A very angry Shih Tzu attacks 

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Hey i got one question, do you sell your products on usa dollars or canadian dollars?

So cool that you have your own line now!! Could you talk more about the process? I would love to be able to do this is the future too

Congrats on your launch... Shampoo SOLD OUT !

You spelled the dog breed wrong in the title, it’s Shitzu

Yeah, I wondered about that. Guessing it was just another sign of her aggression.

​@@Ozzie2191 Tail wagging is a sign of 'excitement' in dogs-- which can mean joyful excitement (like their favourite person coming home) or anxious excitement (which is what we're seeing in the video). It's kind of like the way a person might pace, tap, or wring their hands when they're really anxious or agitated-- an energy outlet. Since the stimulation that's causing that anxiety (in this case, the grooming) isn't going away, it escalates to the attempted biting

@@kathryn-anon yeah usually when a dog wags its tail in an aggressive context its called flagging tail since its more like a warning

@@kathryn-anon So it's essentially the leg jiggling that people do but for dogs

wagging tails can mean anxiety

@The Wandering M So glad you both have each other now :>

@The Wandering M Oh, that breaks my heart. Glad he is with a caring person now!

Shih Tzus are a breed that really needs to go extinct. They are not good dogs.

@The Wandering M I was not ready for the level of emotions. why did you do this to meeeee, I can't ugly cry right now! haha

I completely agree with you, Carissa! Who’s to say when she received her first groom ever anyways?! Grooming must start young and the OP knows this, because she preaches it all the time. I have a Shih Tzu mix and absolutely adore her to bits!

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@@jameswent48 grammar nazi spotted

"two different hemispheres" that killed me

That ain't adorable

Why would you call a face that is severely deformed cute

How was it sedated? Edit: I'm literally asking how was the dog sedated. With what sedative?

@@AvocadoAtrocity You can be sedated without being asleep, it just makes you sleepy and calm

@@AvocadoAtrocity there are some very soft sedatives often plant based and so. People usually use them during new years eve so their dogs don't go crazy during fireworks. Some of them are even available at pet stores but that might depend on the country where you live

We initially tried a tablet to sedate and it had zero effect on her, because of her extreme anxiety with grooming. We ended up begging my vet to groom her under anesthesia, they reluctantly agreed because they had no grooming experience. My tech got to be a very good groomer. To make matters worse my dogs kidneys were failing as her kidney disease progressed we had to change meds. My tech got so good working with her she only need a brief dose when they did her face. My dog was much worse than the one in this video. The tech at my vet had bonded with her so much that she was able to do things with my dog that I couldn’t. When my dog passed she had a tear in her eye. God bless her, without her willingness to tend to my fur baby she would have had to be euthanized. The folks that work with this babies are angels.

What's blepping???

She sounds like she's got PTSD, what do you think?

Exactly. It was pretty obvious the dog was scared and tense. I also would be scared if someone rapidly cuts hair in front of my eyes.

@@stormangelus6638 100% Yes. Hoarding and Puppy Mill Dogs all suffer from PTSD in some form.

@@stevenfrost6441 chosen family has a pup that's from a hoarding situation. After spending a day with her I told her humans, "if Zo were human, I'd say she has PTSD".

What do you mean by hoarding?

Don't say shooshpaps, you're giving me flashbacks to 2013

i haven't read the word shooshpap in YEARS

@@GarryDumblowski I fucking knew it. I'm on my way to bite your ankles

Not a word I was expecting to ever see again

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Agree!

Baby, it's a dog

Thank you from Indiana.

Exactly! And I also admire her foster family for taking her, so hopefully she will be a happier dog from now on.

He's doing a great job, yayyy!!

The camaraman I believe is Vanessa's love interest....woof

@@wolfiethedog76 im jealous lol

@@wolfiethedog76 yes he’s her boyfriend lol

can we take a moment to stop saying can we take a moment to appreciate?

embrace him. nothing better than a loving ShihTzu

@@nikolacatlak9875 agreee

O inglês tá mt bom e as minhas são a mesma coisa, serelepes em casa kkkkkkkk

poor english? Man your english is borderline perfect!

@@zeron7461 thanks 😍😍😍😍

They are very loving and trustworthy. But if you ever break that trust, they never forget indeed.

I love my Shitz’s even when they are being little 💩’s.

So true my mum’s Tzu George knows he has to be well behaved to get any love from me. He’ll jump and bark at everyone else but will come and sit calmly at my feet. Gizmo, her ‘rescue’ puppy farm Tzu… ah he’s a lost cause but luckily smaller and no snappy or grouchiness 😂

So accurate. Never will a Tzu forget someone who has done them wrong. I actually love that about them lol

Please tell that groomer got what's coming to them because that's heartbreaking.

