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Busy puppy day! We dropped daddy Anubis off for neuter in Venice, so we took the older pups for another ride to give the...
08/23/2024

Busy puppy day! We dropped daddy Anubis off for neuter in Venice, so we took the older pups for another ride to give them more positive experiences. I did leave Amethyst and T***s home because they are the most comfortable & confident in the car. I wanted to have a little extra room to focus on the ones that need a little more support with their travel. It was a huge help for the ones that were a little overwhelmed last night with the rain, road noise, and obnoxiously loud windshield wipers. Everyone feels LOTS better chilling out in the car.

We also did hat day to get them familiar with people wearing hats, so that won't be scary. Allyssa wears glasses so she's got that covered already. Ryan comes and spends time with all the babies so they get the male presence as well.

When we go back to pickup Anubis this afternoon, we will take the two younger litters along for the ride and them some more experience.

After healing, Anubis will be available for a perfectly pampered home, if there is someone that can give him more one on one cuddles and treats than we can. Until then, he's perfectly fine right here! We will only consider adopting him out if there's a better life for him out there. He's a sweet, tender, gentle boy with lots of love to give. If interested, you can fill out our puppy adoption application online and indicate that you're interested in a retired adult. I have a lot of people that have contacted asking for retired females, but off the top of my head I don't think I have any waiting at the moment for a boy.

Loki gets picked up by his dad today, we're gonna miss him! It was lots of fun having the baby boy home for a bit. His friends enjoyed playing with him & I enjoyed his sweet soft snuggles.

This weekend I'll get the babies washed, blow dried, and we'll do some grooming on the two older litters. I need to trim faces. I have a couple feet to trim, surely nails need trimmed again. The little babies I'll probably shave feet and trim nails.

Busy busy now. These babies keep me moving forward! The light of my life!!!

Doc is just the sweetest little puddin' 🐾 Aww, baby love! He seems like a more quiet natured, meek little guy right now....
08/22/2024

Doc is just the sweetest little puddin' 🐾 Aww, baby love! He seems like a more quiet natured, meek little guy right now. We'll see how his personality develops as he grows some more. He's just a Lil baby boy ♥️ love him!

Puppy application is on our website. Chimerashihtzu.com

Car ride for Pandora's & Willow's babies Irish - apply @ chimerashihtzu.com fluffy red liver boy, looks like different s...
08/22/2024

Car ride for Pandora's & Willow's babies

Irish - apply @ chimerashihtzu.com fluffy red liver boy, looks like different shades of brown
Amethyst - reserved dark Lavender
T***sie Roll - reserved chocolate
Ferris - reserved light Lavender
Mako - reserved red black mask
Bonnie - reserved shaded red black mask
Brandy - reserved black with tan dobie markings
Tiger - apply @ chimerashihtzu.com red black mask, white on forhead and chest

08/22/2024

Car ride for Willow's & Pandora's pups. They aren't shaking, the van is just bouncing us on the wet road. I can see my legs jiggling too.

Brandy was definitely the most alert. She did not like that loud scraping vibrating windshield wiper!! I don't blame her. That thing is annoying. I do wish we could hear her inner voice, I have a feeling she would be hilarious with attitude and expression 🤣🤣 There always seems to be one puppy that needs a little more comfort and exposure in car rides. I didn't expect it to be her, but that's ok!! That's why we start young while they're so very impressionable and we make sure they feel safe while they process it all, until it's not so scary anymore.

She wasn't trying to fall off haha she was just trying to turn her head away from the scary thing (wipers), but she just so happened to be at the edge of my lap. When she turns away, I'm afraid she wil lose her footing off the side of my leg so I reposition her. We'll make sure she gets lots of car rides in different weather so we can build that confidence up. She is a sweet baby!

Tiger is in middle (accepting applications @ chimerashihtzu.com) and Bonnie is on the other side. She also had the edge of my leg so I repositioned her a little bit to give her better footing.

08/22/2024

They're too cute!!! I snuck up on them 🤣

Irish - apply @ chimerashihtzu.com
Amethyst - reserved
T***sie Roll - reserved
Ferris - reserved
Mako - reserved
Bonnie - reserved
Brandy - reserved
Tiger - apply @ chimerashihtzu.com

08/22/2024

The puppies are learning to CHOOSE their crate, we never force them or scare them. As they get older, they learn to go farther in search of their designated toilet and hold their bladder longer to get there. Excuse the p*e spots, they were napping and I wanted to show how they use their crate and then come out to potty. I gave them clean pads as soon as video ended.

