| Okay, we don't actually have a Shi Tzu puppy for sale | | | | new puppy a bad experience of his or her first days |
| here, but we can help you with figuring out where to | | | | on earth. Secondly, backyard breeders do not provide |
| get one and more importantly, where not to get one. | | | | guarantees that their dogs have been checked by |
| For those not in the know, the Shi Tzu dog is a highly | | | | professional vets to make sure that they were not |
| sought after Chines variation of dog which is | | | | suffering from serious health defects. |
| sometimes called a Chrysanthemum dog (because it | | | | While backyard breeders who offer Shiu Tzu puppies |
| looks like kind of like a flower) or a lion dog because | | | | for sale are one of the problems, another area of |
| that is what the Buddhists referred to it as. You may | | | | problems are the puppy mills who breed tons of these |
| also want to refer to it as the wizard dog since its' | | | | dogs and other popular breeds in order to sell them en |
| face can kind of look like a wise old wizard with the | | | | masse. The problem is that the dogs are not really |
| long “beard” hanging down from either side. | | | | allowed to roam free and to develop as individual |
| Whatever you may call them however, it is undeniable | | | | puppies. Instead, they are kept in battery cages similar |
| that Shi Tzu dogs are extremely popular animals and | | | | to those used to store chickens and many develop |
| everyone seems to want one. | | | | neuroses because of this early experience. Dogs that |
| The first thing to remember when considering | | | | are not sold are also put to sleep after a year or two |
| purchasing your new Shi Tzu puppy is that you should | | | | because the breeders can't be bothered with finding |
| not consider looking for a backyard breeder. Backyard | | | | proper homes for them. |
| breeders typically will try to raise popular breeds of | | | | So where can you find quality Shi Tzu puppies for |
| dogs such as Boxers, Shi Tzu and Dalmatians which | | | | sale? Try a professional breeder. These are the |
| are quite expensive and difficult to find. They will | | | | people who know what it takes to raise a healthy |
| typically charge much less for the dogs than a | | | | animal and to make sure that they will be loved and |
| traditional breeder, however you should not even think | | | | cared for until they are ready to go their new homes. |
| about buying a dog from these people. First of all, they | | | | Now as for training the somewhat stubborn Shi Tzu, |
| often do not know how to properly raise the dogs and | | | | well, that's a subject for another column! |
| so they will make mistakes from the start, giving your | | | | |