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Shih Tzu

Toy Group

Shih Tzu dog, photographed by Wawri (Tomasz Wawak)
Wawri (Tomasz Wawak) · CC BY-SA 2.5 · source

The Shih Tzu is a small and playful breed of dog that was originally bred in China as a companion dog. They are intelligent, affectionate, and loyal, and make excellent family pets.

Group
Toy Group
Origin
China
Coat
long · all colors and combinations permitted, gold, white, black, liver, and brindle
Also known as
Chrysanthemum Dog
Recognized by
AKC, FCI, UKC, KC, CKC, ANKC, NZKC
Hypoallergenic
No
Id
e4aa816d-fb22-4841-80c4-b9967c310447

Traits

Every rating runs from 1 to 5 against dogs in general, so a 3 is an average dog rather than an average Shih Tzu. They are researched estimates, not measurements.

Researched from ukcdogs.com miracleshihtzu.com en.wikipedia.org britannica.com

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Everything above came from https://dogapi.dog/api/v2/breeds/e4aa816d-fb22-4841-80c4-b9967c310447. No key, no sign up. See it in the reference.

Request 
curl -s "https://dogapi.dog/api/v2/breeds/e4aa816d-fb22-4841-80c4-b9967c310447"
Response 
{
  "data": {
    "id": "e4aa816d-fb22-4841-80c4-b9967c310447",
    "type": "breed",
    "attributes": {
      "name": "Shih Tzu",
      "description": "The Shih Tzu is a small and playful breed of dog that was originally bred in China as a companion dog. They are intelligent, affectionate, and loyal, and make excellent family pets.",
      "life": {
        "max": 16,
        "min": 14
      },
      "male_weight": {
        "max": 7,
        "min": 4
      },
      "female_weight": {
        "max": 7,
        "min": 4
      },
      "hypoallergenic": false,
      "male_height": {
        "max": 28,
        "min": 20
      },
      "female_height": {
        "max": 28,
        "min": 20
      },
      "origin": {
        "country": "China"
      },
      "coat": {
        "type": "long",
        "colors": [
          "all colors and combinations permitted",
          "gold",
          "white",
          "black",
          "liver",
          "brindle"
        ],
        "length": "long"
      },
      "traits": {
        "energy": 2,
        "barking": 3,
        "drooling": 1,
        "grooming": 5,
        "shedding": 2,
        "temperament": [
          "Affectionate",
          "Playful",
          "Outgoing",
          "Alert",
          "Trusting"
        ],
        "trainability": 3,
        "good_with_dogs": 4,
        "exercise_minutes": 30,
        "apartment_friendly": 5,
        "good_with_children": 4,
        "good_with_strangers": 4
      },
      "other_names": [
        "Chrysanthemum Dog"
      ],
      "recognized_by": [
        "AKC",
        "FCI",
        "UKC",
        "KC",
        "CKC",
        "ANKC",
        "NZKC"
      ],
      "sources": [
        {
          "url": "https://www.ukcdogs.com/shih-tzu",
          "title": "Breed Standards: Shih Tzu | United Kennel Club (UKC)"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.miracleshihtzu.com/shih-tzu-standard.html",
          "title": "Shih Tzu Standard-AKC Description and Explanation"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shih_Tzu",
          "title": "Shih Tzu - Wikipedia"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.britannica.com/animal/shih-tzu",
          "title": "Shih Tzu | Lifespan, Size & Health | Britannica"
        }
      ],
      "images": [
        {
          "id": "b43e5daa-eca8-4693-aced-a09c96d62348",
          "url": "https://images.dogapi.dog/3a2jhitvzgvz0xsgbqhxhuajuqxc",
          "thumb": "https://images.dogapi.dog/wrcm2xtfd8hk6efvf2khx4cgfyt8",
          "medium": "https://images.dogapi.dog/215yky4zc12cshuq90iv4g5jdxtc",
          "large": "https://images.dogapi.dog/9kyg25ebivcng3mogrc37wkzj06r",
          "attribution": {
            "author": "Wawri (Tomasz Wawak)",
            "license": "CC BY-SA 2.5",
            "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5",
            "source": "wikimedia_commons",
            "source_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Shih-tzu-Fibi.jpg"
          }
        },
        {
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          "url": "https://images.dogapi.dog/fcjmujld8q3xnipvr8oj5zgonx9d",
          "thumb": "https://images.dogapi.dog/iybsgel2x6dn4m7gmugm24y7fbvl",
          "medium": "https://images.dogapi.dog/uw6sm8u3xgc94ndnz4a1uc0jq8em",
          "large": "https://images.dogapi.dog/6x0st01up8ub36vcqatx8n3sq7qw",
          "attribution": {
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            "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
            "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0",
            "source": "wikimedia_commons",
