loveisashihtzu

beautiful pictures, i especially love the first one of the gorgeous flowers

Happy Birthday what are his treats made from?

Every single groomer ive called recommends getting their first one at this age.

Im after a good groomer local to Kelmscott area to clip my shihtzu puppy. I'd like his ears cleaned and nails trimmed incl in the price. Who would you recommend?

Just an update, hes perfectly fine now and no longer does it, the vet couldnt find anything wrong with him either

I was wondering if anyone could recommend a good camera for me to buy, i can only take very basic photos however i do want to get much better. I dont have a camera at present, my mother in law has taken all the photos of my pup but her camera isnt that crash hot either. So, whats a good camera for a beginner thats not more than $400?

The shihtzu breed sub forum thread is quiet aswell, i swear i talk to myself in there sometimes

Not at all :p ive just got one and hes enough of a handful for me, think my next dog will be an adult

Only thing my puppy is interested in are toys that squeak, works for me :p

As far as diet goes, yes i am slowly changing over the kibble, im adding a bit of RC to the advance each day but theres still much more advance in the bowl, is that about right? and for the person who asked if my breeder shows, yes she does, she was actually at a show the day i bought him, why is that?

I'm having a bit of a dilema at the moment, i bought a pedigree shihtzu puppy last sunday night and according to the breeder, everything i am doing with my puppy is either cruel or wrong.. The day after i bought my pup the breeder rings me up to see how he's going, i mentioned that im crate training him and she was shocked by that and said its mighty cruel, i didn't know what to say so i asked what she recommended, her response was put him in the laundry with his bed and food/water.. He is only crated at night time and whenever im not home which is a max of 2 hours during the day. I dont see anything cruel about it or any different to locking him in a laundry :D I have also started weaning him off advance puppy dry food and onto a brand i personally think is better, Royal Cannin Shihtzu Junior, which is also a big no no and he needs to stay on advance! I feed him the occasional chicken wing - supervised of course and apparently raw meat will give him a tummy upset and i should just stick with the tucker time roll, advance and thats it.. To be quite honest im getting so frustrated and feel like im being a bad owner.. I dont know what to say to her each time she shoots me down so i just reply back with "ok" Am i doing a crap job with my puppy or is she expecting too much? :p

This is one of my worst fears, i have a pool with a pool fence but im so scared my pup will get through the bars, i never leave him unsupervised outside and will be putting chicken wire all around the fencing so theres no chance he can get in even as an adult. Seeing your dog pass after drowning would be the most terrible thing, my heart goes out to anyone who's had it happen :D

A staffy or a mastiff, i've only ever owned shihtzu's

Just wondering why they are frowned upon? they seem to be everywhere.

Persephone, thanks for the links, i found them very helpful. I have some good news last night my little boy slept in his crate with very minimal fuss, he cries a little when i pop him in but only lasts maybe 10 min now instead of 2 hours. I'm very pleased with him he has also been doing his business when we take him outside aswell. Ignoring him has definitely helped, i could see him turning into a spoilt brat if i kept on fussing him whenever he cried. It feels so much better to have a much calmer pup, boy it was frustrating before, especially with the ear piercing yelps! I'll keep at him - thank you!