Shih Tzu: Your Happy Healthy Pet
The authoritative information and advice you need, illustrated throughout with full-color photographs--now revised and redesigned to be even more reader-friendly!
Once the favorite pet of the Chinese imperial court, the Shih Tzu today is a perennially popular companion dog--playful, affectionate, and irresistibly cuddly. This updated guide gives you all the information you need to understand, select, train, and care for a Shih Tzu, including:
- An in-depth look at the Shih Tzu temperament
- The fascinating history of the breed
- Tips for selecting a Shih Tzu puppy or adult dog
- Pointers on feeding, grooming, and health
- Savvy advice on housebreaking and basic training
- Bonus chapters available on companion Web site
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Book details
- Author
- Jo Ann White
- Imprint
- Howell Book House, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Pages
- 144
- Formats
- Hardcover
- Series
- Happy Healthy Pet
- Subjects
- Pets › Dogs › Breeds
- Topics
- dog breeds · dog training · dog grooming · pet health · dog behavior · puppy care
- ISBN-13
- 9780764583841
About the author
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.