They are drinking their water good and I'll introduce the water bottle stand (gifted to us by the kind and talented Mike Solary) soon! I'm a little behind on basically everything but trying to catch up.

They have two bowls of soaked (soft) food and one bowl of just plain dry Royal Canin straight out of the bag. They're starting to prefer the dry food. They are teething with those teeth pressing into their gums so I assume the hard food feels great to chew on.

They have lots of toys but I put them up at night because they 💩 💩 💩 while I'm asleep and not changing pads. Don't want any toys drug through the mine field on accident!

We're going for a rainy day car ride soon! Then a nap to recharge and then they can go in the puppy playground to explore.

Fun day !!

08/22/2024

Lazy morning for the pint sized pups.

Zoya - reserved
Zoriana - reserved
Tatiana - reserved
Finley - reserved
Happy - reserved
Lilo girl - reserved
Lilo boy - reserved
Barrett - reserved
Grumpy - apply @ chimerashihtzu.com
Sleepy - apply @ chimerashihtzu.com
Doc - apply @ chimerashihtzu.com

Back on track with puppy portraits! Sleepy is Ryn & Anubis' little black boy with white on his chest. Adorable!! Accepti...
08/22/2024

Back on track with puppy portraits! Sleepy is Ryn & Anubis' little black boy with white on his chest. Adorable!! Accepting applications on our website chimerashihtzu.com
He's 4 weeks old, can go home Sept 21st.

08/22/2024

Cassandra & Loki. 8 & 14 lb size difference. The AKC Shih Tzu standard is 9 to 16 lbs, so generally a little bigger (or lil more fat) than Loki and a little bigger than Cassandra is the typical Shih Tzu range. Mommas got potty break, fed babies, played a little, and they're ready to go back to bed 🤣🤣 the babies are on their own for the morning!

Idk if it's obvious but Loki is 100% playing. Cassandra is trying to reciprocate but just isn't into it at the moment. She's ready for momma snuggles. Loki has always had a really serious "play tone" 🤣 in the beginning we weren't completely sure if he was enjoying himself LOL. He really gets into character, or something hahaha. He's definitely a funny nut!!! He has been neutered but his awesomeness will be carried on through his son, Voodoo, once he starts breeding. Voodoo is the best of both worlds. Tiny snuggle man dictator Loki and tiny silly woman Phoenix! We are SO looking forward to Voodoo's puppies. They should have the most innocent precious pie hearts and the silliest happiest personalities. Made with pure love & multiple generations of OFA & Genetic health testing.

I forgot to say, that's a TINY TEDDY BEAR on the potty pad 🤣 not a turd. I swear, these dogs

We took the pups for a walk before the storm hit. They were so cute! Irish apply @ chimerashihtzu.com Amethyst - reserve...
08/22/2024

We took the pups for a walk before the storm hit. They were so cute!

Irish apply @ chimerashihtzu.com
Amethyst - reserved
Ferris - reserved
T***sie Roll - reserved
Tiger - apply @ chimerashihtzu.com
Mako - reserved
Bonnie- reserved
Brandy - reserved

Lots of inquiries and a couple applications for puppies today. I wanted to to over the remaining pups. We only have boys...
08/21/2024

Lots of inquiries and a couple applications for puppies today. I wanted to to over the remaining pups. We only have boys waiting for deposits now. I can tell you I do not KNOW what they will weigh. I can tell you what parents weigh as adults, the pups current weight, what i expect them to be, but if a specific weight is determining factor for you, please do not choose based on my expectation. They all grow at different rates and they can flip flop on the growth rate as they mature. There is a website that some breeders use to "chart" weight. I do not because again, puppies can grow at different rates which will change the trajectory of the growth tract. I dont think this is particularly accurate, but gives you an idea. They may weigh more than this. I would expect them to weigh 1-3 lbs more, personally. Just for comparison... this is the website and I'll include their current results. Also, to put size in perspective, the AKC Breed Standard for Shih Tzu is 9-16 lbs.
http://www.puppyweights.com

Tiger 5 weeks 1 lb 8 oz (tracking 6 lbs)
Doc 4 weeks 1 lb 8 oz (tracking 7 lbs)
Grumpy 4 weeks 1 lb 7 oz (tracking 6.5 lbs)
Sleepy 4 weeks 1 lb 10 oz (tracking 7.5 lbs)
Irish 6 weeks 2 lb 10 oz (tracking 12 lbs)

If interested, info & puppy application is on our website chimerashihtzu.com

Irish is oldest. He's also from the largest mom. He will probably be 12+ lbs. Because he's older, we can see more of his personality. He's very outgoing, very affectionate, very eager, very people oriented. Very sweet!!! Goofy and lots of fun! He's a blast. He is a red liver. His coat will lighten to a cream color. His mom is 12 lbs. Dad is 6 lbs.

