I-Shih Tzu ingenye yezinhlobo zakudala kakhulu. Ucwaningo lwakamuva lubonise ukuthi "izinja ze-chrysanthemum" zisondelene kakhulu nokhokho wazo wasendle - impisi kunokuba, isibonelo, ama-mastiffs nabelusi.
Izilwane ezindala zinezinhlamvu eziziphethe kanye nengqondo ezinzile. Abawona amagwala noma abacindezelekile.