Pet Peeve of the day I try to be a nice person, I really do, but just about everyday I find something new that irritates me. :D Today it is people that advertise their pets on kijiji, craigslist, or some other dog advertising website, and misspell the breed of dog. If you are a breeder, do you not think you should educate yourself at lease enough to know how to spell the kind of dog it is you are breeding? I understand that Shih Tzu and Chihuahua are commonly misspelled dog breeds (had to google chihuahua myself just to double check, lol) but if you are a BREEDER, wouldn't you know how to spell it? Shih Tzu does not have a cuss in it. I could never purchase a dog from someone who didn't even bother to learn the proper spelling. Sometimes I just feel compelled to write a nice anonymous message and post it on those places to let people know that they are spelling their dogs breed wrong, it is against the law here to place a puppy in a home before 8 weeks, and there are no such things as teacups. I always get a couple of nice thank you emails in response, but those are always followed up with more that try to tell me I am wrong, lol. Not hard to google spelling, breed specifications, or state laws regarding dog breeding. If they don't believe me, they can look it up :rolleyes: Don't worry, this only happens to me once a month usually. ;) |
I know exactly what you're talking about, I've seen that many times. My Grandparents used to breed chihuahuas many years ago, and I have a shih tzu, so do know how to spell those. I have seen pekingese spelled wrong by breeders many times. LOL |
I agree with you 100%! And not only should they know how to correctly spell the name of the breed, they should at least know something about it. Man that irritates me. I have a shih tzu as well and had someone who "used to breed those" tell me that if I trimmed his hair he would go blind! :rolleyes: Oh, and she also informed that Norman is an "Imperial" shih tzu. ("Imperial" is to the shih tzu world what "teacup" is to the yorkie world btw) |
Lol. I know what you mean. I have a dashchund. I spell it the way the AKC does, but I know I've seen at least 10 ways to spell it while searching online about them. They have a lot of nicknames too. Weiner dog, weenie, hot dog, doxie. Did I miss any? :p |
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So what makes an "Imperial" Shih Tzu so special? |
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Basically if a shih tzu is "under 9 lbs" (remember the AKC standard calls for 9 - 16 lbs) it is considered an "imperial". In this case "imperial" = small, tiny, and "special". They do just like they do with the word "teacup" in the yorkie world. Slap that word in front and charge and extra $500 - $1000 for a super tiny dog with potentially a lot of health problems. |
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Thank you too MindieRose! |
Woah! 9-16 lbs? My mother in law's shih tzu is a whopping 30 lbs! But he is not overweight, he has a huge frame and is very healthy. |
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