Determining Color Of Shih tzu

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In my first years of breeding I had alot of trouble distinguishing the colors of my puppies. Now that I have been in the business for some time now I felt this page would be helpful to some of the new breeders who are having the same problems as I did many years ago.

On this page you will see examples of newborn puppies and a description of their color.

Hope this helps.

This is an example of a newborn red liver and white shih tzu puppy. Her pigment is liver in color.

This is an example of a cream blue shih tzu puppy.Born light silver in color with a cream tint to her coat. Her pigment is slate blue in color.

This is an example of 2 Silver shih tzu puppies. Their pigment is black.

This is an example of a liver shih tzu pup. This baby has the liver pigment.

This is an example of a chocolate shih tzu puppy. Pigment is dark brown in color.

This is an example of a gold and black sable shih tzu puppy. Some may confuse this color with a black and tan "Dobie" .

This is an example of a cream liver shih tzu. They are born cream in color and have liver pigment.

This is an example of a dark true blue shih tzu puppy. She has slate blue pigment.

This is an example of a True cream blue shih tzu puppy. Born white they start to get a cream tint to them. Their pigment is slate blue in color.

This is an example of a chocolate and tan sable shih tzu puppy. Her pigment is liver.

This is an example of a solid black shih tzu puppy. Pigment is black.

This is an example of a Black and Tan AKA "Dobie" shih tzu puppy.

This is an example of a solid red shih tzu puppy. Pigment is Black.