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Our Current girls


**These girls are not for sale.

Charlee

Charlee is our beautiful Ukraninan princess.  She came to us from breeder Oksana Polischuk at the Charm Beside show kennel in Vinnytsa, Ukraine.

Charlee has 8 European Champions in her first three generations, (many hold multiple championship titles).  She holds a few minor titles herself:  Best Puppy in Ukraine, and Best Bitch in Ukraine.

Charlee weighs 11.5 lbs.

Charlee is FCI and AKC registered & DNA tested, Red & White parti with black markings.

Charlee has been DNA tested with Canine HealthCheck, a division of Paw Print Genetics - genetic test results are great, she is free of 250+ diseases, a carrier for CDDY (chondrodystrophy - short legged trait that does not affect her or her puppies).

Agouti - Ay/Ay - Sable
Saddle Tan - As/As - Saddle Tan/Creeping tan
Black/Brown - B/B - Black pigment
Curly Hair - Cu/Cu - Straight Coat
Dilute - D/D - Non-Dilute
Yellow/Red - E/E - Black
Melanistic Mask - Em/Em - Melanistic Mask
Hairless Gene - hr/hr - Coated
Intensity - I/i - Normal Intensity (carrier)
Furnishings - F/F - Full Furnished
Dominant Black - ky/ky - Agouti Expression Allowed
Long Hair - Lh/Lh - Longhaired
Spotting - sp/sp - Nearly Solid White, parti, or piebald
Natural Bobtail - t/t - Normal Tail

Charlee is a gentle girl. She loves to snuggle, chase her pack in the yard, chew on sticks, drink from the water fountain, be first in line for treats, and bark for a good 5 seconds when people come to the house.

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Quincee

Quincee is our dark liver (chocolate), and AKC registered girl.   She is 10 lbs. 

Quincee has been genetic tested through Canine HealthCheck, a division of Paw Print Genetics.  She is clear of more than 250+ diseases and is not a carrier for any testable genetic defects.

Here are her genetic color/trait panel results:
Agouti - Ay/at = Sable, dobie (tan points) carrier 
Saddle Tan - As/As = Saddle tan or creeping tan
Black/Brown - b/b = Brown pigment
Curly Hair - Cu/Cu = Straight coat
Dilute - D/d = Non dilute, carrier of dilute
Yellow/Red - E/e = Black, carries yellow/red
Melanistic Mask - N/N = no mask gene
Hairless Gene - hr/hr = not hairless
Intensity - I/I = normal/dark intensity
Furnishings - F/F = Fully furnished
Dominant Black - Kb/Ky = Dominant black, agouti carrier
Long Hair - Lh/Lh = Long haired
Spotting, Parti, Piebald - S/sp = limited white spotting, carries parti or piebald
Natural Bobtail - t/t = Normal tail

Quincee LOVES a good belly rub, trying to run faster than Maggie to fetch something, snuggles, and running in the yard. She has never met a stranger and insists that all who come to our home are her best friends, after she barks at them...;)
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Piper

Piper is our solid black beauty. She is beginning to show signs of silvering. We have enjoyed watching her grow up and are excited to see what she can produce for us.
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She is AKC registered and is 9 lbs. 4 oz.
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Piper's genetic testing has been completed through Embark and reveals she is clear of 100% of all current testable, inheritable diseases.
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Here are her genetic color/trait panel results:Agouti - ay/ay =Sable, not expressed
Saddle Tan - N/N =not saddle tan
Black/ Brown - B/B =black
Dilute - D/D =not dilute
Yellow/Red - E/E =black, no red
Melanistic Mask - Em/E =carries masking
Hairless gene - h/h =not hairless
Intensity - intermediate = tan or yellow
Furnishings - F/F = fully furnished (face hair)
Dominant Black - Kb/ky =dominant black
Long Hair/Fluffy -  T/T = long hair
Spotting, Piebald - S/sp =carries parti
Shedding - C/T = low shedding
​​Coat Texture - C/C = straight coat

Piper lives in a guardian home with my daughter and her husband -where she is completely spoiled. She loves to snuggle, play with her toys, and play with any dog. She is adored by all who meet her. We are constantly amazed at the variety of colors in her 'black' coat!
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​Growing Up Girls


Matilda

Matilda is our beautiful Brindle keeper from Charlee's and Quin's first litter. She lives with her own family here in Spokane Valley and will provide us with a few litters, when she is old enough. We are enjoying watching her grow up and can't wait to see what she produces for our next generation of Shurbeez puppies.

