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Where did the Shih Tzu come from? |
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The Shih Tzu was bred to sit around the palace of the Emperor of China and bark when people or animals approached. It is believed that this ornamental breed was created by breeding the Bei-jing gou (Pekingese) with a Tibetan dog breed, the Lhasa Apso.
One of the oldest breedsRecent DNA analysis confirms that this is one of the oldest breeds of dog. The Shih Tzu is also known as the Chinese Lion Dog or the Chrysanthemum Dog.
LinguisticsThe Shih Tzu or Shih Tsu (獅子狗 pinyin: Shīzi Gǒu, Wade-Giles: Shih-tzu Kou) is a breed of dog originating in Tibet.
The spelling "Shih Tzu", most commonly used for the breed, is accordingto the Wade-Giles system of romanization. The Chinese pronunciation ofthis name is approximately like the "sher" of "sherbet" followedimmediately by the "dds" of "adds". The meaning of the breed name wasoriginally "lion dog" because this variety of dog was bred to resemblea miniature lion. It is now often called by a homonymic name, "xi shiquan" (西施犬), based on the name of Xi Shi, regarded as the mostbeautiful woman of ancient China. |
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