Before You Buy Your Shih Tzu
Know this. When your Shih Tzu is a puppy they tend to change colors. From darker to lighter. Take a look at my Shih Tzu, Luna, as she progresses in age. From 8 1/2 weeks to 10 months.
This is Luna the first day we got her.
8 1/2 weeks old.
As you can see she has a brown body, black ears, black face and two white paws. Also a little black on the top of her head.
Luna on Christmas day
9 weeks
Little did I know that this color will all change.
Luna has some color change
3 1/2 months old.
As you can notice her face as changed in color. The black on the top of the head is now gone and turned to solid brown.
Luna After her first puppycut.
4 1/2 months.
Luna two months after her first puppycut.
6 months old
Luna after getting spayed
7 months old.
Luna Not wanting us to leave
9 1/2 months old
Luna
10 months old
When we bought her (8 1/2 weeks old) to when I'm writing this blog (10 months)
Is this the same dog?
As you can see Luna has gone through some serious color change. From a dark brown color in the pet store to this light golden color now. We call her the golden dog.
Getting this dog I was clueless about the color change that occurs. But it doesn't matter what she looks like, still the best dog I've ever owned.
Did your shih tzu change in color as well?
This fantastic! Im glad to have found this blog our shih tzu gave birth to a dark brown female and i was wondering if she would get lighter and you just answered it thank you for this blog! Was Luna a dark brown new born pup?
ReplyDeletemy dog ella looks exactly like ur dog same color and everything she is 5 months
ReplyDeleteBRILLIANT photos. Thank you so very much. They really are a great help in explaining to people how a shih Tzu can change colour. So many people want to buy a specific colour only to be disappointed when the colour changes. Thanks once again.
ReplyDeleteYour Shih tzu had what is called her "puppy color." I couldn't tell if her nose was brown or black? If it is brown then she is a Liver/white, black she would be a Red/white. Their true coat comes in by the they are 8 months old. I have been a Shih tzu breeder for 15 years. I tell my clients who purchase my babies not to send in their puppy registration till they are 6 months old because they will fade in color. Where you bought the puppy should have told you it was a puppy coat and will change. I will say you have a very sweet little baby there:)
ReplyDeleteMy dogs spots lightened, grew and faded drastically. Now her pup are changing daily. Went from dark brown/black. Black face to All white underneath the brown mix and now has a white triangle around their nose. So adorable
ReplyDeleteMany Shih Tzus get darker as they leave their puppy coat. My female was gold and white with black ear tips. After her first trim the black was gone. Later her saddle and ears turned a brownish grey. Now that she's 10 years old she is getting the gold back in among the dark. Her saddle has expanded all the way to and up some of her tail. They're constantly changing dogs!
ReplyDeleteWe've had a Lhasimo that did exactly the same thing. Now we have two Shih Tzus same thing and two litters of puppies. ALL of them have lightened and changed. But with all 10 of them, their faces are still as adorable.
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