​Matilda is AKC registered, and has been genetic tested genetic test results are great, she is free of 250+ diseases- she is a carrier for CDDY (chondrodystrophy - short legged trait that does not affect her or her puppies).
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​Here are her genetic color/trait panel results:
Agouti - Ay/At - sable, carries tan points (dobie)
Saddle Tan - N/I carrier of creeping tan
Black/Brown - B/b - black pigment, carries liver
Curly Hair - C/C - straight coat
Dilute - D/d = carries dilute
Yellow/Red - e/N - carries recessive red
Melanistic Mask - Em/N - carries one copy of masking gene
Intensity - I/i - intermediate red color
Furnishings - F/F - fully furnished
Dominant Black - Kb/Ky - brindle coat
Long Hair - T/T - long coat length
Spotting, Parti, Piebald -  S/sp - carries parti, has small amounts of white hair
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Starla 

Starla is our gorgeous black & tan (dobie) girl. 

​Starla is AKC registered, and her genetic testing has been completed through Embark. It reveals that she is clear of 100% of all current testable, inheritable diseases. She has beautiful dobie markings and a gorgeous baby doll face. 

She is tracking 7 lbs. full grown.

​Here are her results for his Color & Trait panel:
Agouti - at/at = tan markings (dobie)
Saddle Tan - N/I =likely saddle tan
Black/ Brown - B/B =black
Dilute - D/D =not dilute
Yellow/Red - Em/e =black mask, carries red
Hairless gene - h/h =not hairless
Intensity - intermediate red pigmentation= tan or yellow
Furnishings - F/F = fully furnished (face hair)
Dominant Black - Ky/ky = will show coat color in A locus (dobie)
Long Hair/Fluffy -  T/T = long hair
Spotting, Piebald - S/sp =carries parti
Shedding - T/T = low shedding
​​Coat Texture - C/C = straight coat
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Our Current Daddies


**These boys are not for sale.

Quin

Quin is our gorgeous dark liver boy who has produced beautiful puppies for us. 

He is an AKC registered non-fading Liver with white markings. He weighs 7 lbs. 8 oz.

Quin has been tested through Embark.  He is 100% free of 250+ testable genetic disorders.

Here are his results for his Color & Trait panel:
​Agouti- at/at = (dobie) tan points, (not expressed because of the K locus)
Saddle Tan - N/I = not affected by saddle tan, carrier
Black/ Brown - b/b = brown pigment, liver
Curly Hair - Cu/Cu = Straight coat
Dilute - D/d = non dilute, carries dilute
Yellow/Red - E/e = Black, carries yellow/red
Melanistic Mask - Em/N = Melanistic mask carrier
Hairless gene - hr/hr = not hairless
Intensity - I/i = intermediate intensity does not affect his coat color
Furnishings - F/F = fully furnished
Dominant Black - Kb/ky = dominant black, no A locus expression, carrier
Long Hair - Lh/Lh = Long haired
Spotting, Piebald - S/sp = Limited white spotting, carrier of parti or piebald
Natural bobtail - t/t = Normal tail
Shedding - C/T = likely light shedding
​Coat Texture - C/C = straight coat

Quin lives in a guardian home near us. He is a very sweet and spoiled boy. He is gentle, spunky, and loves to play with the pack when he visits us. He loves all people and mostly gets along with his housemate, Kitty - although he wishes Kitty would play with him more...;) 
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WILSON


​Wilson is our standard Black & White Parti boy with an impeccable show pedigree. He has Misty DajaVue, Falling Star, and Centerfold Champions in his lines.

Wilson is AKC registered, and is 11 lbs.

Wilson has been Embark tested he has excellent results, free of 250+ diseases, he is a carrier for prekallikrein deficiency which is a harmless blood disorder that will not affect him or his puppies.

