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Acknowledgments

This book would not be possible without the kind and generous help of Barb Pennington and Carlene Snyder, who freely shared their years of experience raising and training Shih Tzu with me. Also, a special thanks to Rich and Linda Garrison, the Viola family, and my daughter, Grace. I’d be remiss not to give a special thanks to Gigi and Chewie, but I have a feeling they’d prefer some garlic chicken.

Cover Credits

Front cover: Jean Fogle; Back cover: Tara Darling; Inside front cover: Tara Darling; Inside back cover: Jean Fogle.

Photo Credits

Joan Balzarini: page 105; Kent Dannen: pages 5, 7, 33, 35, 41 top and bottom, 47, 48, 50, 63, 64, 85, 93 top and bottom, 110, 111, 117, 123, 125, 127, 128, and 132; Tara Darling: pages 4, 76 bottom, 99, 107, and 143; Cheryl A. Ertelt: pages 16, 51, 55, and 77; Jean Fogle: pages 11, 23, 31, 69 bottom, 76 top, 78, 81, 91, 120, 129, 130, and 138; Isabelle Francais: pages 12, 14, 36, and 95; Karen Hudson: page 71; Curtis Hustace: pages 2, 26, 27, 38, 72, 82 bottom, 89, and 121; Daniel Johnson: page 58; Paulette Johnson: pages x, 6, 13, 15, 19, 21, 24, 39, 43, 45, 57, 61, 67, 83, 113, and 136; Pets by Paulette: pages viii, 53, 60, 73, 92, 103, 106, 118, 133, 134, and 137; Shutterstock: pages 8, 46, and 79; Margery Squier: pages 3, 22, 34, 37, 62, 74, 97, 100, 119, 126, 139, and 146; Joan Hustace Walker: pages 40, 49, 69 top, 82 top, 84 left and right, 87 all, 88, 90 all, 96 left and right, 101 left and right, 104 all, 109, and 114 all.

Important Note

This book tells the reader how to train a Shih Tzu. The author and the publisher consider it important to point out that the advice given in the book is meant primarily for dogs of excellent physical health and good character.

Anyone who adopts a fully grown dog should be aware that the animal has already formed its basic impressions of human beings. There are dogs that as a result of bad experiences with humans behave in an unnatural manner or may even bite. Only people that have experience with dogs should take in such an animal.

Even well-behaved and carefully supervised dogs sometimes do damage to someone else’s property or cause accidents. It is, therefore, in the owner’s interest to be adequately insured against such eventualities, and we strongly urge all dog owners to purchase a liability policy that covers their dog.