Oline Cogdill writes

Shih tzu owners know how wonderful these little dogs are. Great companions, affectionate, good disposition (OK, most of the time) and much heartier than they appear.

They also don’t shed as their “fur” is more like people’s hair.
Supposedly, and I have a feeling this is true, a shih tzu’s gait is supposed to be as smooth and as flowing as koi swimming. I know that’s true of one of my shih tzus; the other moves like a samurai soldier.

And don’t be worried that shih tzus need a lot of grooming. I have always kept ours trimmed short and a good trimming can last for 4 to 6 weeks.

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Doreen Christensen, friend and coworker, writes:

Move over Bret Michaels and Flavor Flav, there's some new dogs in town: Animal Planet's Groomer Has it. The cable network's new reality show has 12 professional pet groomers living together in a swanky L.A. loft called the Dog House, working elbow-to-elbow in a salon stylin' pups from runway to shelter.

Along with Queer Eye's Jai Rodriguez, a panel of judges will vote one person out of the Dog House each week until the last groomer shaving gets to collect $50,000 and the title Groomer of the Year.

The claws come out 9 p.m. Saturdays on Animal Planet.
Check out the groomers and get a sneak peak of the show at Animal.discovery.com

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