Georgia Shih Tzu Palace of Puppies
About Us: Mike and Cindy
For those interested in knowing more about us, the human part of the family, thought I'd share a little.
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Mike and I have been happily married for 28 years years. We have 3 beautiful daughters and a great son-n-law. The best times in life are when we are all together laughing and having fun. For our 25th year anniversary, we both bought 2 motorcycles. We are casual riders. I rarely ride - just an occasional trip. Mike rides often, sometimes daily to work. We love it. When we go on mountain trips, our daughters 19 & 20 yo ride with us. It's become a nice family together time.
Mike started his own trucking company in 1996, delivering dock to dock mostly to metal works and cabinet shops around Georgia and all the bordering states. If you need commercial hauling, just give us a call.
I, Cindy, am very diverse career wise. I've been an accountant, office manager, home educator, speaker and magazine article writer, restaurant owner, real estate agent, and currently work in the front office of Faith Academy High School 2 days a week.
Where did dog breeding come into play? We've always had a passion for our fury friends. It seems we've owned nearly all the breeds at some time or another - big and small. Mike has a passion for Siberian Huskies and started rescuing huskies.
We thought about breeding huskies because of our passion. Upon research we decided there were way too many huskies who needed rescuing!!! It's so sad to hear how people give them up because they didn't understand their destructive, wolf like personality and nature. We fenced in 2/3 of an acre and have greatly enjoyed watching them run free and listening to their beautiful howls occasionally at night.
When our oldest daughter, Sharon, was a teen, she rescued from Atlanta Pet Rescue a beautiful white and gray Shih Tzu male. He stole our hearts with his princely personality!!! Could this be the kind of dog we'd breed? We then studied whether Shih Tzu would be the best choice or another small lap dog. We learned that very rarely is a healthy Shih Tzu or any tiny lap dog found in rescue. Seems more people want little lap dogs than could ever possibly be available. We learned that Shih Tzu routinely make the top 10 favorite dog list. They are hypo-allergenic, low shedding. They typically do not bark so much as terriers, chihuahuas, poodles, and maltese (breeds I was familiar with). The longer we had Murphy, Sharon's Tzu, the more we fell in love with the breed as a whole.
Mike and I then sought out to buy one breeding female. We searched all over Georgia, driving 4-5 hours to rule out another kennel due to dirty living conditions or the PARENTS of the puppies were ugly and weirdly shaped. I tell you the truth, nearly all puppies are adorable. You have to see the parents! We found Sandee's Shih Tzu Angel Babies in Griffin. I fell in love with Sandra and felt confident in her quality and conditions. Our hearts were flooded with joy when meeting Sandee's Angel Babies. We ended up buying 2, Sheena and Shelby. A few months later we went back to Sandra to purchase Yoda Joe, our kingly sire. Sandra became my breeder-mentor and very good friend. During the next 2 years I spent a great deal of time loving and training our new family members but also researching what it takes to breed and whelp and nurture quality Shih Tzu puppies. What experiences we've had!!!! What incredible joy we've had in delivering healthy, well adjusted Shih Tzu into super loving homes!!!!!!! We do what we do because of the smiles and wonderful feedback and even changed lives we hear from our new owners.
Our furbabies:
Sheena is the matriarch of all. She keeps everyone straight and is a most wonderful mother to her puppies. Shelby was adopted by my parents who needed a furbaby to love after grieving over loosing their beloved Maltese. She's one spoiled girl! They told me they didn't think it was possible to love Shelby as much as their Maltese but within a short time, she did!!! Shih Tzu just have a way of captivating you.
The next year our daughter, Kayla, adopted Shania Tomesha. Surely there's not a Shih Tzu as spoiled as Shania!!!! She prances with her head and tail held high, sticks her nose up and acts like the queen of Kayla's palace.
After looking a long time for a small liver color, in 2009 Cocoa Cacao with beautiful light brownish green eyes and brown nose was adopted. She recently had her first litter. It is so sweet to watch maternal instincts.
In the spring, we plan to have available Delilah's first litter of puppies. Delilah, a friend's Tzu, is imperial size at only 6#. We're looking for a Shih Tzu sire of 4-5#.
So, with all our family working together, we are delivering to families home-raised, home bred healthy happy puppies. And we all love what we do!!!!
We've delivered and raised over 60 puppies!!! Statistically, kennels loose 25-30% of their puppies due to various reasons. Of all we've had, we've lost one to an unknown cause. We've had some close calls, had a lot of sleepless nights and have worked long eager hours to save lives. Our vet knows us very well.
Why do we work so to save a life? Because we feel God has entrusted us with each life born here at the Georgia Shih Tzu Palace of puppies. If God trusts us, we are to be the best stewards possible of His wonderful creation. In saving the life, much blessing is bestowed to the families who adopt. And the one life that was lost will never ever be forgotten. His name was Superman - Clark from the Smallville litter. I worked with him, held him, snuggled him as he was going down trying to save him. He looked right in my eyes so helplessly until his last fleeting breath faded out of him. It's much better having the memory of delivering healthy happy puppies than loosing one. I will do ALL in my ability to continue to learn how to delver healthy puppies, intensive care procedures while keeping dam and sire healthy.
How healthy are our babies? Very! Our girls come from a healthy breeding stock and our owners who report to me say how healthy their babies are. The Shih Tzu breed are known to have very little health issues. They typically live to be 11-16 years old.
Thank you in considering a Georgia Shih Tzu Palace puppy as your next forever fury family member. We love what we do!
