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Shih Tzu puppies and dogs in Joliet, Illinois

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Tinker

Shih Tzu Poodle (Toy or Tea Cup)

Female, 4 yrs 8 mos
Romeoville, IL
Size
(when grown) Small 25 lbs (11 kg) or less
Details
Good with kids, Good with dogs, Needs special attention, House-trained, Spayed or Neutered, Shots are up-to-date,
Story
Meet Tinker! She is guessed to be about 4 years old and weighs 10.5 lbs. She is a really sweet girl who will make a great companion. She's sweet, well-behaved, and lovable. She rides well in the car and does wonderful on walks. She would love her own fenced in yard with grass to roam and play in. She does have some narrowing of spaces between her vertebrae, Intervertebral Disc Disease (IVDD). It will be important to ensure she does not jump on or off furniture, does not engage in high impact activities, or activities which could cause back strain- like sudden changes of direction, and that she maintains a healthy weight. Complications with IVDD can lead to paralysis and incontinence, so it is best to manage and prevent any back strain. Because of the IVDD she does have a slightly abnormal gait, but she gets around with no issues right now. Application, reference checks, and home visit required. Adopters must live 1.5 hours driving distance from Romeoville, IL. For more information on adopting, please email us at info@perfectpooches.org. If you are interested in adopting, please complete an adoption application, which can be found on our website at www.perfectpooches.org under the Adoption Process tab. All dogs are spayed/neutered, current on vaccines, heartworm tested (age appropriate), fecal tested and/or dewormed, and microchipped.
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Danny: Blind

Shih Tzu

Male, Senior
Homer Glen, IL
Size
(when grown) Small 25 lbs (11 kg) or less
Details
Good with dogs, Needs special attention, House-trained, Spayed or Neutered, Shots are up-to-date,
Story
Danny is sweet and adorable and looking for a great forever home! Danny was found as a stray and taken to a shelter. Both of his eyes were damaged so they were removed, he was neutered he got a dental, is up to date on shots, micro-chipped, heart-worm and fecal tested negative. He gets along fine being blind and is good with other dogs. Danny is friendly and sweet. He is about 15 years old, 13 lbs, a shih tzu, and will need regular brushing and grooming to keep his fur looking beautiful. His adoption fee has been sponsored! We require an application, phone interview, virtual house check, and meet and greet with your entire family. Send us an email at petprofilerescue@gmail.com for a for an adoption application or apply online at: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1S5v9x1oGSYLBSfheZJ_zSvkIHoT3Fe_xnsq5V75IX9w/edit?fbclid=IwAR0rU1zQezgZhhC_01_JpMFhujOq40cu8Xl4xKdiZ0b1L-3Pwm1Et-XI3K4 If you have already submitted an application to us, send us an email, expressing your interest in this dog. We are foster based in the Chicago area and do NOT have a shelter or central location for you to view our dogs. Please consider SPONSORING to help with our foster dogs' medical needs. You can click on the "Sponsor" button or donations can be made to our Paypal and Zelle at petprofilerescue@gmail.com or https://paypal.me/petprofilerescue or Venmo @petprofilerescue (last 4 digits of the phone number are 9703) to help with our foster dogs' medical care. Our rescue dogs' Amazon Wishlist is here: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1PIG0Y2YAZ2MP/ref=nav_wishlist_lists_1
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Pooh (she/her)

Shih Tzu Pug

Female, Young
Homer Glen, IL
Size
(when grown) Small 25 lbs (11 kg) or less
Details
Good with kids, Good with dogs, Shots are up-to-date,
Story
Pooh is sweet, petite, and adorable and looking for a great foster or foster to adopt home! Pooh is coming on transport on April 12th and we need a foster or foster to adopter to save her from living in a kennel the rest of her life. Her DOB 5-4-23 so she is 10 mo old. Pooh's mom is a Pug and dad is a Shih Tzu. She is a LOVER!!!! Current on all shots plus rabies. Pooh is being released by a breeder who decided they did not need her anymore. She has lived in a cage her entire life so is not house or leash trained. She will need a fenced yard with another socialized dog to teach her the ropes. She will be spayed at one of our approved vet clinics in the Chicago area. We require an application, phone interview, virtual house check, and meet and greet with your entire family. Send us an email at petprofilerescue@gmail.com for a for an adoption application or apply online at: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1S5v9x1oGSYLBSfheZJ_zSvkIHoT3Fe_xnsq5V75IX9w/edit?fbclid=IwAR0rU1zQezgZhhC_01_JpMFhujOq40cu8Xl4xKdiZ0b1L-3Pwm1Et-XI3K4 If you have already submitted an application to us, send us an email, expressing your interest in this dog. We are foster based in the Chicago area and do NOT have a shelter or central location for you to view our dogs. Please consider SPONSORING to help with our foster dogs' medical needs. You can click on the "Sponsor" button or donations can be made to our Paypal and Zelle at petprofilerescue@gmail.com or https://paypal.me/petprofilerescue or Venmo @petprofilerescue (last 4 digits of the phone number are 9703) to help with our foster dogs' medical care. Our rescue dogs' Amazon Wishlist is here: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1PIG0Y2YAZ2MP/ref=nav_wishlist_lists_1
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Emily

