Shih Tzu

Shih Tzu
A Shih Tzu in full shaw coat
Ither names	Cheenese Lion Dug Chrysanthemum Dug
Oreegin	Cheenae
Traits Wecht Male 4–7.25 kilogram (8.8–16.0 lb) Female 4–7.25 kilogram (8.8–16.0 lb) Hicht Male 20–28 centimetre (7.9–11.0 in) Female 20–28 centimetre (7.9–11.0 in) Colour Aw are permissible Eften multiple colour coats Gowd Daurk/Licht Broun White Black White Grey Bruid size 1–8 Life span 10–15 years, average is 12 year auld
Clessification / staundarts FCI Group 9, Section 5 Tibetan breeds #208 staundart AKC Toy staundart ANKC Group 7 – Non-Sporting deid airtin] staundart CKC Group 6 – toy staundart KC (UK) Utility staundart NZKC Non-sportin staundart UKC Companion Dug staundart
Domestic dug (Canis lupus familiaris)

Shih Tzu
Chinese name
Cheenese	西施犬
Leeteral meanin	Xi Shi dog
Transcriptions Staundart Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin xīshī quǎn Bopomofo ㄒㄧ ㄕ ㄑㄩㄢˇ Gwoyeu Romatzyh shishy cheuan Wade–Giles hsi1-shih1 chʻüan3 Yale Romanisation syīshr̄ chywǎn IPA [ɕi˥ ʂʐ̩˥ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn˧˩˧] Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanisation sāi sī hyún Jyutping sai1 si1 hyun2 IPA [sɐi̯˥ siː˥ hyːn˧˥]
Alternative name
Traditional Chinese	獅子
Simplified Chinese	狮子
Leeteral meanin	lion
Transcriptions Staundart Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin shīzi Bopomofo ㄕ ˙ㄗ Gwoyeu Romatzyh shy.tzy Wade–Giles shih1-tzu Yale Romanisation shr̄ dz IPA [ʂʐ̩˥ d͡z̥z̩˨] Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanisation sī jí Jyutping si1 zi2 IPA [siː˥ t͡siː˧˥]

A Shih Tzu (Cheenese: 西施犬; pinyin: xīshī quǎn), kent as the Chrysanthemum Dug an aw, is a toy dug breed, wechtin frae 4 tae 7.25 kilogramme (9–16 lbs) whan fully grawn. The exact oreegins o the breed are unkent, but it is thocht tae hae oreeginatit in the Tibetan Plateau, an then been developit in Cheenae.