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updated September 4, 2008
We specialize in Chinese Imperial size Shih-Tzu, 4 - 9 pounds grown.
Every
puppy joins their new family with our
5 year health guarantee,
a lifetime of support, lots of love, and much much more. We stand behind our puppies 100%.
Our main
goal in raising this wonderful breed is to improve and produce healthy sound
quality dogs in a tiny package.
We have selected a few of the very best
Imperial Shih-Tzu to become a part of our family. Our girls and boys come from
many tiny lines and some have Champions in their pedigree (pedigrees available
upon request).
Our Chinese Imperial Shih-Tzu's are family members first and
foremost; they are not here "just for breeding". They live with us and have
free run of our home. Our Shih-Tzu's are never caged or crated. We have one extra
large crate that is always left open in our dining room. This allows our Tzu's
to go in and out at their own leisure when they get in the "den" mood. When they
have to be left alone, they are gated off from our living room and have free run
of our puppy proof dining room and kitchen. They have many toys to play with
and lots of blankets and beds to cuddle and sleep on.
They all sleep in our beds at
night....but love to cuddle with us while we take a nap during the day!
Left to right: Alex and Zoey
(12 weeks old); Alex and Bella (1 year old); Kim,
Bella, Zoey, and Lila;
Zoy and Gemma resting
on Alex's backpack (picture taken October 20, 2008)
Our babies are whelped and raised in our
bedroom for the first few weeks. We are always there to help the mother whelp by
opening up the sack, cutting the umbilical cord, stimulating the puppy to
breathe, and completely drying the puppy. It is important to us to be there to
support the mom and help her with her babies and just in case anything goes
wrong. We begin socializing our puppies at birth by holding and playing with
each puppy several times a day. After the first few weeks we move mom and her babies into our family
room. Our moms and babies are kept snug and safe in their "nursery". We use a 4
X 4 x-pen and then very tightly wrap and safety pin blankets around the outside
so no one can get out or in. For the bottom we use waterproof pads and then a
layer of light blankets. They are changed and washed at least 2 times a
day....and then more as the puppies get older. We begin potty training at 7
weeks old.
On the
left is Zoey and Gemma (2 days old). In the middle and on the right is Lila and
her 4 babies 2 weeks old.
Our
babies are weighed daily for the first two weeks, then weekly from two weeks on.
We trim every puppy's nails, paw pads, and around the eyes every week. We
give baths as needed, our puppies usually get their first bath around 5 weeks
old. We begin introducing our puppies to puppy food at this time. We warm
goat's milk and soften the hard dog food in the milk, then mash it up and mix a
little bit of canned dog food with it. We only use Canidae dog food (dry and
canned) for all of our babies. They love it and it is top quality.....our babies
deserve only the best in life including what they eat!
At 6
weeks old, our puppies are given their first set of shots by our vet and a full
health exam.
Then the
fun begins for Maveric and Alex! At that time they are able to help socialize
and play with the puppies. They love to lay down and cuddle and let the puppies
crawl all over them.
At 7
weeks old, our moms usually begin or have completely weaned their puppies from
nursing. The puppies begin eating hard dog food only....and are well on their
way to joining their new homes.
At 8
weeks old, our puppies play, eat, and sleep a lot. They are still learning their
puppy manners from their siblings, their mom, and us. We will allow some puppies
to join their families at this time but most of our puppies wait until they are
9 - 12 weeks old. At 12 weeks old, all three sets of puppy shots are
completed by our vet. This is one less expense for our puppy parents and to
ensure the health and protection of our puppies.
Enjoy the finer
things in life…..
Enjoy
a Tiny Tot Shih-Tzu.
Where quality is
never compromised....
Our puppies are
truly a paw above
the rest.
Tiny Shih Tzu, Imperial Shih
Tzu, Chinese Impe
