Common sense about the life of a Shih Tzu, what are the characteristics of a Shih Tzu

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The Shih Tzu's personality is docile and friendly, likes to get along with people, and is also very loyal to its owner, making it a good family companion dog; The appearance is characterized by a petite body, a well-proportioned structure, a very full face, large, round eyes, a double coat, and thick and shiny hair. What are the characteristics of a Shih Tzu? The Shih Tzu's personality is docile and friendly, likes to get along with people, and is also very loyal to its owner, making it a good family companion dog; The appearance is characterized by a petite body with a well-proportioned structure, a full face, large, round eyes, a double coat, and thick and shiny hair.

1. Personality traits.

The Shih Tzu personality is very lively, docile, kind, and especially easy to trust everyone around them. Shih Tzu dogs can be known from their appearance to be very docile, and parents can also find out in the process of breeding.

Shih Tzu is particularly fond of getting along with people, and gets along well with other small animals, making it a typical household companion dog. Moreover, the Shih Tzu is particularly loyal to its owner, and its attachment to the owner is also particularly strong. Therefore, it is especially suitable for those female white-collar workers in the city to raise, and of course, it is also suitable for families to raise.

Second, the appearance characteristics.

Shih Tzu is a small dog, and the hair is long, the body is petite and exquisite, even if the adult Shih Tzu Qingxiao shoulder height is less than 16cm, the standard weight is not more than 7kg. Purebred Shih Tzus have a well-proportioned physique and are very streamlined in their beauty. In particular, the lines on both sides of the back are parallel, and once it shows a curve or is not parallel, it means that the Shih Tzu is disqualified.

The pure reputation manuscript breed Shih Tzu has a full face, round eyes are large and spirited, and has an excessive eye spacing, the depth of the eyes is normal, and the pupil color is darker, although some Shih Tzu dogs will also show blue eye color, but relatively speaking, it is still relatively rare. In addition, their muzzles and noses are black, with a short, wide snout.

The tail of a purebred Shih Tzu is slightly longer from the elbow to the withers, and the distance from the elbow to the ground. The Shih Tzu's coat is a double coat that covers the entire torso, very thick and thick, with slender and smooth hair, and allows for slight undulations.

The disadvantage of the Shih Tzu is that the hair is too long and too long, and it takes a lot of time and energy to do hair care for the Shih Tzu every day, and it is easy to lose hair and needs to be cleaned frequently; It is also because the hair is too dense and easy to hide dirt and dirt, so the body odor is heavy, and it is easy to get parasites and ear mites. What are the disadvantages of Shih Tzu? The disadvantage of the Shih Tzu is that the hair is too long and too long, and it takes a lot of time and energy to do hair care for the Shih Tzu every day, and it is easy to lose hair and needs to be cleaned frequently; It is also because the hair is too dense and easy to hide dirt and dirt, so the body odor is heavy, and it is easy to get parasites and ear mites.

1. It takes a lot of time and energy to do hair care for Shih Tzu every day. Shih Tzu's hair is very long, so long that the hair hangs down to the ground, Shih Tzu needs to tidy up its hair every day, and it takes a long time to take care of it, and now everyone is so busy with work, there is not so much time to take care of it, not to mention that Shih Tzu will also shed hair.

2. Shih Tzu shedding is more serious. Shih Tzu usually sheds hair, especially in the season of moulting, so it can be said that the owner of a suitable Shih Tzu is generally a person who loves to clean, and if you want a Shih Tzu to lose its hair is not so bad, you can only comb it frequently, and keep the diet light, you can't give the Shih Tzu too much high-salt food, it is best to choose low-salt and light natural food.

3. Shih Tzu dogs salivate a lot and are prone to bad breath. Shih Tzu has a lot of saliva and is always drooling, so the hair around his mouth is always very dirty and difficult to manage. In addition, Shih Tzu has so much saliva that it is easy to have bad breath, and the owner needs to help the Shih Tzu brush his teeth regularly, or give something to grind his teeth, and the owner can choose some teething snacks to help clean his teeth.

4. Shih Tzu dogs are prone to parasites. Shih Tzu because of a lot of hair, so it is easy to hide dirt and bacteria, plus the ear hair is very long, it is always easy to breed a large number of ear mites, so the body odor of Shih Tzu dogs will generally be very smelly, so it is necessary to clean up the earwax regularly when breeding, and take a bath, and pay attention not to use human toiletries when bathing.

The advantages of Shih Tzu are that they eat little, are not picky eaters, exercise little, and do not need to walk every day. The disadvantage of Shih Tzu is that the bones are fragile and prone to fractures. At the same time, the hair is thick, it is very troublesome to take care of, and daily care requires a lot of time and energy of the owner.

Shih Tzu dogs eat a small amount of food, are not very picky eaters, and have relatively small feeding expenses. Shih Tzu dogs don't exercise much, so they don't need to be taken out for exercise every day, and people who are a little busy at work can also raise them.

Although the Shih Tzu does not exercise much, because it is a small dog, the bones are relatively fragile, and the owner needs to be careful when maintaining, and slightly more strenuous activities may cause Shih Tzu fractures.

Shih Tzus are long-haired, shedding easily, and have thick, thick coats, which means that it will be very troublesome to care for and require the owner to care for and clean it every day, which is more time-consuming and energy-consuming.

