Shih Tzu Origins

October 29, 2009

It’s been said that the ancestors of today’s Shih Tzu breed are among the most ancient of dog breeds. Theories relate that it stemmed from a cross between Pekingese and a Tibetan dog; that the Chinese court received a pair as a gift during the Tang Dynasty (618 – 907 AD); and that they were introduced from Tibet to China in the mid-18th century.

Shih-Tzu’s are a Chinese breed? I could hardly tell…