Shih Tzu

This ancient breed is the perfect lapdog. Sweet and easygoing, they want nothing more than to be close to their humans.

Illustration courtesy of the Swedish Kennel Club

This ancient breed is the perfect lapdog. Sweet and easygoing, they want nothing more than to be close to their humans.

Fun Fact

Marco Polo remarked that small “lion dogs” were used to keep the Emperor’s lions calm by acting as companions.

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