Gabi-Dog
Posted : 10/27/2010 10:56:08 AM
Dawbie is absolutely an adorable little dog, no matter what breed she is. I personally have a 3/4 Shih Tzu 1/4 Maltese and love that little girl so much. I personally would say that Dawbie looks Shih Tzu / Yorkie, which if bred with another Shih Tzu or Yorkie would still produce fantastic pups. I would in no way do DNA testing, cause believe it or not, if your planning on breeding her (which I wouldn't just enjoy her company), you can actually get quite a bit of money for these little "Designer Dogs", regardless of whether you have papers or not. People just want smaller dogs these days and especially seniors who travel alot, like us. Even though our little Gabi is small (8.5 lbs) and has more Shih Tzu that Maltese, she tends to take on more of the Maltese characteristics, such as hair, nose, eyes, and size.
A little history on the Shih Tzu, somewhere around the 16th Century, the Tibetan Dynasty bred Pekinese and the Tibetan dog (Lhasa Apso) together to make the Shih Tzu, which were actually to alert the occupants of intruders and (get this) for foot warmers, due to their long hair. When the dynasty died out, only 7 females & 7 males escaped there alive, since all the others were fed glass before they were sold and died shortly after. So they say every Shih Tzu can be traced back in heritage to those 14 dogs.
Regardless of whether your little Dawbie is a pure bred or a designer dog, she will bring you years of loving companionship and happiness. Our little Gabi has actually enhanced our relationship and was a much needed addition to our family, we love her and wouldn't take any amount of money for her. These little dogs have great personalities and are very intelligent, their main objective in life is to please you and will go to any extent to do so. Take care of little Dawbie and enjoy her presence.