I am the most informative person about shih-tzu. The breed was recognized at as breed in 1969 allowed to compete in the American Kennel Club. There is other country shih-tzu and they look different.

　　The imperial shih-tzu is no myth . Truthfully I bought a 15 champion male for my 15 ch. He is 9-10 pounds. I saw one at 12 poundsand I have one at 5 pounds. Same confirmation same stance same face tail need I go on. With what I stumbled across these imps shih-tzu . and I would have loved to call scam from the imps but if your line is correct YOU CAN HAVE Imps . Healthy but no Unicorns