Shih Tzu amadziŵika chifukwa cha mkhalidwe wake wansangala, wachimwemwe. Ndi achangu komanso aubwenzi. Shih Tzu amakonda kukhala bwino ndi anthu amisinkhu yonse komanso agalu ena, komanso ziweto zina zamitundu yonse. Sikovuta kukumana ndi Shih Tzu woyipa, ambiri aiwo ndi okongola kwambiri.
Ndi mphuno zawo zazifupi, Shih Tzu sakonda kutafuna, koma amakonda kukumba, ndipo ena sakonda kuuwa. Iwo amasangalala kwambiri kukhala pamodzi ndi anthu, kaya kukhala pansi pa maondo awo kapena kuyenda m’paki.