Shih Tzu ke ea mefuta e menyenyane mme e fihla boholo ba lisenthimithara tse 27 le boima bo boholo ba 8 kg. Boea ba eona bo boputsoa ebile bo teteane. E na le undercoat e ngata ho isa ho e itekanetseng. Haholo-holo hloohong, moriri o oela ka bokhabane holim'a sefahleho, e le hore litsebe li se ke tsa tsebahala kapa li sa tsejoe.
Ho ea ka litekanyetso tsa mefuta, li-curls ha lia lumelloa, empa maqhubu a fokolang a lumelloa. Ho na le mefuta e mengata e fapaneng ea mebala ea lijase, ho kenyelletsa le mefuta e 'meli e tiileng le ea piebald.
Boemo ba mofuta ona oa lintja bo khetholloa ka molala o motle o kobehileng, o molelele, boikhohomoso le mohatla o nyolohelang holimo ka mokokotlong.
Ka tlase u tla fumana li-tattoo tse 10 tse ntle ka ho fetisisa tsa ntja ea Shih Tzu: