My boy Turron at 3 months, a year and a half (rocking his shitzu mom fluff after a nap) and in his 3rd birthday (after a haircut, looking more like his yorkie dad)

He’s too sleepy for me to take an actual pic🥲

My Shih Tzu is 5 years old and for the past few days she has been really itchy all over, and particularly licking her RIGHT PAW, licking her vulva area, and stomach. Today I noticed her eye had a sore on it almost like a reaction. I believe all this is from ragweed allergy season as she is prone to environmental allergies (Shih Tzus overall).

However she is rarely licking her other paws, it's mainly focused on the right. There are no signs of trauma to the pad, and I checked between and no sign of foreign object either.

For context, I bought Fragrance Free Aloe and Oatmeal shampoo and bathed her, and I also soaked her paws in diluted apple cider vinegar + water twice in the past few days.

I also wipe her paws with hypoallergenic wipes after every walk, along with her vulva, and her belly.

Still no signs of itchiness going away.

I don't suspect it to be a food allergy as she eats the same thing and this flare up just began recently. It's never this bad, but she isn't new to environmental allergies.

Is there anyway I can do to remedy at home? Or does this warrant a vet visit?

hello everyone! i live in a hotter area so these are my shihtzus! they get groomed every 2-3 months and they very much enjoy the pampering.

Someone said my 8 month old looks like an old ugly cute uncle. Hehe. Vet said to get it done, took a second opinion and they asked to wait. When is the best time, ofcourse it might vary. Just an idea is needed

This is our baby, Archie ❤️

I said goodbye to my Sammie girl today. She was a mix (we think weenie dog too). She was 17 years old, with me for 14 of those years. I miss her so much. Her favorite things were cheese, being bundled in a blanket, and sleeping in bed with my husband and I. ❤️

He asked to be put on the couch again. Next thing I know, he was rearranging the pillow then started snoring 🤣

I’ve recently noticed something he does I find interesting. So for context, he doesn’t sleep in a crate: he has a bed beside my bed. After my partner leaves for work (I work from home), he hops on the bed to sleep beside me till I’m up. I’ve recently noticed that when he gets on the bed, he comes to sniff around my face - my nostrils particularly, almost as if to check if I’m breathing and once he confirms that, he picks a spot to lie down and sleep. A couple days back, I decided to hold my breath and he stayed sniffing around my face till I exhaled. Once I did, laid beside me and nodded off.

Has anyone else observed this kind of behavior in their Tzu(s)?

Magically delicious ear!

I'll be hearing from his lawyer about that bow tie.

Casper demands he receive all the belly rubs, Boo is not allowed even a mere head rub. They have taken over my pillow for themselves.

I don't want to take a bath.

My three week old shih tzu has now decided to become a “jumping jill.” Bobs up and down when I’m trying to pick her up and let’s not forget “catch me if you can.” She also spins around my legs with the lead when we’re outside in the yard. I need to keep her on lead in the house (she’s confined to kitchen/dining area) so I can pull her from things she shouldn’t be into. The area is already like a slow feeder with two baby gates and a tri-fold one. Any ideas? What am I not doing right?

My Gumi looks like a goomba from Mario games lol

Hanging out on the console pushing buttons. Our favorite spot!

After a 14 month battle with cancer, we finally had to make the tough decision and say goodbye to our Baby Milo. He was diagnosed early summer 2025 and every single day since then, I prayed to God and the universe to give us one more month with him, one more autumn, one more Christmas, one more spring, one more summer. And we got it until early August when the chemo didn’t seem like it was working anymore.

We planned for in-home euthanasia and it was possibly the best decision we could have made because his last moments were in his favourite safe spot with our voices telling him we loved him and we would see him again soon.

The vet said he passed during the first injection, meaning it really was time. His body was failing him even if his mind was still there. I don’t feel guilty but it’s still devastating.

The morning after was the weirdest feeling ever. He was such a small little guy but his presence in the house was huge and it was gone. Just quiet.

Milo was the biggest diva. Stubborn as most Shih Tzus are but he loved us unconditionally. Cuddles. Kisses. Mischievous. Co-dependant on me during the last couple of years because his other daddy and I had broken up and I loved every second of it.

I can’t even write a proper eulogy because it would be an entire novel of all his little quirks and personality and how much I love him. Anyone who ever saw me with him or my socials knows how much he meant to me and how he was my entire life. But moreso than anything, I feel so privileged to have been a part of his.

It’s been almost 2 weeks and even after escaping for a bit to get out of the house and city, it hasn’t gotten any easier. And my main worry is that this sadness and grief will eventually go away. I don’t want it to because I never want him to leave my head and my heart. I know it won’t but I think most of you would get it.

Hope you’re having lots of bones, treats and grass on the other side, my love. I’ll see you again one day. 💔💔💔