My Shih-Tzu 'Arthur'

by Sophie
(England)

A few years back I went to Bristol to see my Aunt's friend who breeds Shih-Tzu's.
When I arrived and entered her house, a flood of adorable little fuzzy puppies came running up to me. Their barks were so innocent, cute and sweet. They started pouncing on my feet and licking my hands.
I went into her front room and their was a big mummy Shih-Tzu.
I got to play with the puppies and I fell in love instantly with the quietest one. I decided to buy him. I called him Arthur, when I firstly wanted to call him a cheesy name like "Pumpkin" or "Zora" because of the 'ginger' tint in his fur...But I liked Arthur better :)
I bought him and took him home, it took a couple weeks for him to get used to me and his surroundings.
He then got used to me calling his name and he came running at my command.
He loves his food! He's very playful, even now at 6 years old! He likes chasing cats and acting tough. He yells at bigger more fierce dogs, and some of the Rotweilers nearby are almost scared of him.
Bathing him is easy, because his fur is so short.
He runs around in the long grass in my garden and loves his elephant teddy! I buy him lots of treats. He's been my best friend. Even when I put on an outfit he doesn't agree with, he tilts his head to the side and blinks with one eye =D
If he does liked my outift, he wags his tail and his eyes smile. He's saved me a few times :P
Sadly, though, he's dying. He has cancer in his legs and he doesn't have long to live D':