Shih Tzu yog ib tug dev uas yuav tsum tau cob qhia. Thiab qhov kev kawm sai dua pib, qhov zoo dua. Nws yuav zoo yog tias tus kws kho mob tshwj xeeb uas tshwj xeeb hauv qhov tshwj xeeb no yuav ua haujlwm nrog "chrysanthemum" aub. Xws li ib tug kws tshaj lij yuav tsis rhuav tshem lub siab ntsws thiab tus cwj pwm steel ntawm Shih Tzu: nrog rau qhov tseeb, tus dev txawj ntse yuav txais tus kws qhia ntawm nws tus kheej.
Shih Tzu menyuam dev pom kev cob qhia ua kev ua si. Yog li ntawd, yog tias koj nco lub sijhawm, tus dev tuaj yeem loj hlob tuaj: nws yuav qw nrov nrov, tuav cov tsiaj los ntawm txhais ceg thiab thab plaub thaum tus tswv tsis nyob hauv tsev.
Nyob rau tib lub sijhawm, "dab tsov ntxhuav" teb zoo rau tib neeg cov lus thiab ceev cov lus txib. Tab sis tsis txhob xav hais tias lawv muaj peev xwm ntawm circus tricks thiab unquestioning obedience: lawv yog cov tsiaj nrog ib tug innate kev xav ntawm tus kheej-kev hwm.