SHURBEEZ SHIH TZU
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  • New Puppy Info.
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  • Adult Dogs Retiring
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  • Transportation
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  • Vaccines
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  • Shih Tzu Grooming
  • Coats & Color Patterns
  • Check Your Plants
  • Common Shih Tzu Health Issues
  • Microchips
  • Parasites
  • Puppy Selection

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Our Current girls


**These girls are not for sale.

Piper

Piper is our solid black beauty. She has a lot of silver and red in her coat. 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 10 lbs.
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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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Matilda

Matilda is our beautiful Brindle keeper from Charlee's and Quin's first litter. She lives with her own family 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). Matilda is 12 lbs.
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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

Matilda lives with and is adored by our friends who have 3 little boys and many kinds of fun pets. She is a happy girl who is loving and affectionate. She also loves to 'collect' her favorite things on her bed, many of which do not actually belong to her...
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Hazel

Hazel is our beautiful red sable girl. She has some amazing lines behind her that we are excited to add to our program. She has that fabulous smooshy face, short, cobby body and legs, and a thick, thick coat. Everything we love about this breed!

Hazel is AKC registered, and has been genetic tested genetic test results are great, she is clear of all 250+ diseases.
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​Here are her genetic color/trait panel results:
Agouti - Ay/Ay - sable
Saddle Tan - N/N - not expressed
Black/Brown - B/b - black pigment, carries liver
Curly Hair - C/C - straight coat
Dilute - D/D - not dilute
Yellow/Red - E/e - carries recessive red
Intensity - I/i - intermediate red color
Furnishings - F/F - fully furnished
Dominant Black - Ky/Ky - likely to express the A locus
Long Hair - T/T - long coat length
Spotting, Parti, Piebald -  S/S - does not carry parti

Hazel is a very happy girl who loves to play, run outside, and snuggle. She gets along will with all of our doggies here, and all who come to visit. She is a beautiful charmer and we look forward to seeing her puppies.
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Maple

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Maple is  our stunning red and white parti girl with black markings. Some call this color "tri-colored". She is a sweet girl with all the spunk we have come to adore about this breed. She loves to snuggle and play fetch. She will offer her belly to anyone for a belly rub.
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​She is AKC registered and has been genetic tested and is clear of all testable genetic disorders except low ALT, which means that her liver values on blood tests will show up lower than normal. It is not a health indicator, just an indication that she carries one copy of the variant and helps my vet know that we should get a baseline of her normal levels so we aren't alarmed if they test lower than normal.

She is AKC registered and weighs 10 lbs.

Here are her genetic color/trait panel results:
Agouti - Ay/Ay - sable
Saddle Tan - N/N - not expressed
Black/Brown - B/b - black pigment, carries liver
Curly Hair - C/C - straight coat
Dilute - D/D - not dilute
Yellow/Red - Em/e - carries masking & recessive red
Intensity - I/i - intermediate red color
Furnishings - F/F - fully furnished
Dominant Black - Ky/Ky - likely to express the A locus
Long Hair - T/T - long coat length
Spotting, Parti, Piebald -  Sp/Sp - Parti
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We adore this sweet girl and look forward to adding her genetics to our lines. She is gentle, smart, and snuggles devotedly.

Ginny

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We are excited to add Ginny to our program. She is granddaughter of our beloved Quincee.

She is a dark liver and tan dobie girl. We are looking forward to watching this gorgeous girl grow up.

Ginny's genetic tests came back clear of course since she is the third generation with clear genetic tested parents.
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She is AKC registered and weighs 10 lbs.

Here are her genetic color/trait panel results:
Agouti - At/At - Tan Points (ghost points because of the K locus)
Saddle Tan - N/N - not expressed
Black/Brown - b/b - Liver
Curly Hair - C/C - straight coat
Dilute - D/d1d3 - not dilute, carries dilute
Yellow/Red - Em/e - carries recessive red and masking
Intensity - I/i - intermediate red color
Furnishings - F/F - fully furnished
Dominant Black - KB/Ky - most likely brindle point
Long Hair - T/T - long coat length
Spotting, Parti, Piebald -  S/Sp - Carries parti

 We are excited to watch Ginny grow up and continue on our lines in the next generation! Keep an eye out for her puppies in 2025.

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Girls Growing Up 

**These pups are NOT for sale.

Miss Honey

Miss Honey is Matilda & Cashew's daughter and we are so excited to watch her grow up!
​We expect her coat to be luxurious and thick like her parents, her coloring will most likely be similar to Cashew's.
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Our Current Daddies


**These boys are not for sale.

Quin

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

He is an AKC registered Liver with white markings. He has quite a bit of silver in his coat. 

Quin has been tested through Embark.  He is 100% clear 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 with our friends Terry and Gary. 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 has a playful, inquisitive, and sweet personality.
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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 thrilled with the quality of puppies he is producing for us.
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Cashew is AKC registered and his genetic testing has been completed through Embark and reveals he is 100% clear 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 meets him. He lives with our friends, Susan, Doug, and Katie and is the light of their lives!
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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 some 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. He enjoys spending his time with his family which includes two new puppy friends. He is a true gentle soul.
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Quincee

Quincee is gone from our lives too soon. She was a bright spot in our lives and she will be sorely missed.
Fly high over the Rainbow Bridge Squinchy!
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Starla

Starla is retired after one litter, we are not willing to risk her health after our scare with her delivery and brief illness that followed her whelp. She will live her life with her new family on Whidby Island, WA, with one of Charlee's sons - Harley.
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Charlee

Our beautiful and gentle Ukrainian princess is retired and will live out the rest of her life with our friend Becky in Spokane Valley, WA.
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WILSON

Wilson is retired now and will continue to live his spoiled life with our friends Debbie and Larry in Seattle, WA as he continues to venture far and wide in their travels.
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Bailee

Bailee is retired now and will soon be living with Robin in Montana, near our past momma, Zoee. She will have a new pal, Raja to play with.
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  • About Us
  • Reviews
  • Puppy Prices
  • Puppies
  • Adoption Process
  • Our Dogs
  • Standards, Pedigrees, & AKC Papers
  • Products We Love
  • Planned Litters
  • New Puppy Info.
  • Contracts & Forms
  • Shurbeez Policies
  • Adult Dogs Retiring
  • Guardian Program
  • Shurbeez Blog
  • Prapso Shih Tzu
  • Transportation
  • Puppy Raising Curriculum
  • Vaccines
  • Potty Training
  • Crate Training
  • Shih Tzu Grooming
  • Coats & Color Patterns
  • Check Your Plants
  • Common Shih Tzu Health Issues
  • Microchips
  • Parasites
  • Puppy Selection