The Arizona Family Shih Tzu

07/24/2024

I’m sure none of us are surprised that there was not a single Shih Tzu in the Top 10 for obedience . IYKYK 😅
What they lack in obedience they make up for in so many other ways ❤️🐾

The most obedient dogs gathered for the 2024 AKC National Obedience Championship in Ohio. Meet the top 10 obedience teams in the country!

04/07/2024

Sunday Naps are the BEST 🐾
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03/15/2024

All the babies have beautiful faces and markings🐾
Black and White Boy🐼🖤🤍🖤🤍🖤🐼
I love their little pink noses and paws, and the sweet little sounds they make🐾

03/13/2024

Baby Girl 🖤🤍🖤🤍🖤🐾
Such a precious little face and paws!
We are just loving every moment of these babies🐾

03/11/2024

This little man is going to have such beautiful colors and markings 🐾🩵🧸

02/22/2024

Welcome to the Family! Our children, grandchildren and all our dogs! Whew! We are a right proper noisy bunch that love to spend time together cooking, playing, swimming, talking, laughing, eating and teasing of course! We love our Shih Tzu Crew and our Siberian Husky, Auntie Keida❤️

02/17/2024

Introductions are needed! We have some new people on here so we’d like to introduce our selves. We are Karl and Rachel and have been married 27 years! We raised our family here in gorgeous Az and love it here! Our family is 3 generations of AKC Shih Tzu breeders. We have learned so much on this journey and are committed to the health, well being and integrity of this companion breed. Karl is a Real Estate Broker and Rachel practices Nuclear medicine at the local hospital. Shih Tzus are our passion and joy. Besides loving these beauties, our favorite part of breeding Shih Tzus is meeting all of you. It is truly a privilege to be a part of one of the happiest days of your lives as we watch you fall in love with your new companion! Thank you for following along in our breeding journey and being a part of this great Shih Tzu Community.

02/13/2024

Pupdate from our Lunas little mini me!!

A little update on mini Luna aka Asteria. We adore this puppy and she is the center of our universe. Very spoiled to say the least!  She knows how to demand what she wants! 😂 but becoming well behaved at the same time.
At night in bed she has to have her body next to mine throughout the night, my little cuddle bug!
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It is so wonderful to see our puppies growing up so loved and cared for! Thank you to all of our owners that keep us updated and continue to share these sweet messages with us!

01/01/2024

Comet the Shih Tzu is the AKC 2023 National Champion!! What a stunning, talented beauty!!!

11/23/2023

Panda & Pearl came to stay while their family was traveling. Panda is Poppy and Percy’s girl born in 2022. Pearl is a few years older and came from our Moms litter. We are a big family of Shih Tzu breeders🐾 Even if we don’t have puppies…I’m sure someone in the family does! So reach out if you are looking to add on to your furry family💕

11/14/2023

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It’s no surprise that Shih Tzu owners have been so delighted with this little “Lion Dog” for a thousand years. Where Shih Tzu go, giggles and mischief follow.

Why do you love the breed?

11/13/2023

We are opening up our home again for our pups to have a safe place to stay during the holidays! We will be home this holiday season and will not have any litters of pups. If you are able to travel with your puppies, that is wonderful! If you are not, please consider us first as a safe, familiar place for our sweet babies to stay. We would love to see them again! Send us a text or message me here, happy holidays my friends, stay safe!! 🦃🎄❄️🍾🎆

11/05/2023

Swipe to see Lunas before and after teeth cleaning 🦷 I’m so grateful we have the option for anesthesia free teeth, cleanings for our pups! We do yearly cleanings as part of our “Healthy Parents make Healthy Pups” standard. Oral health contributes to overall well-being ❤️

11/04/2023

The Shih Tzu crew is on guard in the kitchen waiting for me to drop food during dinner prep 👀👩🏼‍🍳

10/30/2023

I said Yes so many times while reading this article!

Learn between what is overprotective and what provides a puppy with a safe environment. Here are some of the puppy don'ts from our dog training experts.

10/23/2023

Preparing for Spooky Week… here is our Shih Tzu crew as AI puppies! The only thing really scary about Halloween is how many dogs go missing/escape. Please make sure collars and tags are on with correct info, and go the extra steps and get them microchipped if you haven’t yet. Have a plan for Halloween on how to keep your pets safe 🎃

10/16/2023

We love our pup updates! It is so much fun to watch them grow. These two brothers were sent home this summer to an amazing family. This picture was taken as the two brothers were anxiously awaiting Dad to get home. They sit by the door and check regularly for his return. We always love updates when we get them, keep them coming!

     

10/10/2023

What a joyous time in our lives! We take a moment from our regular content, to share with our extended fur family the arrival of our 2nd granddaughter 🩷 🩷

10/07/2023

We had a visit from our August Blue this morning!!! It is so fun to see our babies growing up and into their personalities ❤️ He’s in toddler phase right now and it’s very entertaining 😂.

10/04/2023

Missing the babies today!! We have some mama’s getting ready to be bred and we are so excited!! We will have pups again before the end of the year and we can’t wait for baby snuggles❤️

09/26/2023

Check out what our owners are saying about us on Google reviews, "After weeks of searching on Facebook and Craigslist with no success, and some very shady sites, we found The Family Shih Tzu on Google. Honest to say that we are so glad we did because we found our little puppy girl, “Maggie”! It was an incredible experience from the start! We were able to come see Maggie and then also have weekly visits until we just brought her home. They prepared us for taking her home with great medical and pet records, some pet food and helpful tips to give her the best start to her life with us. It was an amazing experience and would highly recommend them to anyone interested in getting their new four legged family member~!"

We are so lucky to have found Maggie such an amazing home!

09/19/2023

Another great article from the AKC. Of course every family has to establish their own routine and figure out what works for them, but these are some great pointers!

The first few weeks with your new puppy are the time to start establishing good behaviors. Here's how from AKC's dog training experts.

09/18/2023

We are so excited that Rudy & Toby got to go home together. These two brothers were so close to each other and loved to wrestle all day long. They have gone home to the most loving family. This is what their new owners had to say about us:
"We are beyond grateful for The Family Shih Tzu, and highly recommend them. They are experts in the Shih Tzu breed. From the moment I called for information, to puppy visits before our little ones came home, and even after the puppies got home, they have gone above & beyond expectations. They truly love their puppies and put an abundance of care, expertise, and devotion into their business. We are so thankful for our little treasures.”
We are so grateful we get to become part of their fur family. Welcome home boys!!

     

09/18/2023

We are so excited that August got to go home this week to his furever family. He looks so happy and excited to be home with such an amazing family. We love working with families to bring puppy love into their homes. Swipe to check out the review they left us about our services. Thank you for trusting us as your neighborhood Shih Tzu breeder.

     

09/15/2023

This little guy has definitely got the biggest smile of the day!

09/03/2023

Pure JOY. The babies are 7 weeks old and it’s going by too fast. They are fluffy, bouncy, happy, loving, silly, playful bundles of JOY!!

08/28/2023

Little Rudy is just waiting to go home to his new family! All the babies have homes and their families come for visits each week to bond with their new puppy. It’s such a fun process that never grows old. We have the BEST families and we know these babies have a beautiful life ahead of them❤️

08/15/2023

🩷 Baby girl 🩷 She is dainty but full of sass!