            "source_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Male_Maltese_Shih_tzu_Dog.jpg"
          }
        },
        {
          "id": "9fc121ae-0d5c-4d9c-b588-d6733793c167",
          "url": "https://images.dogapi.dog/divbow2ff5a0opudlpqpikv54cwc",
          "thumb": "https://images.dogapi.dog/z81fd0p49wpifdyfw7d82nr1csmv",
          "medium": "https://images.dogapi.dog/5tomigllni6r7qpr852wp70daqst",
          "large": "https://images.dogapi.dog/e4de0pqjch5skjkv1stog61kr3oo",
          "attribution": {
            "author": "H.A.W.C 101",
            "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
            "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0",
            "source": "wikimedia_commons",
            "source_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Shih_Tzu_(Dog_Walk).jpg"
          }
        },
        {
          "id": "8c8acc6c-14dd-4949-9580-66b196fed13f",
          "url": "https://images.dogapi.dog/fdg0pmpiz8b4onvxv084uvfi7t32",
          "thumb": "https://images.dogapi.dog/68tzwi9b3d0dpifipm8dsth6spps",
          "medium": "https://images.dogapi.dog/u867t4h3a64mv07i30nsmsbt2ev8",
          "large": "https://images.dogapi.dog/2s74l1e5z9szi8ig4wu4phyzannv",
          "attribution": {
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            "license": "CC0",
            "license_url": "http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en",
            "source": "wikimedia_commons",
            "source_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Black_and_White_Shih_Tzu.jpg"
          }
        },
        {
          "id": "bd957aa0-0237-4bad-8306-f729d2d12d80",
          "url": "https://images.dogapi.dog/ssyh52jmsbjbqousy5dd9l3p20f3",
          "thumb": "https://images.dogapi.dog/pqhghh6ghxq48v9o2ziv0dw08wu7",
          "medium": "https://images.dogapi.dog/rpsa85d9h0mmdm59ac5zytf9apxc",
          "large": "https://images.dogapi.dog/qodviu2744uylntverkntifzka02",
          "attribution": {
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            "source_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pebbles_the_unique_alpha_Shih_Tzu.jpg"
          }
        },
        {
          "id": "06e4b355-4787-4c06-92e0-ffcabe7ac76f",
          "url": "https://images.dogapi.dog/txrigy1qn43dcx8pr2tyva9w0d57",
          "thumb": "https://images.dogapi.dog/kpi3uuwa93420475wlpt361hfszh",
          "medium": "https://images.dogapi.dog/d8fcq63qk9twbnluliyqmnzd7j3v",
          "large": "https://images.dogapi.dog/7f28aiv3yyg4sn6imbsfvnel4g6p",
          "attribution": {
            "author": "Donatingpictures",
            "license": "CC BY-SA 3.0",
            "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0",
            "source": "wikimedia_commons",
            "source_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Shih_Tzu_-_Dog_-_1.jpg"
          }
        },
        {
          "id": "75e31f29-b3db-49b2-89e4-ef5c301838e3",
          "url": "https://images.dogapi.dog/ah2r2ne6xjbwar2rqr3r3q3ebqpn",
          "thumb": "https://images.dogapi.dog/qtaac3yrtbkaix6w6h840cm3egpj",
          "medium": "https://images.dogapi.dog/1ltcb6tj5fqmq2z1ghxmwtboq4xi",
          "large": "https://images.dogapi.dog/xks7cvil38kxcbmbhxci13jhorp8",
          "attribution": {
            "author": "H.A.W.C 101",
            "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
            "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0",
            "source": "wikimedia_commons",
            "source_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Adult_Shih_Tzu.jpg"
          }
        },
        {
          "id": "09a08162-2740-402a-a160-9fd753e4e16e",
          "url": "https://images.dogapi.dog/ptv8lk3vxmd3lopipqm3q5du3o1o",
          "thumb": "https://images.dogapi.dog/pj1fyo3wbnzwo2pjjccxwapcyyg4",
          "medium": "https://images.dogapi.dog/e7vpjdnof28qqt81omfnzdx2x6tt",
          "large": "https://images.dogapi.dog/ol141hxv43dm4sd7hmdqwuc0c00q",
          "attribution": {
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            "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
            "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0",
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            "source_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Shih_Tzu_-_Brachycephalie_-_Qualzucht.jpg"
          }
        }
      ]
    },
    "relationships": {
      "group": {
        "data": {
          "id": "f56dc4b1-ba1a-4454-8ce2-bd5d41404a0c",
          "type": "group"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

The picture itself also has an endpoint: https://dogapi.dog/api/v2/breeds/e4aa816d-fb22-4841-80c4-b9967c310447/image, which redirects straight to the file. See it in the reference.