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Originally Posted by gusremy  Hello all,
i own 2 yorkies and decided to adopt a little brother for them. well i fell in love with a shih tzu! his name is peanut. he is sooooo tiny.. and i know this is a yorkie site, but maybe someone here knows about shih tzus.. anyways... he was born December 9th 2010 and is now about 9 to 91/2 weeks, and weighs only at 13 to 14 ounces! Is this normal for a shih tzu? and does anyone have an idea of how big he will get? He is soooo playful and soooo fiesty =) LOL 
any info will help.
thank you =) |
I have an almost 5 month old malti-tzu. I figured because she was half maltese she'd be smaller but she is 9lbs @ 5 months already. There is tons of info on the web about shih tzus. Even the breed standard weight range is pretty wide so they come in a variety of sizes. Looks like yours is on the smaller side of the weight range.
I find that compared to my yorkie, my malti-tzu is lazier, more of a lap dog, and will overeat and make herself sick if allowed to free feed.
There are shih tzu forums out there as well.