liver shih tzu

Summary An albino Shih Tzu can look like a white or pale cream Shih Tzu at first glance, but the difference lies beneath the coat. True albinism is an inherited reduction in melanin, the pigment that colors a dog’s hair, skin, and eyes. Affected dogs may have pale eyes, pinkish skin, a lightly pigmented nose,…

Summary: A black mask gold Shih Tzu has a warm gold coat and visibly dark hair concentrated around the muzzle, sometimes extending toward the eyes or forehead. The contrast can be striking, but identifying it correctly takes more than spotting a black nose: most non-liver Shih Tzus have black nose and eye-rim pigment, even when…

A black and tan Shih Tzu has dark hair alongside lighter tan areas, but that description does not always mean the dog has the distinctive pattern breeders call Dobie markings. True tan points tend to appear in recognizable places: above the eyes, on the cheeks or muzzle, on the lower legs, and beneath the tail….