| The best house training uses the shih tzu's own | | | | animals, and they try their best to avoid using their |
| instincts to avoid soiling its bed to train the shih tzu | | | | dens as toilets. |
| where and where not to eliminate. That is the basis | | | | This type of training usually works very well, both for |
| behind crate training, in which the shih tzu is confined to | | | | shih tzu puppies and for older shih tzu. Problems with |
| its crate in the absence of the owner, and den training, | | | | this type of toilet training are usually the result of not |
| in which the shih tzu is confined to a small area of the | | | | understanding the signals the shih tzu is sending, not |
| home. In essence, the crate, or the room, becomes the | | | | being consistent with feeding times, or trying to rush |
| shih tzu's den. Shih Tzu are naturally very clean | | | | the process. |