Tiger is a little younger. I actually think he will be the smallest of them all. We originally held him back to potentially keep him for breeding but we decided we want a more robust breed type head, we don't want tiny, and he's the most reserved. He's still a super sweet snuggle baby and will flourish. He's very similar to Rocky, Pandora's little red boy we wanted to keep last time and didn't for the same reason. In the puppy play he more kept to himself and even grouchy with the other puppies bouncing on his head 🤣 who could blame him?? He just has a lower threshold for sensory overload. In his new (quieter) home, he's a pure joy! Very social, outgoing, loves everyone, because he doesn't have a pack of puppies harassing him all day. He has that social battery nice and charged. I'm afraid Tiger is going to be the same way. He will be a perfect little doll for a quieter home, but he wouldn't enjoy our Pack of Shih Tzus up his butt trying to play ajs wrestle 24/7. We also want to breed more resilient dogs that are comfortable in many different environments and households. So as much as I would LOVE this tiny little red morsel, I think our family is going to be "too much" for him. He will probably be a more mellow, calm, low needs kinda guy, in a very petite frame, that is absolutely ideal for an older person or couple. Absolute dream come true!! I'm pretty broken hearted we aren't his ideal match. He is red with black mask. He will lighten a little but i except him to retain some good color. His parents are 8 & 10 lbs.

Sleepy is great! He's one of the bigger of Ryn's puppies but you can see he only outweighs the tiny boys by ONE OUNCE. He will still be very small for a Shih Tzu. He's still very young but seems to be one of the more confident, active, outgoing pups. He is black with white on his chest. His parents are 8 & 10 lbs.

Doc was the super tiniest before. Weighing them it looks like he's catching up. He was not as excited, active, and alert for his photos. He put his head down on the blanket and just looked around with his eyes. He's probably going to be one that will THRIVE in a quiet home. He will probably be very docile and calm, not running around looking for trouble all the time. He is solid black. His parents are 8 & 10 lbs.

Grumpy is a neat one. His color is registered as black, but it's a genetic variant known as seal. He is mostly black, but has a lighter coppery sheen to his coat. This could lighten or darken with age, but he will probably still be recognizable as "black", although probably not jet black. He's fun and active. Kind of a middle child personality. Not too boisterous, not too timid. Just right! His parents are 8 & 10 lbs.

Must be girls day for the portraits! Zoya's turn 🇺🇦🇺🇲🇷🇺 She's got a multinational pedigree and a most precious face!!!!!
08/21/2024

Must be girls day for the portraits! Zoya's turn 🇺🇦🇺🇲🇷🇺 She's got a multinational pedigree and a most precious face!!!!!

Zoriana showing off her beaity♥️ Precious little love!
08/21/2024

Zoriana showing off her beaity♥️ Precious little love!

Happy girl got her portraits done ♥️ Such a sweet little face. Love her! Tail wagging the whole time. She's just preciou...
08/21/2024

Happy girl got her portraits done ♥️ Such a sweet little face. Love her! Tail wagging the whole time. She's just precious!

Puppy fun time!!! AmethystFerrisT***sie RollIrish - pending deposit but will be available if they don't replyBrandyBonni...
08/20/2024

Puppy fun time!!!

Amethyst
Ferris
T***sie Roll
Irish - pending deposit but will be available if they don't reply

Brandy
Bonnie
Mako
Tiger - apply @ chimerashihtzu.com

08/20/2024

Ryn's & Cassandra's get a pen upgrade too!! They were a little fussy with the change. I thought they needed comfort so I set up shop (a pillow to lay on) to work on my phone and comfort them. Nope... they wanted FOOD!!! Fully belly sleepyheads now.

Allyssa got the puppies settled into their new pen in the front office section of the house. It's the same size pen setu...
08/20/2024

Allyssa got the puppies settled into their new pen in the front office section of the house. It's the same size pen setup, but a lot more open noisy breezy part of the house. They are being precious little babies and wanted comfort ♥️ They've got crates now that we can start getting them introduced to. 4 big potty pads but after they get settled we can shrink that down to give them more clean floor space. This is their "safe for unsupervised time" and nap/sleep pen. Across the room is the giant puppy playground that they will spend lots of time wearing each other out and learning potty training in bigger, open spaces.

