Shih Tzu or Shih Chon??

i have a shih tzu puppy called lucky she is 10 months old she was the runt of the litter and she is still tiny. but beware they sneeze alot and make sure you house train straight away because we still have trouble with her but don't let that put you off they are so loveable and they are really loyal
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Bichon can be quite a bit larger than Pure Shih Tzus. Besides, why pay for someones experiments when you could get a purebred with real AKC papers? The only problem I have with AKC breeders is that they can put a limited registration on your puppy which I feel is a bunch of B.S., UNLESS the puppy has some deformity.

Even if I intended to spay the dog I wouldn't give 2 cents for any dog with AKC limited registration. Ask the breeder which type of registration they are offering and pass on anything limited.

No breeder will ever admit it but the ones who 'mark off' dogs as limited are the ones who help create all these nutty designer dog breeders going crazy breeding anything to everything out there.
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40 years of dogs

I don't know what a Shih Chon is, but I do know there is no such thing as an imperial Shih Tzu. A Shih Tzu is between 9-16 pounds and should be bred as such. Anyone down sizing these dogs or cross breeding them and calling them imperial are not good breeders and only out for the money and not the breed. As for the Shih Chon that is a mutt and shouldn't be sold for money. Cross breeding these dogs or down sizing them will only stop when you all stop buying them. People will do what the public demands and not think about the dog or what they are doing to them.
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Breeder of Shih Tzu's

please, listen to the experienced people here. Be smart….don't take offense and get hard headed. You asked a question for advice, and people are trying to help you.

If you want a puppy, you either get a purebred dog from a KNOWLEDGEABLE, RESPONSIBLE BREEDER who will be your mentor and answer all your questions to help you raise a healthy, happy puppy….or you get a mixed breed puppy.

There is no in-between

Where I live, I see nicely bred, Champion sired pups of various breeds going from between $500 to $1500. And then, what makes me want to throw up, are "designer" mixed breeds that start at $1500 and go up in price.

For $500, I can go and see the mother of the pups, see at least a 4 generation to 6 generation pedigree, see the conformation titles, obedience titles, agility titles, rally titles, field titles and OFA and CERF numbers proving the relatives are "good, correct specimens of the breed", are smart, trainable, and are likely not to have genetic disorders. I can see how they have been raised, the health and temperament of the dogs, know the puppies have been handled and socialized, have been vaccinated properly…etc etc

Someone who uses terms as "King" "applehead" deer head" teacup, etc………are, sorry, scam artists preying on the ignorance and naivety of the uneducated public.

….and…….WHY does everyone want a tiny dog? Dogs are not supposed to be tiny! Often, the smaller a dog is, the more "hyper" and "neurotic" it is. More toy dogs bite than larger ones

Do some research…..
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