He's not stupid at all!
By Toni
@toniganzon (77247)
Philippines
August 22, 2011 8:29pm CST
Among the dogs, shih tzus are not that intelligent at all. But my Grumble was an exception. He was really smart and my heart broke when he got hit by a bus. My son and i cried for days. Now all we have left is Gary and to be honest he is my least favorite. I always think he's a typical dumb shih tzu but lately i've noticed that he's really smart.
Except for the sun bathing thing, Gary would know very well if we are going to leave the house. He would run out of the door and would jump right into the car when the car door is open. It would be very difficult to get him out. A few days ago my husband told me that Gary is our house help's alarm clock. Every morning, he would knock on our helper's door to wake her up and prepare breakfast for us! I didn't believe at first thinking my husband was just joking, so i called the helper and asked her and she confirmed it!
So Gary is not that stupid at all! 
8 responses
@enaid_osnam (99)
• Philippines
23 Aug 11
Your dog reminds me of our dog. She also acts like that whenever she hears the car starting and when she knows that we will be leaving. When I was still studying, she would come up to our bed and lick us(my sisters and I) to wake us up in the morning so we could prepare for school. Before she wakes us up, she would wake my mom first at around 5 am in the morning so she could go for a walk outside and so that my mom could buy fresh bread by the bakery. Dogs are a lot of wonders! They just surprise you each day :D
@besthope44 (12123)
• India
23 Aug 11
So sweet! Dogs are real amazers on earth. My dog does this every morning, to wake me up licking my eyes and he has his own tricks to wake us all and surprise me with all his funny acts..you have a wonderful dog, what breed is that?
@besthope44 (12123)
• India
28 Aug 11
Thats cute one! Mine is russian spitz so called samoyed. And another 8 months old its shiba inu, very adorable!
@enaid_osnam (99)
• Philippines
24 Aug 11
THanks. :) she's a mixed breed of japanese spitz and poodle...how about yours?
@besthope44 (12123)
• India
23 Aug 11
Oh thats so sweet! Dogs are very smart and they are best companion to us than any other pets. I have two dogs and i love them more.. very adorable and very intelligent. They does many things which i admire and their loyalty is undescribable. I treat them as my kids. Nice it wakes up your helper. By the way, how much years is he? Put some pics if you can!
@besthope44 (12123)
• India
28 Aug 11
That would be sweet at age of 3. Mine is 8 months and one at 2 years, very naughty but adorable!
@nytrisco (567)
• Philippines
23 Aug 11
I thought shih tzu doesn't like hot places, why is your dog loves to sun bathe? My shih tzu hates the sun and hot weather, he usually hides away from the sun and just lay down on the marble floor since it is cold.
Anyway at first I thought my dog also was stupid not until I notice him saving food for lunch. I am training him to eat only twice a day breakfast and dinner, so if I ever got a day job it will easy for him and his metabolism to adopt. I always put 2 medium cups of kibble every meal. What I notice is that he saves some of his breakfast for his lunch, but I also give him the same amount of kibbles for his dinner but he eats everything and nothing is left when dinner time. I was surprise by his action and thought that he is a smart one. And I also read a book about shih tzu that they are one of the smartest toy dog.
@toniganzon (77247)
• Philippines
23 Aug 11
I think that book is lying. Poodle is smarter than shih tzus and actually the smartest among the toy dogs are the bichon frises. Actually i was looking for a bichon frise but couldn't find a reputable breeder.
I free feed my dog since that's the advice of my breeder.
@jazel_juan (15745)
• Philippines
23 Aug 11
dogs can even surprise us! :D my hubby are fond of dogs.. we have but i am not really into them..maybe when our own dog will surprise us then i will see if my feelings for dogs will change. :D
@besthope44 (12123)
• India
23 Aug 11
I always jump into others discussions when there is a talk about pets. I love pets much, especially dogs. But i never heard about frogs..do they stay with you? This is interesting!!
@toniganzon (77247)
• Philippines
23 Aug 11
I have been an animal lover since i was a kid. I would have different sorts of animals in the house including frogs.
@flowerfest08 (1677)
•
23 Aug 11
hi:)
hehe that I think is a great dog,intelligent indeed because he knows that it's already time to wake up,LOL.. perhaps better if some of your helper salary will goes to him:D
personally I like shih tzu, they're so cute,if ever I will get a dog I probably get that breed, hehe I just hope he is also as intelligent as your dog:)
@toniganzon (77247)
• Philippines
24 Aug 11
Oh my goodness, he's more expensive than my house helper's salary every month!
@ThrillerAssassin (295)
• Philippines
23 Aug 11
Wow, what a smart dog you have right there! I hope I can have someone like that too. I bet he's also a cute one? I really love looking at dogs having fun moments with their owners. :)
@toniganzon (77247)
• Philippines
23 Aug 11
Yeah he's pretty smart i guess. So i'd better stop calling him Stupid Dog!
@ThrillerAssassin (295)
• Philippines
23 Aug 11
Or if you still call him Stupid Dog, then you can give him to me instead. I'd be more than willing to take care of him hahaha!
@SIMPLYD (90717)
• Philippines
23 Aug 11
yes, Toni shih tzu (is this the spelling?
)is a smart dog also.
In our house we have two play dogs aside from the 3 askals staying in our front yard. We have a shih tzu and a pug in the backyard.
They stay at our backyard , where they have their dog houses. I would always call the pug, and she would be jealous. She would quarrel the pug, as if telling her," get out so i can have the attention". She would make a sound whenever i am there attracting my attention. Then she would make her eyes so pitiful, that you cannot help but play with her instead. 
She''s actually smarter than the pug. 
)is a smart dog also.
In our house we have two play dogs aside from the 3 askals staying in our front yard. We have a shih tzu and a pug in the backyard.
They stay at our backyard , where they have their dog houses. I would always call the pug, and she would be jealous. She would quarrel the pug, as if telling her," get out so i can have the attention". She would make a sound whenever i am there attracting my attention. Then she would make her eyes so pitiful, that you cannot help but play with her instead.
She''s actually smarter than the pug. 
@toniganzon (77247)
• Philippines
23 Aug 11
If they can be smart in human's way that would be creepy!