​@@jimwoods9551 He was simply scared. Their breed is anxious. It's not the dog's fault they are the breed they are. It's incredibly sad to see someone seemingly happy that their pet, who didn't ask to be born or taken in, is dead.

My hairdresser had shih tzus. Her oldest one lived to almost 17. Her two oldest ones were the darlings of their groomer. Such well behaved boys. But her youngest one turned into a screaming snapping ball of angry.

Awe!! Like a little meerkat. That is adorable.

They may look healthy, but they often have eye, teeth, and breathing issues because of the fundamental way their body is shaped.

My shih tzu did the same thing. We would tell her, "say please", and she would make the same action. It was so adorable. Mine was very healthy too. Her name was Tai Tai. She was 15 when she passed away. She was my little angel 😇. I miss her more than I can say. My dogs groomer loved her and still misses her too. She said she was the sweetest baby, and was very well behaved.

@@1faithchick7 they can also be extremely healthy, and live to be 15 plus years old. Not all breeders do it wrong.

Finally someone with knowledge of how a canine works!

Oh, I'm so sorry for what your dog had to deal with. I hope that she is okay

It does make you wonder why dog races with so many inbred issues continue to be allowed to breed. It's bordering on cruelty

Absolutely right about these dogs that are purposely being bred for short snouts. I have a corgi. They have purposely been bred for short legs and long bodies. In order to herd cattle. As much as I love her and as cute as she is, this breed has so many problems because of their joints and legs being so short

I grew up with two brown Shihtzus and they were the sweetest dogs, incredibly goofy but so kind and were always there for me. Miss the little guys :(

Only had mine for 8 years before she got mouth cancer

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@@heroineofdarkness8439 i'm so sorry to read this, my condolences to you. Mine has liver cancer and than it took his esophagus. It was so hard to see and fight that with him and he still wanted to fight on. I loved my Shitzu.

@@BeanieBiker "Sake" came from a line of Shitzus in my family and I think a lot of his health issues came because he was the son of his mother's son, so somewhat in bread. I did know many things I know now about the bread and Thier health. Our dogs can really profit or pay dearly or choices. Knowledge is key when having a bread to avoid a lot of suffering.

agreed with your nice comment.

My heart stopped every time the scissors got close. I couldn't be a groomer.

What is meant by a hoarding situation? I just think of human hoarders who have their houses very full of items, is it this or something dog specific?

⁠@@taliapofandt9492 it’s pretty much exactly the same as those people that have their houses full of shit, but instead of random objects, it’s dogs.

I had a Shi-weeney is the mix between a Dachshund and a shitzu the Dachshund bred out the short face and the bulging eyes of the shih Tzu and the shih Tzu fixed along back of the Dachshund. People need to understand these dogs did not look like this 100 years ago, like pugs French bulldogs basically all brachycephalic dogs they can't breathe they can't cool themselves down it's sad!!! It's illegal to breed pugs in the Netherlands they consider it cruel to continue to breed dogs that can't breathe some of them have to be intubated to breathe at all they have to have surgery to open up airways this that said pugs are the only dogs that don't try to rip the tubes out of their mouth after surgery.... Google what these dogs look like 100 years ago...

@@LizC-hq6tt I have though began to recently see pugs with slightly elongated snouts. Some breeders are doing ethical breeding now for healthier pugs, that a) don't look like their face has been smashed in by a frying pan and b) longer snouts, means they can actually god damn breathe. Not sure about the French Bulldogs, but if they're doing ethical breeding on the pugs to get back that elongated snout, then measures are being taken for the French Bulldogs. Believe me, I despise dogs with short snouts and flat faces because of the amount of medical issues they suffer.

@@rangerslayer2260 I agree. My sister had a pug, she always bitched about her "snoring all the time" I told her they have a lot of problems with breathing, I told her the same thing! How do u expect her to breathe when it looks like she's literally ran full force into a frying pan!! I'm glad to hear people being more ethical about it because dude those dog's I've got to be miserable I know people with COPD who get winded when they get up and walk to the refrigerator from the kitchen table which is like 2 ft I mean I couldn't imagine only knowing that your whole entire life never being able to breathe right.. Because ppl think it's cute..

@@LizC-hq6tt no. People need to understand that 99% of the dogs people see are NOT well bred, they are not bred to standard. The standard hasn't changed in 100 years. We literally have paintings depicting the breeds because photography didn't exist. Pugs have better backs then they did. English Bulldogs have straighter legs. A longer muzzle doesn't eliminate anything, it's a marketing scam and studies don't support it.

