When you walk into a pet store, it is very hard to resist falling in love with the puppies. Behind this wonderful scene of happy, bouncing puppies...is a dark and disturbing truth.
Have you wondered where pet stores obtain their puppies for sale? With very rare exception, pet stores receive a supply of dogs from Puppy Mills.
The Shih Tzu puppies for sale at pet stores are unhealthy to say the least. Will you walk away with an adorable looking puppy? Yes. Will you walk away with a healthy, well socialized, carefully bred Shih Tzu? No.
Let's take a look at the facilities in which Shih Tzu puppies for sale at pet stores (and other dogs) actually come from:
These are the normal conditions of a Puppy Mill...the dog factories which supply dogs to pet stores. A Shih Tzu puppy for sale will most likely have come from a Mill such as this.
Unethical Shih Tzu Breeders
Without the proper research, you may purchase a Shih Tzu puppy for sale from a "backyard' , severly unethical breeder. They will tell you about how wonderful they are and the amazing puppies they have for sale....but this is what you will not see, the conditions not seen by potential owners:
Without knowing who to go to...you will not see these hidden elements of an unethical breeder! As you can see, a dog who did not survive is left inside a feeding basin and at another "backyard" unethical breeder who sells puppies keeps them outside and locked inside cramped cages.
Excellent, Professional Breeders
As you can see above, the only way to obtain a happy and healthy Shih Tzu puppy for sale, is to identify a breeder who is:
Ethical
Professional
Puts the dogs first, with love, care & attention
Breeds because of their undeniable love of the Shih Tzu breed
Offers comfort, peace and happiness to all pups
Has top notch experience with the Shih Tzu bloodline
Respected
Honest
Offers quality Shih Tzu puppies for sale...while putting the dogs first and the money secondary.
AllShihTzu is has interviewed, screened and meticulously searched for only the top Shih Tzu breeders in the US. We are proud to announce: Personally Recommended Tzu Breeders.