Shih Tzu

Female, Adult
Homer Glen, IL
Size
(when grown) Small 25 lbs (11 kg) or less
Details
Good with dogs, Shots are up-to-date,
Story
Emily is adorable and looking for a great foster or foster to adopt home! Emily is coming on transport on April 12th and we need a foster or foster to adopter to save her from living in a kennel the rest of her life. Her DOB 12/5/21 so she is 3 years old. She is a shih tzu and current on all shots plus rabies. The breeder says: "Emily is very, very shy. Her 2nd picture she was getting ready to smile. She like her whole genetic line trembles when nervous. She has never been bred. She has a thick coat that matts which is why we had to trim her. Sorry." Emily is being released by a breeder who decided they did not need her anymore. She has lived in a cage her entire life so is not house or leash trained. She will need a fenced yard with another socialized dog to teach her the ropes. She will be spayed at one of our approved vet clinics in the Chicago area. We require an application, phone interview, virtual house check, and meet and greet with your entire family. Send us an email at petprofilerescue@gmail.com for a for an adoption application or apply online at: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1S5v9x1oGSYLBSfheZJ_zSvkIHoT3Fe_xnsq5V75IX9w/edit?fbclid=IwAR0rU1zQezgZhhC_01_JpMFhujOq40cu8Xl4xKdiZ0b1L-3Pwm1Et-XI3K4 If you have already submitted an application to us, send us an email, expressing your interest in this dog. We are foster based in the Chicago area and do NOT have a shelter or central location for you to view our dogs. Please consider SPONSORING to help with our foster dogs' medical needs. You can click on the "Sponsor" button or donations can be made to our Paypal and Zelle at petprofilerescue@gmail.com or https://paypal.me/petprofilerescue or Venmo @petprofilerescue (last 4 digits of the phone number are 9703) to help with our foster dogs' medical care. Our rescue dogs' Amazon Wishlist is here: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1PIG0Y2YAZ2MP/ref=nav_wishlist_lists_1
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Oscar (Sirius)

Shih Tzu Bichon Frise

Male, 7 mos
Yorkville, IL
Size
(when grown) Small 25 lbs (11 kg) or less
Details
Good with kids, Good with dogs, Good with cats, Spayed or Neutered, Shots are up-to-date,
Story
*****AVAILABLE NOW-I am in Yorkville Il awaiting my forever family******* Hi Everyone, My name is Oscar and I would like to add some wags to your tail. I am a precious 7 month old Teddy Bear (Shih Tzu/Bichon) baby who is looking for my forever people!! True to the adorable-sounding name, Teddy Bear dogs are a hybrid or designer cross breed of a Shih Tzu and a Bichon Frise. They are also known as a Zuchon or Shichon. Teddy Bear dogs are small in stature, but they make up for it with big hearts. They are loyal, loving to a fault, and capture the hearts of anyone they lay their eyes on. These dogs captured the hearts of the world around the 2000s when the designer breed became truly popular. I am going to make an excellent addition to a loving family!! I am adorable, smart, loving and sweet as sweet can be. I have a great temperament!! Investing your time and love into me will be so worth it!! I am a breeder release due to the failing economy. I am good with children and other animals. Please add a lotta unconditional love, sloppy kisses, tail wags and endless happiness to your family and contact jbrescuerangers@yahoo.com for an adoption application and bring me home. I will come with the works (Neutered, up to date on everything, micro chipped, fecal, heart worm tested if age appropriate, monthly heartworm, flea and tick prevented, a free vet visit and medical insurance). What more could a new family ask for? Love and Kisses, Oscar 332500901402353J
Special Needs
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Ozzy

Shih Tzu

Male, Senior
Tinley Park, IL
Size
(when grown) Small 25 lbs (11 kg) or less
Details
Not good with kids, Needs special attention, Spayed or Neutered,
Story
Ozzy is blind and deaf. He should not be in a home with children.

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Rescue

8.3 miles

Perfect Pooches Adoption Agency

Romeoville, IL 60446

Pet Types: dogs

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Rescue

10.6 miles

Pet Profile Rescue

Homer Glen, IL 60491

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Rescue

10.6 miles

Pet Profile Rescue

Homer Glen, IL 60491

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Rescue

10.6 miles

Pet Profile Rescue

Homer Glen, IL 60491

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Rescue

17.4 miles

Jellystone Bark's Rescue Rangers

Yorkville, IL 60560

Pet Types: dogs

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Shelter

19 miles

P.A.W.S. (Peoples Animal Welfare Society) of Tinley Park

8301 West 191st Street, Tinley Park, IL 60487

Pet Types: cats, dogs

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Shelter

21.2 miles

South Suburban Humane Society

21800 Central Ave, Matteson, IL 60443

Pet Types: cats, dogs

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Rescue

27.9 miles

Mutts of the Midway

P.O. Box 388187, Chicago, IL 60638

Pet Types: dogs

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Rescue

33.6 miles

Tiny N Tall Rescue, Inc.

St. Charles, IL 60175

Pet Types: dogs

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Rescue

33.6 miles

Tiny N Tall Rescue, Inc.

St. Charles, IL 60175

Pet Types: dogs

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