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I'm Julia Szabo, also known as a Pet Reporter, and I am the ""Living with Dogs"" columnist
for dogster.com. I've actually written 6 books and I'm hard at work on my next one. It will
be about about dogs -- that's as much as I can say right now. I love dogs and I think
nobody's life is complete without one. So I'm here to tell you about a variety of different
dogs breeds that might suit your lifestyle. I hope you'll adopt one soon. The Shih Tzu
is a beautiful little dog. He's actually one of the most ancient breeds in China. And he
was bred to resemble the little lions, or big lions in Asian art. So he looks like a
little lion. A lot of little dogs are basically bred to be companions. They don't have a job,
per se, other than to keep your lap warm, and to cuddle you, and to give kisses and
receive kisses from you. So, the Shih Tzu is a perfect example of this. And he has the
little pushed in face and big eyes. And there's something so compellingly adorable about this
creature, that it just makes you want to do nice things for him or her. And, it's interesting,
because there are 2 entrepreneurs in America who both have Shih Tzus, and both did nice
things for them. One is a dentist here in New York. Her name is Dr. Jennifer Jablow.
And she's huge into dog rescue and animals in general. And her 2 little Shih-Tzus inspired
her to create a dental pen to keep their teeth white and clean. Because *** Tzus, like a
lot of small breeds, have problems with dental disease. They're very prone to dental disease,
because of the way their mouths are so small, and sort of pushed in. So, here she created
this thing called Pawfect Smile. And then, one the west coast, there's another entrepreneur
who has a shih tzu who literally almost died from dental disease. So she was motivated
to create another dental product called Health Mouth. I guess what's interesting about shih
tzus is that they inspire their owners to do great things. So, I guess you could call
the *** tzu a career coach. It's funny, they are also known as the chrysanthemum dog, but
I think career coach is more accurate.