Does anyone have a Yorkie and a Shih Tzu?
 

Diddy is now 1 year old and I am thinking about getting another puppy so he has a friend. Does anyone have a Shih Tzu and a Yorkie? Do they get along ok? Diddy is a little over 9 lbs so I want to get a dog similar to this size. What other breed would be a good match?

I don't personally have a Shih Tzu, but my office neighbor at work does and she brings her to work with her every day like I do Scooter. She's his favorite playmate. Since your Yorkie is about 9 pounds, I don't think there would be a problem. We have to watch my friend's Shih Tzu around Scooter so that they don't get too rough, because she's 9 pounds and Scooter is only 4 pounds (he can completely disappear underneath her). Anyway, I think your baby would be fine.:)

I have a shorkie shih tzu/yorkie mix :D

We have a Yorkie (of course), and my step-son has a Shih Tzu. They brought their dog to our house on Thanksgiving, and the two got along just great.:)

I have a 4 pound yorkie and my parents have a much larger Shi-tzu. They LOVE each other.

My grandma has a 6 or 7 pound Yorkie and a 9 or 10 pound Maltese. They are truly the best of friends. What's nice is neither of those breeds shed.

Shi-tzu would probably be a fine choice, or you may consider a Maltese as well.:animal36

My mom has a Shih Tzu and Chloe bugs him hehehee. He's old and just wants to be held. Sometimes though he gets feisty. They love each other!

Simon has a great shih tzu friend at daycare. Her name is Zoe and she always jumps up on the chair Simon is sitting on and sits ON HIM! It's hilarious. We also used to have some neighbors with a shih tzu and they all got along wonderfully. I think they are adorable :)

My parent have 2 shih Tzu (big chunky girls at about 16 lbs). Snickers my 10 teapot loves them. When he know that we are getting close to my parents house he starts to shiver with excitement.

I do! I do!!
 

We have Reggie, an 11 year old Shih Tzu and Coby, a 1 year old Yorkie. They are the best of buds.

The two breeds to me are so interesting together - they are polar opposites in energy levels for the most part. When we got Reggie, I researched extensively for a dog that would go with a family with two young children who were always on the go to school and sports functions.... needed a dog that needed to be loved, had energy with kids, but who was not demanding. Shih Tzu's adjust nicely to whatever energy level your family already has. A Shih Tzu fit the bill perfectly. And now that our kids are in college and we're home a lot more, we could get the Yorkie we always wanted!

Coby has definitely gotten Reggie up off the couch a lot more, so that's really good. And Coby is "fairly" good at realizing when ol' Reg has had enough.

Off topic a bit, but Reggie has always hated the groomer, but since getting Coby, our groomer can't believe the change in Reg. He actually walks in under his own power now and is much better adjusted. I think being the dominant big brother in the relationship has been really good for him.

So ... in my humble opinion..... these are the BEST two small dog breeds. And they seem to compliment each other so well. Reggie keeps Coby calmer and Coby keeps Reggie younger. :D

I have a yorkie and a shih tzu/ maltese cross .Tia my tzu cross is five years old and Remy (yorkie ) is one year old.Tia is my quiet , laid back, couch potatoe,Remy is my hyper ,loud wild child.

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Tia weights about 8lb. and remy is 5lb. and they play together with no problems.

I have both and couldn't be happier with them. I also have Maltese. They are my 3 favorite breeds. None of them shed and they all get along. Mikki (Shih Tzu) quickly became a favorite of the whole family. I am sure you would be happy with your choice if you decide to add a Shih Tzu to your family. :aimeeyork :animal-pa

they are my 3 fav breeds too.

We have a Yorkie and a shihtzu. My son also brings over his 2 shihtzus. The shihtzus are very calm and laid back. We have to keep an eye on our little Yorkie because he can turn aggressive and actually hurt the shihtzus even though the shihtzus are bigger. I had to post this as I just finished giving him a firm no for being so aggressive.

Thanks for your replies everyone. I know someone who has a little girl Shih tzu and I have ben trying to decide if getting a puppy is a good idea.

Is having 2 dogs much more work that one? I see so many people here that have numerous dogs and often wonder how you do it.:D

I might take Diddy to go see the Shih tzu and see how they react to each other.

Awww your babies are adorable!!

I love the colors on Tia! She is so cute! Remy's face is adorable!

We have a yorkie and a shih tzu, and they get along pretty well, COCO (yorkie) its 4 months old, and peko (SHIH tzu) is 2 months old almost 3. we got first coco, and then peko, at first coco was trying to play kind of rough wiht peko, but in a good way, you know, shih tzus are kind of fat and heavy dogs, so little more slow when running, but once that they know each other pretty well, every thing is just: catch me if you can!!!! haha of course peko never catch coco, but thats good, cuz he gives him the exercise he needs.
i think they are a perfect couple, so dont be afraid that they wont get along well. PLEASE LET US KNOW WICH ONE YOU PICK!!!!!

I have a yorkie and my dad has a shih tuz that I got him several years ago. My dad is my official babysitter when I go on vacation. They get along great.

They look like such great friends!!! Reading all these posts really makes me want this little girl. Here is a pic of her.

Awwww! Look at that adorable face!:p

What a cutie pie, how could you resist?

They really are great dogs.:D

We do WE do!!!

Grayson and Abby get along very well!! Grayson let abby know right away he was top dog and we never had any trouble with them together!

Abby looks like that! Except she's bigger

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and as a pup

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Thanks for the compliment Amy Tia 's color is called sable and white. Your pup is adorable , I dont think you will regret getting a shih tzu they have awsom personalities .But I wont lie to you two dogs is more work but once you get the new routine worked out everything runs smooth again :D
Eileen

hi we have 2 shih tzus 7 and 9 and one yorkie age 4 months. it is starting to get better here. the two older dogs are slowly taking to their new sibling. winston tries to play with the shih tzus, but they just kinda hang together. Packer and winston were sleeping together on the couch for the first time which makes me happy! When we first got Packer pokey was not happy with him either, but now they are best of friends! i think it just takes time and all will be fine!! I love both breeds too!!

We have 2 of each!

Awww thanks. And that picture of that little girl?? Simply adorable. I want her too!!!! :D

I thought I should share my Shorkie pics..just wanted to show Pixie off...she is tiny like a yorkie..her tail is docked like a yorkie but she looks like a shih tzu but with yorkie textured hair..lol...

Oh my goodness! She's adorable! I think she's the cutest Shih Tzu/Yorkie cross I've ever seen.

I think that Shih Tzus are really easy going dogs. We had one in our puppy class and the dog got along with every dog. My boy is always apprehensive when meeting new dogs and this one sensed this and would flop on the floor and let my dog sniff him no problem.

Boy, we ought to start a club. I have those two breeds too. Cassie is my heart and Adie is my soul. Cassie is Adie's adopted mother.
Everything people say about the two of them together is true true true!