I love all animals and had collies growing up and labs. After I had to pick up my last lab so much I wanted a small dog. I ended up getting two Shih Tzu’s and totally enjoyed having them. They are very sweet adorable dogs and I like that they bark if a stranger comes to my door. I kept my Shitzu’s hair in a puppy cut and they looked like little teddy bears. My two Shih Tzu’s were very sweet. They were bread to be lap dogs.