@@rangerslayer2260 nope, they can't. It's a scam. They are at no lower risk for BOAs. They also are breeding those long muzzled dogs to have bowed legs and skateboard ramp backs. Just eliminate their ability to move for 4k.

Shih Tzus are prone to anxiety and OCD. Shih Tzu muzzle + CBD oil - no issues with grooming.

So sorry for your loss. Lost my shih tzu buddy Henry in March 2021. Brown and white... Looked so similar to this cute dog. Miss him every day! It is great to see some adorable shih tzu mannerisms again. Henry was my first dog as well, but we had him from a puppy. He was so sweet (except when it was time for grooming) and even converted multiple friends of mine who had always identified themselves as exclusively cat people. I like all breeds but when it's time to get another dog, I will be hard-pressed not to get another shih tzu. Although it breaks my heart that they have been bred to have so many health issues.

We have a Shih tzu since he was a puppy and he was never abused, yet he acts pretty exactly like what you described. I think it's just how most of them are wired.

I have a puppy I got around 3 or 4 weeks. She has NEVER allowed me to get near her face. I wish I had known to get her used to a groomer because I just am too scared for her anxiety to take her one. I may call my vet and ask about brining her in for sedation to allow me to get her groomed. 😭 Just replied because, it doesn’t always indicate abuse. None of my dogs like getting baths, but while I can bathe Dixie, I can’t get her face good and suncs she’s a king hair pup, this is not ideal since she can get so much in the corner of her eyes.

Also the drugged blep gives me life, hopefully the retraining of the grooming table will rehab this baby to be a little more comfy as time goes on. Much love to little champagne, my 3 senior dogs and 3 senior cats are rooting for ya!

@@The1stMusicbaby7 Im a good boy....woof

@@The1stMusicbaby7 Me too!! My cat does that when he’s really happy and 🥰

@@matthewnienkirchen8083 agreed. These were all okayed via the vet, but I'll always attempt on a lower dosage if I'm seeing an improvement on their behavior

@@matthewnienkirchen8083 the goal is always little to no medical assistance in anxiety based upkeep

Itchy paws are often a symptom of allergies. Could be his food, could be environmental.

@@jos9569 Yep, we had a cream to put on them from the vets, it fixed it when he was getting symptoms of it.

Poor dogs..My parents had a boxer with allergie symptoms like that. He was on some kind of medication for it, that didn't really help that much unfortunately. Also took a while to figure out what he was allergic to. I felt really bad for him, but as an anti-ASMR person the paw licking sound drove me pretty much as mad as the itching drove him...

@@eva-w Mine a mixed of shihtzu and pom. She's also had various skin problems, including itchy palms. I tried everything and the itchy palms still kept coming back. The doctor said it's okay to let it be, as long as she's still active and well.

15 years is a long time for a dog to live. Its inevitable that he'd develop health problems when he became geriatric.

Canada Man helps local groomer survive shih tzu attack, news at 6~

You got a well-bred one. Unfortunately most these days aren’t. But they’re still great dogs.

No, not rare. I’ve had many and my family members also have this them. I think this lady doesn’t know what she’s talking about.

I SO want one and knowing health issues is daunting. I'm Not wealthy and even though I'd find a way to pay for needed vet care, it would hurt. I HOPE I can still get one. sigh.

It's the breeding processes that brings many dogs into this world with problems, Or susceptible to problems. Shih Tzu's do have some inherent issues anyway, But pure bred from a good line and they will only suffer the usual eye irritations and maybe skin problems but will be generally healthy and long living. My baby passed away at 17 a few months ago, She had dry eye through her life but that was it.. Until she got elderly and then old age problems kicked in.. We had her put to sleep cause it got to the point where she could hardly walk would not touch her food and just had little energy anymore. That broke me 😭😭

I have a 3 year old with no issues as well. So far so good, I’m afraid of when she gets older but she’s amazing in all aspects.

They can be very sweet but id guess this one’s some combination of bad genetics and poor early socialization/training. But even the best dogs can be difficult to groom if they haven’t been conditioned for it

i have a Shih Tzu and she is the sweetest thing! sadly i can't hang out with her much because i have sensory issues and she has moderate skin problems as far as i know but we're trying to treat it sorry to sort of info dump but just thought i'd share!