(if the font is too small, you can click CTRL and shift + then remember to reduce by clicking CTRL -)
Mike and I have been happily married for 28 years years. We have 3 beautiful daughters and a great son-n-law. The best times in life are when we are all together laughing and having fun. For our 25th year anniversary, we both bought 2 motorcycles. We are casual riders. I rarely ride - just an occasional trip. Mike rides often, sometimes daily to work. We love it. When we go on mountain trips, our daughters 19 & 20 yo ride with us. It's become a nice family together time.
Mike started his own trucking company in 1996, delivering dock to dock mostly to metal works and cabinet shops around Georgia and all the bordering states. If you need commercial hauling, just give us a call.
I, Cindy, am very diverse career wise. I've been an accountant, office manager, home educator, speaker and magazine article writer, restaurant owner, real estate agent, and currently work in the front office of Faith Academy High School 2 days a week.
Where did dog breeding come into play? We've always had a passion for our fury friends. It seems we've owned nearly all the breeds at some time or another - big and small. Mike has a passion for Siberian Huskies and started rescuing huskies.
We thought about breeding huskies because of our passion. Upon research we decided there were way too many huskies who needed rescuing!!! It's so sad to hear how people give them up because they didn't understand their destructive, wolf like personality and nature. We fenced in 2/3 of an acre and have greatly enjoyed watching them run free and listening to their beautiful howls occasionally at night.
When our oldest daughter, Sharon, was a teen, she rescued from Atlanta Pet Rescue a beautiful white and gray Shih Tzu male. He stole our hearts with his princely personality!!! Could this be the kind of dog we'd breed? We then studied whether Shih Tzu would be the best choice or another small lap dog. We learned that very rarely is a healthy Shih Tzu or any tiny lap dog found in rescue. Seems more people want little lap dogs than could ever possibly be available. We learned that Shih Tzu routinely make the top 10 favorite dog list. They are hypo-allergenic, low shedding. They typically do not bark so much as terriers, chihuahuas, poodles, and maltese (breeds I was familiar with). The longer we had Murphy, Sharon's Tzu, the more we fell in love with the breed as a whole.
Mike and I then sought out to buy one breeding female. We searched all over Georgia, driving 4-5 hours to rule out another kennel due to dirty living conditions or the PARENTS of the puppies were ugly and weirdly shaped. I tell you the truth, nearly all puppies are adorable. You have to see the parents! We found Sandee's Shih Tzu Angel Babies in Griffin. I fell in love with Sandra and felt confident in her quality and conditions. Our hearts were flooded with joy when meeting Sandee's Angel Babies. We ended up buying 2, Sheena and Shelby. A few months later we went back to Sandra to purchase Yoda Joe, our kingly sire. Sandra became my breeder-mentor and very good friend. During the next 2 years I spent a great deal of time loving and training our new family members but also researching what it takes to breed and whelp and nurture quality Shih Tzu puppies. What experiences we've had!!!! What incredible joy we've had in delivering healthy, well adjusted Shih Tzu into super loving homes!!!!!!! We do what we do because of the smiles and wonderful feedback and even changed lives we hear from our new owners.
Our furbabies:
Sheena is the matriarch of all. She keeps everyone straight and is a most wonderful mother to her puppies. Shelby was adopted by my parents who needed a furbaby to love after grieving over loosing their beloved Maltese. She's one spoiled girl! They told me they didn't think it was possible to love Shelby as much as their Maltese but within a short time, she did!!! Shih Tzu just have a way of captivating you.
The next year our daughter, Kayla, adopted Shania Tomesha. Surely there's not a Shih Tzu as spoiled as Shania!!!! She prances with her head and tail held high, sticks her nose up and acts like the queen of Kayla's palace.
After looking a long time for a small liver color, in 2009 Cocoa Cacao with beautiful light brownish green eyes and brown nose was adopted. She recently had her first litter. It is so sweet to watch maternal instincts.
In the spring, we plan to have available Delilah's first litter of puppies. Delilah, a friend's Tzu, is imperial size at only 6#. We're looking for a Shih Tzu sire of 4-5#.
So, with all our family working together, we are delivering to families home-raised, home bred healthy happy puppies. And we all love what we do!!!!
We've delivered and raised over 60 puppies!!! Statistically, kennels loose 25-30% of their puppies due to various reasons. Of all we've had, we've lost one to an unknown cause. We've had some close calls, had a lot of sleepless nights and have worked long eager hours to save lives. Our vet knows us very well.
Why do we work so to save a life? Because we feel God has entrusted us with each life born here at the Georgia Shih Tzu Palace of puppies. If God trusts us, we are to be the best stewards possible of His wonderful creation. In saving the life, much blessing is bestowed to the families who adopt. And the one life that was lost will never ever be forgotten. His name was Superman - Clark from the Smallville litter. I worked with him, held him, snuggled him as he was going down trying to save him. He looked right in my eyes so helplessly until his last fleeting breath faded out of him. It's much better having the memory of delivering healthy happy puppies than loosing one. I will do ALL in my ability to continue to learn how to delver healthy puppies, intensive care procedures while keeping dam and sire healthy.
How healthy are our babies? Very! Our girls come from a healthy breeding stock and our owners who report to me say how healthy their babies are. The Shih Tzu breed are known to have very little health issues. They typically live to be 11-16 years old.
Thank you in considering a Georgia Shih Tzu Palace puppy as your next forever fury family member. We love what we do!
The pictures above are of:
Mike and Cindy -
Also pictured: our children:
My mom and Shelby
Cindy & her daughters
Mike and Cindy -
Also pictured: our children:
My mom and Shelby
Cindy & her daughters