Dog breed
Shih Tzu
From China, around 11 inches at the shoulder and 10 to 18 pounds.
The fact file
- Where it comes from
- China
- Height at the shoulder
- around 11 inches
- Weight
- 10 to 18 pounds
- Size class
- Small, by the weight above
- Litter size
- around 4 puppies
- American Kennel Club
- A recognized breed
Most common names for a Shih Tzu
In the pet license records we use, 8,276 dogs are listed as a Shih Tzu or a Shih Tzu mix. These are their most common names.
Names that lean Shih Tzu
Each of these is more common among Shih Tzu dogs than among all the dogs whose breed we can read in the records.
From pet license records published by New York City, Seattle, Cambridge in Massachusetts, and Allegheny County in Pennsylvania. How the names data works
Eight ways we draw a Shih Tzu
Each one prints on a poster, a bandana, a bed, a mat and more. Pick a style to see it on a poster.
A Shih Tzu's life stages
A Shih Tzu is a small dog by its recorded weight, and the age the senior years may start depends on size.
- PuppyBirth to 6 months
- Puppy or young adult6 to 9 months
- Young adult9 months to 3 years
- Young or mature adult3 to 4 years
- Mature adult4 to 12 years
- Mature adult or seniorFrom 12 years
Stages from the American Animal Hospital Association life stage guidelines. How the life-stage calculator works
A Shih Tzu's age in human years
For a small dog, on the same method as our dog age calculator.
| Age | In human years |
|---|---|
| 1 year | 15 |
| 2 years | 24 |
| 3 years | 28 |
| 5 years | 36 |
| 7 years | 44 |
| 10 years | 56 |
| 13 years | 68 |
| 16 years | 80 |
Related breeds
The same size, or from the same country.
For your Shih Tzu
Breed facts in the fact file: Wikidata, read 2026-10-03, which anyone may reuse.