Stinky Shih-T... zu!

Yes I have 4 of the little darlings,mum,dad,son,daughter. At one time when the litters were born there would be parents and 6 puppies. They must be groomed everyday,trim scraggy hair and mine are showered once a week. The best shampoo I have used is any baby shampoo,as they have 2 coats other shampoo's are not to good,I use a cheap shampoo,not a brand name.. Also to make grooming easier a conditioner,very mild again. After they eat wash their beard with a flannel and sometimes if their food is sloopy food pin the ears at the top of the head. Their eyes can get clogged with mess again this will smell so when grooming make sure you get right to the eye. As for flees,first find the source,another pet,cat whatever,at the same time treat all pets,bedding,furnitur, no good just treating the dog. The best treatment I have found is a liquid you pour on the top of the nck,sort of where the collor sits. Hope that helps a little. Of course the worse thing was that the dog was kept outside for a while,this will make the skin different more hardy and that alone with make a problem with smell..maybe after a while inside it will improve.

Hi my mum has 4 shih-tzu and you are right they are in door dogs the poor thing my mum uses a human very mild shampoo because she has one that has very sore skin so it doesn't brun his skin, she also brought dog deo which smells nice and it stays to smell for a few days the fleas all i can think of is the coller or the liquid. they are such lovely dogs

first thing i would do with a new shih-tzu is take him to your vet for a good cleaning and de fleaing then get some info from the vet on how to keep your doggie smelling clean and fresh, and how to get rid of the pesky fleas then follow the veterinarian's advice.