ʻO Shih Tzu kekahi o nā mea kahiko loa. Ua hōʻike ʻia nā haʻawina hou e pili ana nā "ʻīlio chrysanthemum" i ko lākou kupuna hihiu - ʻo ka ʻīlio hae ma mua o ka laʻana, nā mastiffs a me nā kahu hipa.
Loaʻa i nā holoholona makua ke ʻano ponoʻī a me ka psyche paʻa. ʻAʻole lākou he makaʻu a koʻikoʻi.