Dog Breed Shih Tzu Review

My pure Shih Tzu is a real pain in the.....side. lol His name is Tater Tot and I've had him for 2 years now. He's not a very hyper dog but is very territorial and tries to hump everything in site. They do not like having long hair in the summer because they get hot easily and it's best to keep them shaved or take them to the groomer if your dog is outside a lot in the summer. You have to brush them almost everyday to avoid hair clumping and ratting. We have to get ours sheered sometimes which is a very close haircut to the skin because his hair gets way to ratted to brush through. I've found that most of these dogs stink because of their hair on their face. My mother n law has 2 of these dogs, my aunt has 4, my brother n law has one and my cousin has the mother and father of my dog, they all stink! Well taken care of and groomed and still a stinky dog. Easy to train, around a year old I bought a bag of treats and sat down with Tater and taught him to shake within an hour and he's remembered it all this time along with sit, laydown, roll over, speak and beg. VERY easy to train. Everyone of the shihtzu's in our family have all had a problem with learning to go potty outside, they eat everything and puke it up, chew on toys and are very hardheaded and if they don't want to listen they are not going to. Extremely loyal dogs. BUT they bark and bark and bark and bark, mine barks all night long and NEVER stops. A good dog to have but be prepared to be brushing them all the time and walking them daily or they act up and get back at you like peeing on your pillow! 

Ohhh and they say these dogs don't shed but my area rug in my living room says different, they rub all over everything and my whole rug in the summer is coveredddddd in white dog hair! I have to unclog my vaccuum everytime I sweep the rug!