Shih Tzu has ten major disadvantages, one is that the hair is too long and easy to get dirty; the second is too much saliva and sloppy; the third is to like to lick people; Fourth, the ears are easy to breed mites; Fifth, they love to shed tears, and their eyes are easy to get dirty; Sixth, it is easy to have body odor; Seven is day and night, and does not sleep at night; Eighth, the bones are brittle and easy to be injured; Nine is low IQ and troublesome training; Ten is to pay attention to diet, otherwise love to lose hair.

Shih Tzu's coat is long and thick, and it will always drag on the ground, so it is very easy to get dirty, and the owner needs to spend time every day to help him tie his braids. Shih Tzu's coat is also prone to knots, requiring the owner to spend a lot of time each day caring for it.

Shih Tzu is very drooling, usually everywhere he goes, and every time he sleeps, he will leave a puddle of saliva on the ground, which looks very sloppy. Due to the high amount of saliva and long hair, the hair on the side of the Shih Tzu's mouth will always get dirty.

Shih Tzu's personality is very lively, cheerful, enthusiastic, and particularly clingy, often likes to lick the owner's body when there is nothing to do, but because it has a lot of saliva, it often gets the owner's body wet after licking the owner.

Ear mites are easy to breed ear mites is also one of the disadvantages of Shih Tzu's hair too long, because the ear canal is in a closed environment for a long time, ear mites are easy to multiply in large numbers, and the corpse of ear mites and the garbage they produce are easy to accumulate in a large number of Shih Tzu ear canals.

Shih Tzu's eyes are large and prominent, so they are born with tears, resulting in easy accumulation of secretions at the corners of the eyes, and if the owner does not wash his eyes every day, the hair around the Shih Tzu's eyes is easy to get dirty, and there will even be tear stains or inflammation.

Because of their drooling and licking habits, Shih Tzu dogs are prone to bad breath. In addition, their hair is easy to get dirty, their ears are prone to mites, and their eyes are prone to foreign bodies, so the body of the Shih Tzu dog often produces strong body odor, and the owner needs to help it clean the whole body frequently.

Among the ten disadvantages of raising a Shih Tzu, day and night are the most uncomfortable, that is to say, Shih Tzu likes to sleep during the day, and at night they come to the spirit, and begin to make all kinds of noise, very tossing people.

Because it is a small dog, Shih Tzu is born with fragile bones like most small dogs, so the body is very fragile and prone to injury, even if it falls lightly, it may cause fractures, and the owner has to take it to the veterinarian every once in a while.

Shih Tzu does not have a high IQ and is ranked 70th out of all dog breeds, so it does not have a very strong understanding, which leads to the Shih Tzu being not easy to train, and the owner often needs to repeat the training hundreds of times to get it to remember a movement.

If the Shih Tzu usually eats too poorly, or the quality of the toiletries it uses is too poor, it will also be prone to shedding. Especially during the annual moulting period, the Shih Tzu will shed its hair like crazy, and the owner has to help it comb it every day, otherwise it will make the house full of hair.

Shih Tzu dogs should grow strong and lively, must be given adequate nutrition, in addition to feeding some vegetables, biscuits and other vegetarian food every day, should also be fed a certain amount of meat food, the amount of 150 200 grams per day.

In order to make the blood flow smooth and the metabolism is vigorous, it is necessary to let it have a certain amount of activity, and it should be taken out for a walk every day, or take it to the wild, park to run, play.

The beauty of the Shih Tzu is mainly manifested in the dense and fluttering of long hair, in order to keep its long hair loose and smooth, it needs to be combed every 1 2 days for it along the hair. Before combing, it is best to spray some conditioner or toning powder to make the coat loose and smooth without clumps or lumps.

In spring, summer, and autumn, it is necessary to arrange bathing for it depending on the temperature. If the weather is cold, you can bathe it every 2 to 3 weeks; If the temperature is warmer, you should bathe it once a week; In the hot summer, you should take a bath every 3-5 days. Before bathing, you can use a degreasing cotton wool to plug the ear hole for it to prevent water from flowing into the ear canal and causing diseases such as earitis.

Before bathing, the lower hair of the dog should be combed first, so as not to harden the long hair after being soaked with water. In addition to bathing, wipe your eyes, nose and mouth with cotton wool dipped in boiling water every day to keep your face clean. Because the Shih Tzu has a large area of exposed eyes, it is susceptible to bacterial infection, redness, swelling and inflammation, so it is necessary to use eye drops every 1 2 days as a preventive measure.

Careful feeders take great care to keep the coat on the Shih Tzu's body, and they use rubber bands to tie up the hair of each part of the dog's body in small bundles until bathing, which is to prevent the long hair on the dog's body from breaking and knotting, and to prevent dirt. In particular, the hairs on the face, such as those on the forehead, ears, and sides of the face, are very good to bind to prevent dirt and hairs from growing when eating.

Shih Tzu dogs are generally under 27 cm tall and weigh no more than 7 kg. Due to its long, fluffy body hair, it looks quite large. The coat on its head grows radially in all directions, like a chrysanthemum in full bloom, so it is also called the "chrysanthemum-faced dog".

The long, dense and smooth body hair is the main reason for its excellent appearance. Its ears droop and its tail curls up tightly against its back, but it is obscured by long fur that is not easy to see.

Shih Tzu dogs are noble and elegant, agile and courageous. The lifespan is very long, and if you raise it carefully and take care of it, you can live to about 15 years old.

Shih Tzu is both an excellent playdog and a typical companion dog that is best suited for home life. If it encounters a special environment, it can also exert the hard-working characteristics of a working dog, so it is generally welcomed by people.