Shih Tzu ndi imodzi mwa mitundu yakale kwambiri. Kafukufuku waposachedwapa wasonyeza kuti "agalu a chrysanthemum" ali pafupi kwambiri ndi makolo awo akutchire - nkhandwe kuposa, mwachitsanzo, mastiffs ndi abusa.
Zinyama zazikulu zimakhala ndi khalidwe lodzidalira komanso psyche yokhazikika. Sali amantha kapena opsinjika maganizo.