Sunday, April 29, 2012

Is The Shih Tzu The Right Choice For Your Family?

By Steve Cote


As a family pet the Shih Tzu is becoming increasingly popular. A friendly, happy and perceptive small dog with manageable exercise requirements the Shih Tzu is charm epitomized.

If you are looking to introduce a dog of this breed into your house then it is best to research health, coat type and the way to train a Shih Tzu. By carrying out serious research you may completely prepare yourself for the wants of the Shih Tzu, you may also make sure that this is the right kind of dog for you.

Beware the back yard breeder. Becoming popular as pets and the extreme price of a Shih Tzu puppydog has unfortunately led on to some reckless breeding of this dog type. Plenty of profit inspired dogs are bred in isolated conditions and miss out on vital socialisation. Researching how to train a Shih Tzu will be pretty useless if you are going to buy a puppy from such poor social conditions. Classified adverts selling Shih Tzu puppies are a and regular event. Health Problems can arise; actually they are quite common if your puppy isn't bought from a responsible and credible breeder.

The coat sort of this tiny dog is naturally long and high upkeep. The pet Shih Tzu is often kept clipped and short coated. Pro grooming is generally required each 8 to 12 weeks.

A well socialized Shih Tzu with its need to be occupied and loved will prosper in a busy family environment. The tiny dog responds wonderfully to positive and reward based training methods and will consider anything for a minute sliver of ham.

Clicker training is good for a Shih Tzu. A determined tiny dog that will not consider offering any behaviour unless it benefits him he is going to love to learn new tricks. His high intelligence demands entertainment and learning experiences and the Shih Tzu often likes a cuddle and a lap to sit on.

Good luck with your training, and on your journey to learning how to train a shih tzu!




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