Here are his results for his Color & Trait panel:
​Agouti- ay/ay sable
Saddle Tan - N/N = not saddle tan
Black/ Brown - B/B = black pigment
Curly Hair - Cu/Cu = Straight coat
Dilute - D/D = non dilute
Yellow/Red - E/e = Black, carries yellow/red
Hairless gene - hr/hr = not hairless
Intensity - I/i = intermediate intensity does not affect his coat color
Furnishings - F/F = fully furnished
Dominant Black - Kb/ky = dominant black, no A locus expression, carrier
Long Hair - Lh/Lh = Long haired
Spotting, Piebald - sp/sp = Parti
Natural bobtail - t/t = Normal tail
Shedding - T/T = likely light shedding
​Coat Texture - C/C = straight coat
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We are pleased that he lives in a guardian home with our friends who are head over heels in love with him and spoil him daily! He loves children, playing with other dogs, and adores the snow.
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​Cashew


​Cashew is a gorgeous red (recessive red) boy who brings impeccable blood lines and amazing looks to our program. We are excited to see the puppies he will produce for us. He weighs 5 lbs. 9 oz.
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Cashew is AKC registered and his genetic testing has been completed through Embark and reveals he is clear of 100% of all current testable, inheritable diseases.

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Here are his results for his Color & Trait panel:
Agouti 
- ay/ay = sable
Saddle Tan - N/N =not expressed saddle tan
Black/ Brown - B/B =black nose/feet
Dilute - D/D =not dilute
Yellow/Red - e/e = recessive red
Hairless gene - h/h =not hairless
Intensity - I/i = intermediate red pigmentation, tan or yellow
Furnishings - F/F = fully furnished (face hair)
Dominant Black - Ky/ky = will show coat color in A locus (sable)
Long Hair/Fluffy -  T/T = long hair
Spotting, Piebald - sp/sp = parti
Shedding - C/T = low shedding
​​Coat Texture - C/C = straight coat

Cashew has the true soul of the Shih Tzu breed, sweet, spunky and snuggly. He loves to play with squeaky toys and follow us around the house. He is a snuggle bug and cannot help melting the hearts of everyone who comes to our home. 
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Loki

Loki is a boy we have held back from our own breeding pair, Quincee and Chester.

​He is solid liver with a small patch of white on his chest.

Loki is AKC registered and free of all testable inheritable diseases.

Loki is tracking 10 lbs. as an adult.

Here are his results for his Color & Trait panel:
Agouti 
- ay/at = sable, dobie carrier
Saddle Tan - N/N =not expressed saddle tan
Black/ Brown - b/b =liver (brown) nose/feet
Dilute - D/d =not dilute, dilute carrier
Yellow/Red - Em/e = mask and white, red, cream carrier
Hairless gene - h/h =not hairless
Intensity - I/i = intermediate red pigmentation
Furnishings - F/F = fully furnished (face hair)
Dominant Black - KB/KB = will have solid brown coat
Long Hair/Fluffy -  T/T = long hair
Spotting, Piebald - S/sp = solid coat with small white patches, parti carrier
Shedding - T/T = low shedding
​​Coat Texture - C/C = straight coat

Loki is a fun boy with a spunky personality. He loves to play and to snuggle, just like him momma. We look forward to seeing his puppies as he matures.
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​Our Retired Dogs
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Maggie


​Maggie is our solid black retired momma.  She is the self-proclaimed leader of the pack. She is a snuggler, a sun bather, and loves to play fetch.

We have had many beautiful babies from Maggie and she is simply enjoying her life as a pampered pooch with our family.

​She will be our seasoned puppy socializer and auntie Maggie to the next generations of Shurbeez puppies.
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 Zoee


Zoee is a half-sister of Piper and has retired in 2022 after one litter of amazing puppies. We decided not to breed her again because she did not enjoy being a mother. She has gone to live with her forever family in Montana where she is enjoying being spoiled.


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Chester
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Chester, our Jazzys & Sweet Tooth boy, is now a retired gentleman after siring many beautiful puppies. He enjoys spending his time with his family which includes two new puppy friends. He is a true gentle soul.
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  • About Us
  • Puppy Prices
  • Puppies
  • Adoption Process
  • Our Dogs
  • Planned Litters
  • Adult Dogs Retiring
  • Reviews
  • Guardian Program
  • New Puppy Info.
  • Products We Love
  • Contracts, Forms, & Links
  • Transportation
  • AKC Papers
  • Shurbeez Policies
  • Puppy Culture and More...
  • Vaccines
  • Potty Training
  • Crate Training
  • Shih Tzu Grooming
  • Coats & Color Patterns
  • Check Your Plants
  • Shih Tzu Health Issues
  • Microchips
  • Parasites
  • Puppy Selection