Big Sky Shih Tzu

05/10/2026

Happy Mother’s Day to all you wonderful women that give our babies the best homes!

05/07/2026

Who else has a significant other that had to be won over by the Shih Tzu love??
They can never resist once you look in their eyes. 💕

02/02/2026

Shih Tzu up next after the fox terriers

01/28/2026

Don’t miss the big show and everything that comes with it!

12/19/2025

People say it all the time:

“I promise, they’ll have a good home.”
But what that means to me, as a breeder, goes so far beyond what most people think.

A “good home” isn’t just a nice house.
It isn’t square footage or a fenced yard or matching dog bowls.

It’s a feeling.
A standard.
A commitment.
A heart-space where a dog is truly seen, deeply loved, and intentionally cared for.

A good home is someone who understands this isn’t “just a dog.”
This is a piece of my heart.
A life I stayed up with at 2 AM.
A life I prayed over when they were the size of a lemon.
A life whose first breath I celebrated… and whose first latch I protected.

A good home is someone who shows up for that dog, not just the cute moments.

Someone who:
• rearranges their schedule without complaining.
• gets on the floor and comforts them through fear stages.
• trims nails even when the dog wiggles.
• shows patience through the puppy chaos.
• doesn’t quit when it gets inconvenient.

A good home is someone who asks questions, not someone who pretends they already know.

Someone who chooses growth.
Consistency over shortcuts.
Love over frustration.

A good home is someone who sends updates not because they HAVE to, but because they WANT to.

Those messages mean more to me than people realize.
When I see your puppy smiling in your arms.
When I see them with your kids.
When I see them sleeping in their new bed.

My heart exhales.

Because that’s when I know they’re safe.
That’s when I know I made the right choice.

A good home is someone who honors the contract not because it’s a rule, but because it protects the dog.

Someone who understands:
“If life ever falls apart, this puppy comes back to me.”

Not Craigslist.
Not a shelter.
Not a stranger.
Me.

A good home is someone who remembers that behind every puppy is a breeder who cared so deeply it hurt sometimes.

Who cried over the weak ones.
Who weighed them through the night.
Who kept mama comfortable.
Who didn’t travel because babies needed her.
Who poured time, money, emotion, prayer, and intention into every moment of their beginning.

A good home values that.
Respects that.
And cherishes the puppy because of it.

A good home isn’t perfect.
It’s present.
It’s committed.
It’s willing.
It’s loving.

A good home is someone who looks at this dog and thinks:
“You’re not here to make my life cuter, you’re here to be part of my family.”

That’s what I look for.
That’s what matters to me.
Not perfection.
Not aesthetics.
Not status.

But heart.
Real, patient, everyday love.

Because when I send a puppy home, I’m not “selling a dog.”
I’m trusting a stranger with a life I’ve carried in my hands.
A life I’ve already loved deeply.

And a good home is the kind of home where that love continues for the whole lifetime of the dog.

🤍

12/06/2025

Make sure you are getting all of your cuddle taxes in before the end of the year!!

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/16TCSKhaHc/?mibextid=wwXIfri

10/02/2025

They are royalty and we love them!!

09/14/2025

😂 Sometimes we need just a little trim around the eyes.

Aw mommy. You did it again. Now have bangs that scream.

09/08/2025

I have my costume picked out!!

07/24/2025

🚨 BREAKING NEWS 🚨

Veterinarians are baffled as Ellie the Shih Tzu is officially diagnosed with a newly discovered behavioral phenomenon:

Snack-Selective Hearing Syndrome (SSHS) — a rare but hilarious condition.

🧬 Symptoms include:

Total deafness when hearing “Come inside,” “Bath time,” or “Leave the it alone”

Sonic-level superhearing when a cheese wrapper crinkles from 4 blocks away

Telepathic connection activated by the word “walk” — whispered, from under your breath, in another galaxy

Immediate Beethoven-level ear function only when food is in play

🩺 Scientists have concluded:

Ellie’s ears are perfectly functional. She’s just…on a custom setting.

🎛️ Ear Modes Detected:

❌ Ignore

❌ Ignore Harder

❌ Vanish into Thin Air

✅ Food Radar Activated™

🐾 Public advisory:

Do not attempt to command Ellie without snacks.

Do not whisper "treat" unless you're emotionally prepared to follow through.

And remember: She's not being stubborn—she's just living her truth.

More updates as the cheese supply dwindles.