FAQ Shih-tzu by TiaMaria FaQ Page
Q. Where are you located?
A. We are located in Troy, Virginia 15 minutes from Charlottesville, 45 minutes from Richmond, two hours from Williamsburg and 3 hours from VA beach.
Q. What type of Shih-Tzu do you breed?
A. we breed for the AKC and ASTC standard. All of our puppies will be between 9 and 16 lbs, we do not breed into the “tea cup Imperial” myth.
Also, we strive to produce show potential shih tzu puppies along with loving animal shihtzupuppy companions
Q. What other breeds do you breed?
A. We only breed purebred shih-tzu’s, although my daughter is breeding Siamese cats with exquisite pedigrees.
Q. What registry's are your dogs registered with?
A. all dogs listed on my web page are registered with American Kennel Club (AKC) and their lines include Zephyr, Karyon, Xeralane and Whites
Q. Will a male dog spray after he is neutered?
A. No, there is no reason to worry about this. The odds of your neutered male spraying are about the same as a female spraying (very unlikely!), therefore, don't let it affect your decision on gender! Just be sure to get him neutered at the appropriate age, preferably before six months old.
Q. What is the price range of your puppies?
A. As a pet our dogs run from $750.00 and up. This depends on conformation, colors and pedigree (parents,grandparents etc.) of the puppy. We do offer a discount on two or more puppies. We also offer a discount to repeat buyers.
Q. Do you sell puppies for less without 'papers'?
A. No. A reputable breeder should always give the registration slip for every puppy they sell. and our contract states on limited registration once you get your puppy neutered/spayed by six months you will receive papers. It does not cost very much to register a litter of puppies, and if a breeder is selling dogs without papers, it usually means that they don't have papers (or breeding rights) on the parents, and therefore shouldn't be breeding the dogs in the first place.
Q.Do you ever sell adult dogs?
A. We will occasionally have retired adults available
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Q. What is a 'Retired Adult'?
As an ethical breeder I maintain a reasonable amount of dogs. When I no longer use the dog in my breeding program It is not that I do not care for this dog,But I love the dog enough to know when I should place them in their forever home
A. A 'Retired Adult' is an adult dog that was part of our breeding program we no longer are going to use them, 'retired' from our breeding program. It isn't possible for us to keep every one of our retired breeding dogs and they deserve to to go to a pet home where they can get more individual attention and e of our puppies.
Q. Do you sell dogs for breeding/open registration
A. We do give breeding rights ,open registration to some, based on your intentions, and we must get to know you first It is also a good idea to have a mentor before deciding to breed shih-tzus, we do not give breeding rights just for “fun”. You must be established, and must be breeding for the right reasons. Quality not quantity. References must be available.
Q. Do you offer stud service?
A. No. For the health of all of our dogs and puppies we keep a closed kennel, which means we do not offer stud service to anyone.
Q. Do you guarantee your dogs ?
A. Yes. Our dogs have a written health guarantee in writing against hereditary defects that will cause death for two years. We require you to have them neutered or spayed or the health guarantee is void.
Q. How old are your puppies when you sell them?
A. We allow our puppies to go home at 10-12 weeks of age, depending upon each puppy and their new enviorment. Puppies are easier to house train when they are ten weeks old
Q. Has my puppy been wormed?
A. Yes. We worm all of our puppies 3-4 times before they go home as well as Mom on current worm medicine
Q. Do you sell with a contract?
A. Yes. Our Shihtzu puppies are sold with a contract.We require that your Shih Tzu lives in your home and only goes out side to potty. Neutering or spaying is REQUIRED
Q. Do you accept personal checks?
A. We accept personal checks for deposits that are sent at least two weeks before the shihtzu puppy is ready to leave home. For any balance due after that point I require CASH, NO EXCEPTIONS
Q. Do you accept deposits for puppies?
A. Yes, we will accept a deposit/holding fee to hold our shihtzu puppies. 300.00 dollars is requested, and a personal check is acceptable. We will not accept deposits unless we believe that we will have a puppy for you within a short period of time. Deposits are non-refundable. If you put a deposit on a litter and we don’t have what you requested, we can put the deposit toward the next litter for up to one year,
Q. What brand of food do you feed your dogs?
A.PURINA PRO PLAN SELECT Natural Turkey and Barley Puppy; Contains no corn,wheat, no soyand no fillers, preservative also Purina pro plan Chicken rice for small breed
Did you know .............
Shih tzu Puppies should be contained until they are 100% housebroken. I feel it is easier to housebreak a puppy at ten weeks old.
If you spay/neuter a shih tzu puppy before they are six months and before a heat cycle in a female you improve your puppies chance of not getting breast cancer over 175%
Some shihtzu puppies will have pinched nostrils (due to their short muzzles) until their permanent teeth come in
approximately ten months old and pinched nostril may come and go.
99.9% shihtzu puppies will outgrow it. (unless life threatening)
HOLIDAY PINE NEEDLES ARE Toxic to Pets. Poinsettas,Lilly,holly and mistletoe Too
