Kurumidza, the 'Daddy to be' Shih Tzu, has arrived!

How gorgeous can you get? Certainly not more gorgeous than this Shih Tzu! We could not be more delighted with this little Shih Tzu man! Thank you Plumjam Kennels for the most beautiful little boy Shih Tzu, I am so happy with him!  Just take a look at his perfect Shih Tzu colouring, the tips of his ears and glasses area are black while the back of his ears are a beautiful gold. He has the much desired Shih Tzu white blaze on the forehead and a white tip on his tail. We love him so much, even if he does wake me up at 

5 AM! He follows us everywhere and is the most delightful puppy I have ever had!

Kurumidza the chocolate spotted Shih Tzu is on his way....

Kurumidza the chocolate spotted Shih Tzu is on his way....I know I must be mad, I barely have time to breathe and I am getting a puppy to poop all over my house! But I love the the little thing already. I have not told the kids when he will arrive, but we are going on a field trip to the airport this Wednesday and they have not made the connection yet. This pup will be our future Shih Tzu stud dog, so we will have plenty of puppies around in the future! Keep watching! Kurumidza is Shona, Zimbabwe's local language, Doug is from Zim and chose the name which is short for "hurry up"... a very symbolic name for our busy family, as we are always hurrying here and there on our adventures. Besides everyone wants him to hurry up and arrive!

Looking for a Daddy

We are looking for a little boy dog to be a Daddy for future pups, and have come across a pure white litter, 2 females and 2 males. We are seriously considering a choosing a white boy because they are so rare, more for interest rather than for breeding purposes as it seems that Tzu's throw the colours mostly from the females. White would be a recessive gene usually. I would love to hear from anyone how has bred using pure white male Tzu's!


Here is an interesting article on colour!

http://ezinearticles.com/?Shih-Tzu-Color---Highly-Prized-Colors-and-Markings&id=81917

"Apple Girl" by Erica

When I was a little girl, Jessica had a friend called Abbygail, but as I could not say Abbygail, I called her "Apple Girl". Unfortunately she was not very fond of apples. But as you can see this "Apple Girl" is crazy about apples. And i am convinced that the apple's sallicilates make her hyper as she is always crazy and frolics around the yard as if she is in outer space, after eating her apples! Unfortunately this dog is very bossy and likes to get what she wants. If Skatjie/Apple Girl has a bone and the other dog has a bone, Skatjie will hide her own and take the other dog's bone! Even more so with apples. So we try to separate them when it is 'apple core' time or treat time. When I feed them I also separate them, otherwise little Bokkie would fade away and Skatjie would be as fat as a hippo! At least Bokkie is springy and jumps and is fast so she always tries to get the better of Skatjie and usually does. But Skatjie does not give up and in the end it is the scaramangie who wins. Skatije found this apple after Jarryn had dropped it

Joy'zown Tzus: Introduction

Smokey Silver Coloured 'Bokkie', 

being cuddled by the kid photographing her!

Shih Tzus are honestly the most gorgeous pets imaginable! They are fun loving and gentle and real characters! I totally trust them with my children and they have become an important part of our children's lives. I have many stories to tell about our precious Tzu babies! And so, as I have recently had to make a business application for the previous financial tax year for our intention of breeding from our Shih Tzu girls in the future, I guess I may as well introduce them to you in cyber space!

I am unable to breed from our girls until they a year older (they need to be two years old before they are ready for litters), but we do still plan to use them for breeding. For now we are just enjoying our 'Tzu Girls'...taking a break for a while from them being small babies, as we wait for our 'ladies' to be old enough to be 'mummies' who give us more 'babies' to look after.

I bred Bichons in NZ and found it a wonderful experience for the whole family to be involved in. Not only are the kids seeing how the "birds and the bees" procreate in a natural and relaxed way, but they are learning about genetics and the excellent management/care of animals.They also learn about commitment and dedication and self sacrifice, and about all sorts of medical issues relating animals as thing inevitably crop up.
Come join our Zoos
(oops, Zoos was meant to read Tzus. It sure feels like we own 'zoos' some days!)


"Skatjie",
being seriously hopeful of a treat from the kid photographing her!