Bella's Shih Tzu Puppies For Sale
Jacksonville, Florida
Updated: August 31st, 2010
For further information, contact:
Bo Smith at (904) 708-9186 or Diana Smith at (904)716-0211
Mom and Dad
 Dad (left rear)- Panda Bear, "toy" Shih Tzu (9-10 lbs); Panda has sired four liters totaling 20 healthy puppies

Mom- Bella, young healthy standard Shih Tzu (about 12 lbs), great mom!
The puppies were born on March 16th, 2010.
They are weaned and are well socialized in their litter. They are crate trained at night but spend much of their day time playing on our screened in porch outside.  They are paper trained and are mostly "house broken". All the puppies were "wormed" and examined by a Shih Tzu specialist vet in Ponte Vedra, Florida. They completed their their bordetella, parvo booster and one year rabbies shots on July 16th from Jeanie Stewart at The Mountain View Animal Hospital in Spruce Pine.

Puppies on their way to their final series of shots
Puppy For Sale
 Little Bear- male, beautiful black and white "toy" Shih Tzu with white blaze; playful, spunky, great personality. 
Should be 10-12 lbs as an adult. "Bear" should be valuable for "stud services". His Dad, Panda Bear had four litters 
(20 healthy puppies)

This picture was taken July 8th (15 weeks old)
 

$ 600

On August 16th, Little Bear was 5 months old.  He has all of his shots and is ready to go. 
 

This is Little Bear on August 31st. We are keeping his body hair long and will not neuter him so a prospective buyer can use him for "stud services". We have found Bella's papers and plan to register Little Bear. When his AKC registration is complete, his price tag will go up to $1000!
Puppies No Longer Available
 King Tut- Tut was Bella's first born and was a "whopper" I wanted to call him Bubba but Diana told me we couldn't have a Shih Tzu named Bubba. So, we named him King Tut. "Tut" is much larger than the other puppies and may grow to be 15 lbs. or so. We have decided to keep him.
On August 31st, Tut had his fsecond grooming. His body looks a lot like Bella but his brown ears and moustache are distinctive.On August 5th, Tut was neutered, had nasal surgery to help him breathe more easily, and had a microchip installed. On August 20th, Tut weighed 10.4 lbs.
Valentino- male, gorgeous chestnut brown and white with curly hair and black face, very affectionate and friendly. 
Should be 10 to 11 lbs as an adult. "Valentino" should also be valuable for "stud services".  Valentino has a small abdominal hernia that will require repair.

$ 450

SOLD August 5th

Valentino's new owner is my sister, Barbara. She fell in love with him on her visit to the cabin. Valentino will live with Barbara in Toms River, New Jersey

This is Valentino with Barbara on the afternoon of August 6th after Valentino's first full grooming. He still has his black face and moustache.
Barbara has renamed him Nicholas Valentino Smith "Nicky"
China Doll- female, honey brown and white with black face, lots of spunk and personality. 
Should be about 10 lbs as an adult.

$ 425

SOLD July 5th
Linda Stevens purchased China Doll on July 5th for her granddaughter, Halley. Halley has renamed China Doll, "Ginger". Linda and her husband are members of our bridge group and they and Halley live in northeast Florida near us during the winter months. We are pleased that we will be able to see Ginger ocassionally to keep track of her progress! This is a picture of Lnda and Ginger.

Ginger on August 11th

Ginger on August 11th

Ginger with Halley on August 11th

Ginger with Diana and Linda Stevens on August 11th
Chow Mein- adorable small male; honey and white with black face, mild mannered and very friendly. 
Very gentle, likes to "cuddle" 
Should be about 9-10 lbs as an adult.

$ 425

SOLD July 5th
Daniel Diel, the general manager and executive chef at a local restaurant purchased Chow Main on July 5th. Daniel has renamed him Chou-Lin. Daniel's sister, Bonnie Schmink will help out taking care of Chou-Lin. Bonnie's husband, Bill, is a member of our bridge group. We are pleased that we will be able to see Chou-Lin ocassionally to keep track of his progress!

July 30th after Chou-Lin's first grooming 

Chou-Lin is such a sweet doggie!