I have a Shih Tzu/Pekingese mix and I love her to pieces but she is a demon. I’m used to it now but sometimes it takes me by surprise.

haha i work at a groom shop, they can definitely have it in em, theres at least 1 dog in any breed we get thats fun like this one

Every dog has it in them to be aggressive but I would categorize her behavior as more defensive. She has her triggers and does not show signs of stress very well (or at all). I have seen aggressive chows, shepherds, huskies, chihuahuas, and many many mutts that we were not able to guess their breed. They were some kind of terrier but God knows what breed

They really are sweet little clowns.

Aww. They are the best dogs.

Shih tzus are the best

@@LC.1990 Absolutely the best. After owning one, you eventually learn how to manage health issues that they are prone to, it's a non issue. Also, despite health problems they still live longer than most breeds,

@@thecommonchumps3937 💯 I had never in my life heard so much negativity about shih tzus. And her thousands of viewers are jumping on the bandwagon, too, when they really know nothing about the breed. Quite sad. I unsubscribed.

@@LC.1990 she’s dumps on shi tzus quite often. Every video of her grooming them she talks about how ugly and stupid they are.

Hopefully you’re getting some good tips from watching this channel. She has an additional channel to this one. The grooming explanations are more detailed. Best of Luck, God Bless you

@@mirrepoix he's a medium sized Portuguese podengo, the kind that's not the wire hair/terrier texture. He gets 1-2 walks a day and seems tired out enough, and we try to give him puzzles and things to make him think, but it still doesn't help the aggression :(

Its probably best for aggressive dogs to be put down. My daughter almost lost her eye to a dog bite which pierced her eye. The dog bit her without any warning at all.

I’m sorry you’re going through this! I would suggest asking your vet about whether medication can be tried. Sometimes meds like Prozac can be a useful for seemingly unbalanced dogs. They take at least a month of consistent use to see improvement, but it can be very worthwhile. Best of luck!

@@_.-._.-. hey so not an expert but as someone with a reactive dog, here's what I learned from experience. You need to do 3 things. 1. Enforce his boundaries. If he's snapped/bit in a situation before assume he may again, and enforce his space for him so he doesn't feel like he has to enforce it with his teeth. That means if someone asks to pet your dog, you may want to say "no, sorry, he's not very friendly". He will never become a friendly dog if he keeps having bad experiences with people stepping over his boundaries. He also may never be a friendly dog, and you may need to make peace with all his loving only being for you. 2. Learn his body language. Pay attention to the subtle signs he's uncomfortable before you get to the snappy phase. Does he start panting, tail wagging, looking away from the trigger or locking eyes with it, freezing, going stiff legged, tensing his chest muscles? Set up a camera, then get out a known trigger to show him while filming him. It will give you a chance to analyze his behaviour when you dont also having to focus on controlling him. Do this more than once and get familiar because now you are looking for that body language and that should become an immediate alarm siren that he needs to be taken out of the situation. 3. Look for triggers. I promise even when it seems out of the blue, there are some. My cousin pet my dogs head when he went to sniff her as he still wasn't sure about her. He grabbed her sleeve in his teeth to stop her touching him. It seemed out of the blue as he approached her and he does usually like people, but basically he clearly felt that she was taking things too fast by touching him before he felt safe with her. Take it slow, and with any identified triggers set your dog up for success when exposing them by doing something you know they can do - ex. If fireworks are a trigger, play a firework video on RU-vid at volume 1 and give treats, etc. 4. Take Precautions. Start muzzle training today in your home in a calm environment and keep at it. My dog loved the vet, then got hit by a car and now is terrified of the vet. I never muzzle trained him because it seemed extreme when he mostly reacts by barking... Until he became phobic of the vet. We've worked on that for weeks and he's made huge strides but he still needs to wear a muzzle in the vets office. The last thing you need in a stressful situation is the additional stress of wearing a muzzle when he's not used to it. And yes he will hate it at first, keep at it until he doesn't anymore. You can and should also ask trainers if they can work with you discounted. Explain the situation. They may say no but they may also know someone who will say yes or be able t give you guidance short of a full session, or guide you to other resources which will help. It's a small community and no one wants to see an incident where someone gets hurt and the dog gets put down.

My cousin's shih tzu looks like a meerkat too😭 he's so cute

I had a shih tzu named Snickers she passed last year she was so chill and sweet and loved to cuddle my mom would say she was more of a teddy bear than a dog lol she was my little buddy and even though it's been a year it's still hard to accept that she's gone sometimes

No breeder, it was a pet hoarding situation. Someone owned a ton of animals, neglected them, and allowed them to breed to eachother. Which meant siblings and parents were breeding with one another.

@@GirlWithTheDogs that's disgusting

@@GirlWithTheDogs that’s even worse.

Holy fudge, poor baby!

@@GirlWithTheDogs Not-so-sweet Alabama :(