Dog Journal
6 min readMay 30, 2023

Origin

The ancestral history of Shih Tzus is a little scattered and there isn’t a solid foundation showing where they originated from. However, there is evidence that we have a fair amount of knowledge leading to the existence of these small companions. Dating back centuries ago the Shih Tzu was recognized as the “lion dog.” This is because Lions are associated closely with Buddhism which was the spiritual…

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The Dog Journal

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