my Mums lhasa was a very good puppy, i think the breeder had got the litter use to going outside, so he was pretty much house trained within the 1st week or so dont know about the other 2 breeds & i suppose a lot of its down to the individual dog & the new owners


just to add he loves his walks & he can go for miles which surprised me with him being a small dog, hes a very solid little dog!
This was Teddy as a pup hes almost 2 now & completly changed colour hes a very pale cream now.

Lovely photos of all the dogs and puppies. Thanks

Thanks Louise x

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We have 2 shih tzu's here and they are adorable though a little stubborn but wouldn't have them any other way. They love to be fussed and love cuddles. I would like more but not getting my own way at the minute he hexx

I don't have a clue about Bichon's. I've learned a bit about Lhasa Apso and Shih Tzu as my dog is a cross of the two breeds. IMO Lhasa Apso's a loyal, inteligent dog. You need to train them from a very early age and they can be good with children, unlike my one. Their barking's very strong but yet again they are very sensitive to very loud voices/noises (if we have a party at home my one just hides away in a quiet room). They can become depressive if exposed to extremly loud noises. If trained well they can become very obedient but with loads of patience. It can take a while to house train them. Lhasa apso's can become quite indipendent and they also can be wary of strangers.

The Shih tzu's a very inteligent dog too, they can become independent too. Hard to house train. They love to please. With loads of training and patience they can become quite obedient. They are affectionate, plkayful and very good with kids and other dogs. Just like Lhas apso they're too wary of strangers. Shih tzu's can have more health problems than Lhasa apso's. Both breeds need a regular hair brushing as their hair can get knotted up very easily. And with the Shih Tzu's you need to clean their eyes quite reguraly. They're both lapdogs and they love lots of cuddling and loving.

We had a Lhasa...the name actually means little lion dog, because of their fearless nature

Leo was a dream to train and very well behaved, but a stubborn little bugger!

dose a lhasa apso get on with cats and do vet groom them or cut there hair ?just wornderingas ive been looking into the lhasa apso/shih tzu/chihuahua breads and have leant that shih tzu and chihuahua do have a lot more health risk then the lhasa apso

Its your choice in the end but my sister adopted a Lhasa and he is fab, naughty tho

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RIP all my babies.
Monty LabxGSD 1972-1982
Jody Black Lab1982-1999
KizzyLabx Goldie 1983-1994
Larry Yellow Lab 1985-1993
Charlie Black Lab 1986 -1997
Ben Yellow Lab 1985-1999
Pud Choc Lab 1989-2003
Bridgit Black Lab 1991-2004
Floss Yellow Lab1992-2006
Millie Yellow Lab1994-2010
My boy Ted, my first my last my everything.Golden Retriever 1/8/98-28/6/2011

i have pepi the bichon on foster and he is lovely a real famiy dog just wants to sleep and cuddle up with you he has a short coat at the moment but i have not found him hard to groom at all very easy a little brush and then i treat him to the groomers every two months really easy and lovely dogs.

I have 3 Bichons and yes you have to brush them each day but it does not take that long They can be hard to train although saying that all mine are rescue dogs
one is naughty and will steal anything from you handbag and you dont see him doing it but he is so lovable and cute
the other one is an older girl and she is so well behaved
last one is a 2 year old who will do anything you tell her
all 3 are toilet trained
i have in the past had bichon puppies and if you are at home all day with them i dont find them that hard to train at all
they love children and they love cats too at least all mine have
one thing is they do not like to be left alone for long periods of time
hope that helps