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Veterinarians said that coats of shih tzu has 3 types: Double Coat (Can be seen everywhere), Triple Coat (Also rare, if you see a pekingese coat, it's somewhat like that), and lastly, the Smooth Coat (Very rare).
As we observed, smooth coated shih tzus (Smooth-Tzi as I called them) are very sweet compare to others and not easily jealous with the other pet around. Instead, they wanted to play with the others. They are very affectionate to their companions.
You can also recognize that they are crying when you shout at them or they saw you crying. Also, they are easy to deal with, because their hair are very rare to have tangles, easy to dry, you can let them walk outside your house without worrying of getting dirty. You can also have their bath every 2 weeks. Because they don't produce to much sweat on their hair. Compare to other tzus, you have to take their bath twice a week, and groomed every 2 weeks.
Smooth-Tzi are very rare to it's kind now a days. And as many people say or think, they are "different". But in fact, they weren't. They are the PURE shih tzu. So be proud of it.
I will give you a brief history of Shih Tzu.
The origin of the Shih-Tzu is obscure. The Shih-Tzu originated in Tibet where it was kept in temples as a sacred dog. It is known that they were occasionally given to the Emperors of China during the Manchu dynasty (17th century) as a tribute of great honor and that is how they came to be established in China.
In that country, the dogs became little temple dogs and were kept in the palace and carefully guarded and cared for by the court eunuchs. When the Peking Kennel Club was formed in 1934 there was much confusion as to the difference between certain
small breeds. In 1938 an individual standard was set for the Shih-Tzu and it was recognized as a separate breed from certain other Tibetan breeds.
With the war and the takeover of Peking in 1949 there were no more exported from China. In 1952 there was a strong fear that the breed was developing poor structure and it was decided to cross a Pekingese into the line in England. The purpose was to obtain a less leggy dog with a better coat and shorter muzzle.
This was accomplished, however the bowed front legs of the Pekingese are something that still can be seen on some Shih-Tzu today (Parang Sakang).
There was also a faction in England called the Manchu Club that believed a smaller dog better represented the ture heritage of the temple dogs. The Kennel Club recognized this in their 1938 standard by stating the ideal weight was between 9 to 16 pounds which is what the current standard recognizes
So in my opinion and according to it's history, they were crossbreed after all and now it's true form is coming back. But it some points, Our Smooth-Tzi, still shows it's pekingese blood line.
We are proud to have this puppies in our lives. And we can't blame others if they easily pass there judgment towards our pups. Because they are not well-informed about their history. They only believe on what they've seen.