I also included a photo of the potty pads. We use the Costco pads. They're extra big, 23x30 inches. It's like $18 ish for 100 pads. They keep changing prices but I think it's about that now. Biggest and cheapest. I love them! We'll send a few home with each puppy so they have their familiar "toilet" among all the changes or going home.

I also need to send out the new parent emails and Royal Canin coupons!! Check your emails later for that. I'll start working on it while I lay here resting.

08/20/2024

Willow's & Pandora's puppies first time in the big playground pen!! Their first time is always very anticlimactic, it won't be very entertaining for most people - except Amethysts family 🤣 She is a hoot!!!! Everyone else is kind of getting their bearings. It's a very different environments than my isolated bedroom they've been in. It's very bright with a big window, there's a fish aquarium with a sump (a tank underneath) that sounds like Niagara falls, it's much cooler (my bedroom is uncomfortably toasty), with a big fan overhead (cooling the air, whooshing the air, and making noise. The lawnmowers are right outside the window mowint and weedeating. Our big scary dog Cocoa is sounding the alarm as she saw the intruders (lawnmowers). I sanitized the pen before bringing them in, so I'm sure it smells different. Lots of colors, objects, toys, a tall bookshelf, things they've never seen before! Imagine being a baby puppy and seeing, hearing, feeling, experiencing this all for the first time. It's a lot to process!! That is why we do this though, to give them the chance to acclimate to all the new experiences AND to develop the skills needed to acclimate to all of life's future new experiences. So *this* isn't a very impressive video, but the transition from now until the time they go home, now that is impressive ♥️ These babies learn so much!! They learn to cope & they learn to enjoy new things. I'm very much looking forward to spending the next few weeks showing them "the world".

We also have two age groups here. It's really amazing how much difference a small age gap makes. In addition to individual personality differences.

Amethyst is definitely the adventurer & Tiger is the tiny quiet meek one. He marched his butt right over to that crate and whined so I would help him in. I set him in, he curled up and slept the whole time 🤣 Amethyst had FUN! She was even flying across the wobble board! Probably surprised herself hahaha.

More to come as they get braver and enjoy it more!

Cassandra & Ryn's pups move into the big bedroom pen, after I rest, and they're gonna be adorable with their little wobbly wrestling and ear munching ♥️ sweet baby loves!!

No new puppy portraits to share. We had to go to Costco for potty pads and I'm plain wiped. Will get more done ASAP! This bunch definitely has me running full gear, but I'm surrounded by puppy love. No complaints!

Grumpy, the not very grumpy puppy is up next! He has not been reserved yet. Our puppy application is on our website, Chi...
08/20/2024

Grumpy, the not very grumpy puppy is up next! He has not been reserved yet. Our puppy application is on our website, ChimeraShihTzu.com

Grumpy's parents are Ryn 10 lbs & Anubis 8 lbs. Grumpy can go home September 21st after he's had his visit with the veterinarian. He is a black Shih Tzu with a slight copper tint referred to as "seal". It's very subtle, but when he's next to a black sibling there's a clear difference. Grumpy's color is softer black.

08/19/2024

Lots more slurping with tonight's dinner! Apparently I made it right this time 🙄 They leave lots for the mommas to clean up, which is great because they need fuel for all that milk. They're just eating little bits of solid food but mostly nursing still. Just enough food to satiate them and boost their little baby growth spurts.

Finley did manage to stay still enough for a couple of pictures! 🐾 Silly boy!
08/19/2024

Finley did manage to stay still enough for a couple of pictures! 🐾 Silly boy!

Bonnie Baby got her portraits done ♥️ Love this little t**h! She's going to be such a pretty shaded red as an adult. She...
08/19/2024

Bonnie Baby got her portraits done ♥️ Love this little t**h! She's going to be such a pretty shaded red as an adult. She'll lose most of that black. Will be a stunning transformation!

Getting puppy portraits done, one by one, until they're done. I'm a little slow but trying to rotate from each litter until we get updated pics of them all ♥️

Ferris is looking fine! He's another silly boy, enjoying the texture of the blanket on his nose. It's adorable how inqui...
08/19/2024

Ferris is looking fine! He's another silly boy, enjoying the texture of the blanket on his nose. It's adorable how inquisitive and sensory seeking they are already!

