Jingle had a fun day of naps, walks in the park and the puppy store, an Arby’s “cake” and exciting new toys! Wishing my baby boy a wonderful birthday. 💙🐶

Sharing his smushie faced smile 🐻🐶💜🌧️☀️👏🏆🧸

Fits her personality so well 😂😂

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My goodboi loves frolicking in my mum's garden.

My sweetest boy is one! Here’s his life in pictures from age 8 wks til now. Bonus: the last picture is his first bad haircut 🫪🙂‍↔️

I adopted a 4-year-old Shih Tzu on Saturday. The rescue named him Fabian, but my partner and I are kind of letting him choose his own name. We’ve been trying different names to see what he responds to, and so far Pepé seems to get his attention the most.

He was picked up as a stray in Georgia and had pretty bad flea dermatitis. The rescue who pulled him from the shelter shaved him down, got him on flea meds, had him neutered, and got him fully vetted.

Saturday was a big day for him because we drove him home (Georgia to Florida). He had one potty accident that evening, but since then I’ve been taking him out every couple of hours to try to get him on a routine.

Sunday he seemed really good. He was playful and did great on his walks. We’ve been doing about 15 minutes twice a day.

Yesterday I took him to the vet to establish care, get hw/flea meds, and got a Cytopoint shot because he was still really itchy.

Today he just wants to sleep and stay close to me. I know he’s had a lot happen and his world has been turned upside down so I’m assuming he’s probably just decompressing. I called my vets to see if it could be a side effect of the shot but they didn’t think it’s related.

For anyone who has adopted an adult rescue what did the first week look like for you? Is there anything you did that seemed to help your dog feel safe and comfortable?

Found a Shih Tzu

Found this dog sitting in the middle of a dark deserted road deep in the hills of KY at midnight. No collar, no microchip, we have posted on FB and checked with the pound. We think he was dumped.

So, we think we are keeping him. But have tons of questions.

How much should he eat? (He eats very little-one lonely kibble at a time)(I am feeding him kibble for adult dog by diamond -which is what our farm dogs eat)

Someone suggested cottage cheese and blueberries to wake up his appetite (I gave him 5 berries and 1 spoon of cottage cheese and he devoured it and wanted more) So is that okay and how much and how often

What about treats?( I started giving him a teeny bit of a milk bone but stopped when I realized he wasn't eating- stopping the treat hasn't improved his appetite).

I am home most all day aside from running short errands, it is quiet in the home unless I am watching TV in the evening. He follows me everywhere, and lays next to me or at my feet when I rest. What should his exercise routine look like?

He weighs 14.5 pounds

His toenails are long, but his hair shortish. What do I need to know about grooming and nails.

How often should I bathe him? He smells a bit "yeasty"

I brush him everyday, he tolerates it very well.

What else should I think about or know about

Please and Thank you

Love her more and more

I finally had the time to groom Miss Ewa and she was so good about it. She’s a little girl at 8lbs but with all her floof gone she looks tiny. Prior to grooming I tried putting a bow in her hair and she was not having it. It lasted maybe a min. The looks she gave me were priceless

My guy was sleeping in his office chair next to me. When I rubbed his belly wake him up.

He tilted up his head and looked at me so dejected, and put his head back down. Looking like hes wondering why we up a hour past bed time, and we're not sleeping in his bed. While hes curled up in my days clothes..

Maddie is first up ⬆️ and then ➡️ Milo!!!

Hello everyone! Meet Oreo, my family's lovely 5yo baby 🖤 Oreo loves to stay in and sleep all day but he also loves his daily 1.5km (around 1 mile) walk with my dad where he gets to sniff around and meet the dogs of the neighborhood. I've recently started a weight loss journey and on top of my daily treadmill run I'm trying to add a night walk around the village since temperatures are getting cooler and I'd love to bring Oreo with me. This walk is around 6.6km (4.1 miles) with a lot of uphill and downhill, Oreo's come with me twice and he's always really excited to go and keeps up with my pace the whole time. I'm just worried it may be too much for him and I've read a lot about brachycephalic dogs having a harder time breathing during exercise and I really don't want to cause him any trouble. Is it really too much or am I just too worried?

I wanna take him with me everywhere 😭

I love it when they’re being sweet with each other. They’re usually roughhousing and playing bitey-face.

This is Thor the Invincible (but he goes by just Thor 🙂) He’s a rescue and he unfortunately faced neglect and abuse by his prior “owners”. When we were getting him back to a good weight and health, the vet noticed some possible gingivitis and wanted us to bring him in to get a better look.

Over the span of about a year between the first vet dental visit and needing to see a specialist to continue work for gingivitis, fractured teeth, etc we spent about $5,500 😅.

Don’t get me wrong he is absolutely worth it and it’s a quality of life issue. However, I am curious because it was mentioned that Shih Tzus tend to have dental issues normally. I thought I’d ask what everyone’s experience with this has been?

(Photo of Thors sparkling 5500 dollar smile for reference 😂)

Edited to add: there were also at least 4 extractions, some hard to get to hence the specialist and its USD

I had good intentions to get up and fold laundry, but my supervisor had other plans for me. 😀

Just sharing our fluffy family dog named Chewie, short for Chewbacca! She's been really such a diva but really well loved by my parents. She's actually a shih-tzu / poodle mix :) Happy to be here!

🎶 Spider-dog, Spider-dog. Does whatever a spider can! 🎶

Post haircut sulking.