Jo Ann White

JO ANN WHITE has bred and shown Shih Tzus since 1967, before the breed was officially recognized by the American Kennel Club, producing about twenty champions and several obedience titlists under the Heavenly Dynasty kennel name. Her books include The Official Book of the Shih Tzu.

White served as president of the American Shih Tzu Club and received a lifetime membership from that organization for extraordinary service to the breed in 2004. In 2020, she received the AKC Outstanding Sportsmanship Award from the American Shih Tzu Club Board of Directors.

When she’s not writing, White has served as the Shih Tzu breed columnist for the AKC Gazette since 1988.

Jo Ann lives on the Gulf Coast of Florida.

Jo Ann White’s books are published by Howell Book House, an imprint of Turner Publishing.

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