Shih Tzu, White Fur

Arf! Arf! Someone is at the door; are you expecting visitors? I hope so; I love visitors. I also love laying on your lap, getting loads of pets and cuddles. I will follow you wherever you go because I love being with you and am curious about everything you do. Thankfully I am small enough so you can carry me with you. You would not leave someone as cute as me behind, right?

I am a Shih Tzu; my breed originally came from Tibet, a mix of Pekingese and Lhasa Apso. I am so happy to be here with you, and though I may bark a lot—just to let you know someone is arriving at your door—I can be quiet and lazy too. I want to make friends with all your other pets so I will always put my best paw forward.

Your pet becomes an expert at finding its own food!

The history of dog-athlon? Welllll, I suppose Dog-athlon got started when the first caveman held up a juicy bone and and threw it out for his pack to fight over it. Of course, back then a bone could feed fifty!

Nowadays? Things have certainly changed, but suffice it to say, the pampered pooches of today will run, jump, flip, swim, prance, and trot for a delicious, low-carb, high-protein, sugarless, gluten-free, all organic 100% USDA certified treats!

But, that don’t mean every competitor’s playing with the blood of legends in their veins. Last year, one of our greats nearly drowned in a vat of honey. Thank goodness that family of bears happened by. They licked that vat plum clean and the ol' dog finally got that bath he’d been avoiding!

Few years before that, one enthusiastic pup went after a frisbee and never stopped running. Legend says her fancy pants owner can still be heard calling for her down Rodeo Drive. Some of these competitors? Well, they’re pretty, I’ll give’em that.

Of course, then you get a few who are Day One naturals, born to win, by any means necessary. Yes, sirree, if you’re racing a natural, you best be on your tippy-toes, one eye open at all times. These kids got talent and if talent don’t get them the win, they ain’t opposed to a bit of creative strategizing, if you catch my drift.

Favorite food:

Egg Roll

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