{"topic_id":"companion_breed_standard_shih_tzu_dog","category":"companion-breed-standard","context":"---\ntopic_id: companion_breed_standard_shih_tzu_dog\ncategory: companion-breed-standard\ntitle: \"Shih Tzu — breed standard (AKC & FCI: size, coat, temperament, type)\"\nlang: en\nsource: \"AKC (American Kennel Club) & FCI (Fédération Cynologique Internationale) official breed-standard factual data for Shih Tzu, extracted verbatim (field values + section outline) from source_file; C1 substring-verified. Pulled 2026-08-02.\"\nsource_file: pdf-raw/breed-standard/shih_tzu_combined.txt\ndate_parsed: 2026-08-02\ntokens_estimated: 0\nverification:\n  method: substring_match\n  claims: 19\n  passed: 19\n  date: 2026-08-02\nrecovered: false\npath: companion-breed-standard/companion_breed_standard_shih_tzu_dog/01_companion_breed_standard_shih_tzu_dog.md\nsource_document: \"AKC (American Kennel Club) & FCI (Fédération Cynologique Internationale)\"\ncitation:\n  authority: \"AKC (American Kennel Club) & FCI (Fédération Cynologique Internationale)\"\n  title: \"Shih Tzu — breed standard (AKC & FCI: size, coat, temperament, type)\"\n  url: \"https://www.akc.org / https://www.fci.be\"\n  retrieved: \"2026-08-02\"\n  ref: \"Official breed standards (factual data points + section outline extracted verbatim)\"\n  doc_type: \"official kennel-club breed standards\"\n  needs_review: false\n---\n\n# Shih Tzu — breed standard (AKC & FCI: size, coat, temperament, type)\n\nFacts below are extracted verbatim field-values and section headings from the official AKC (American Kennel Club) & FCI (Fédération Cynologique Internationale) breed standard. The standard text is copyrighted by the respective registry; only factual data points and outline headings are quoted, not descriptive narrative. Source: https://www.akc.org / https://www.fci.be.\n\n## Facts (verbatim field values from the official standard)\n\n- `ORIGIN: Tibet`\n- `FCI-St. N° 208 / 09.10.2017`\n- `FCI-CLASSIFICATION: Group 9 Companion and Toy Dogs.`\n- `WEIGHT: Height at the withers: Not more than 27 cm Type and breed characteristics of the utmost importance and on no account to be sacrificed to size alone.`\n- `Coat: Coat - Luxurious, double-coated, dense, long, and flowing.`\n- `Colour: All colours permissible, white blaze on forehead and white tip to tail highly desirable in parti-colours.`\n- `Temperament: As the sole purpose of the Shih Tzu is that of a companion and house pet, it is essential that its temperament be outgoing, happy, affectionate, friendly and tr`\n\n## Standard outline (section headings)\n\n- `FEDERATION CYNOLOGIQUE INTERNATIONALE (AISBL)`\n- `SHIH TZU`\n- `DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE OFFICIAL VALID`\n- `CRANIAL REGION:`\n- `FACIAL REGION:`\n- `BODY:`\n- `LIMBS`\n- `FOREQUARTERS:`\n- `HINDQUARTERS:`\n- `COAT:`\n- `SIZE AND WEIGHT:`\n- `DISQUALIFYING FAULTS:`\n","sources":["companion-breed-standard — Shih Tzu — breed standard (AKC & FCI: size, coat, temperament, type) (retrieved 2026-08-02)"],"source":{"authority":"companion-breed-standard","title":"Shih Tzu — breed standard (AKC & FCI: size, coat, temperament, type)","url":"https://www.akc.org","retrieved":"2026-08-02","ref":"","doc_type":"official PDF","source_document":"AKC (American Kennel Club) & FCI (Fédération Cynologique Internationale)","verification_file":"pdf-raw/breed-standard/shih_tzu_combined.txt"},"source_document":"AKC (American Kennel Club) & FCI (Fédération Cynologique Internationale)","source_file":"pdf-raw/breed-standard/shih_tzu_combined.txt","tokens_estimated":452,"generated_at":null,"tip":"Use /api/v1/topics to discover more topics. /api/v1/nutrient for precise single-point queries. /api/v1/cross_compare for 2-3 standard comparisons."}