Working on puppy portraits, one by one, until they're done! Just a little slow 🐾

08/19/2024

Hahah! Funny puppy!!! 🤡 Finley was NOT the easiest to take photos of, but he was definitely the most entertaining. I set him on the blanket. He immediately smashed his nose flat into the softness and started zooming around like a roomba. OK cute, but I need your FACE and i need it to pause long enough for the camera to focus 🤣🤣

💜 Amethyst 💜 Its Amethysts turn!! Ì always think *this* is my favorite age, but this must be it!! For real this time! Sh...
08/18/2024

💜 Amethyst 💜 Its Amethysts turn!! Ì always think *this* is my favorite age, but this must be it!! For real this time! She is soooooo cute. Very confident and curious. She heard the dogs behind me (outside the lanai) and whipped her head around to investigate. She saw the planter on the table and went up to see, sniff, and touch it. No hesitation. All inquisitive! She will be staying with us for a couple months so it'll be really cool to watch her grow and get her started on leash walks and everything. Fun fun! She looks JUST like Isabella as a baby. Isabella lightened up a lot because she was brindle. Amethyst had the dark color gene so I'm thinking she will stay pretty close to this shade as an adult. She has the shortest little legs!

08/18/2024

Well the little babies didn't like their dinner 🤣🤣 Apparently I got them spoiled on mashing their food and making it soupy so they could slurp it up. I left it as soft pieces for them to learn to eat and they were mad little munchkins! Lots of whining, some licking, some water slurping, and even a disgusted tongue thrust by Tatiana to spit that out LOL!! Looks like I'm on food mashing duty a little longer for these sensitive babies. Who knew they'd be so opinionated already!?

A couple milk drunks couldn't wait long enough for the puppy food to soak ❤️ They got a quick fix & a nap.
08/18/2024

A couple milk drunks couldn't wait long enough for the puppy food to soak ❤️ They got a quick fix & a nap.

08/18/2024

Ryn's & Cassandra's kiddos were waking up from a nap so I tried to get a video real quick of them moving around. Their space is bigger than it looks, but I'm sitting in most of it 🤣 At this age they need a pretty compact space though. They cuddle together for warmth, comfort, safety, and they need designated BED/SLEEP or POTTY/TOILET distinction. They've done really well with that and they're getting more mobile so I'd like to expand their space now.

I think I'll move Willow & Pandora's to the front office room / puppy playground so they can get lots more sights, sounds, toys, and running. We can introduce crates and expand their potty skills. Time to level up!!

Then these tinies can go in the bedroom pen under the big window. Perfect transition!

They're hangry whining. They get LOADS of milk but at some point a liquid diet just isn't satisfying enough. I'm soaking more puppy food for them so I'll get a video of them chowing down in a little bit, once their food is very soft.

Only three babies left in this group: Doc, Grumpy, and Sleepy.

Doc is solid black
Grumpy is solid black-seal (just a coppery tint to his black color)
Sleepy has tan markings, dobie colored, and a white splash on his chest.

Application is on our website, chimerashihtzu.com

🦈 Mako 🦈 Apply @ chimerashihtzu.com Oh my heart!! MAKO!!! Maybe nobody will love him as much as I do and he cam stay her...
08/18/2024

🦈 Mako 🦈 Apply @ chimerashihtzu.com

Oh my heart!! MAKO!!! Maybe nobody will love him as much as I do and he cam stay here afterall 🤣 I'm loving this perfect little guy! Hmm. I better really think on this. Ugh. So hard to make these decisions. I want them all 😭 If i kept all the ones I love, I'd be carried around by Shih Tzu, like people at the concert riding across the top of the crowd 🐾🐾🐾 but look at those eyes!!! 🥺

🐾 Barrett 🐾 Mr. Handsome is too good at posing! I couldn't narrow down the pictures enough! I think I'm going to have to...
08/18/2024

🐾 Barrett 🐾 Mr. Handsome is too good at posing! I couldn't narrow down the pictures enough! I think I'm going to have to catch up on photos 1 by 1, instead of trying to marathon through the whole multi-family household 🤣🤣🤣. They're outnumbering me and my back is taking its sweet time with the radio frequency ablation (nerve burning) healing. Probably because I can't manage to sit still long enough lol. Always something to do! It might take all week but I'll get pics done for everyone ❤️

Barrett has a loving family, but a couple of his puppy brothers are accepting applications on our website chimerashihtzu.com

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