Little Miracles Shih Tzu

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Little Miracles Shih Tzu We are a loving small home breeder and take pride in raising healthy amazing beautiful Shih Tzu. We are a small in home breeder.

Many of our Shih Tzu carry champion lines. We do have a few non champion lines as well.

Carmelo is now reserved!
10/19/2026

Carmelo is now reserved!

November 2026 pairingFirst time pairing of:Delaney x TaterDelaney has champion lines. May produce sable or blacks.We hav...
10/17/2026

November 2026 pairing
First time pairing of:
Delaney x Tater
Delaney has champion lines.
May produce sable or blacks.
We have had sables in the past out of our retired girl Scarlett. I’ve attached a photo of one of our past sable puppies named Jewel.

🌟 What Is “Sable” in Shih Tzus?

Sable is not a solid color, it’s a coat pattern where each hair strand has dark tipping (usually black) over a lighter base color.

That darker overlay gives the coat depth, shading, and a “smoky” look.

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🧬 How to Recognize a Sable Shih Tzu

✔ Dark-tipped hairs (especially on ears, face, back, and tail)
✔ Lighter base color underneath (gold, red, cream, chocolate, etc.)
✔ Often darker as puppies
✔ The shading may lighten as they mature

💡 Many sable puppies are born very dark and gradually change as they grow.

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🎨 Types of Sable in Shih Tzus

🔸 Red Sable

Red or golden base with black overlay.

🔸 Cream Sable

Light cream base with soft black shading.

🔸 Gold Sable

Warm golden coat with darker tipping.

🔸 Chocolate Sable

Brown-based coat with darker brown shading (no black pigment).

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🐶 Does Sable Change Over Time?

Yes! Shih Tzus are known for coat transitions.
• The black tipping can fade.
• Some puppies keep strong overlay.
• Others mature into lighter shades.

This makes sable especially fascinating — what you see at 8 weeks may not be the final look at 1 year.

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🧬 The Genetics Behind Sable

Sable is controlled by genes at the Agouti locus.
It influences how pigment is distributed along each hair shaft.

It’s a natural and recognized coat pattern in Shih Tzus.

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✨ Fun Fact

Sable puppies often have that dramatic “eyeliner” look when young due to darker shading around the eyes and muzzle.

For those on Gemma’s waiting list It’s with great sadness and disappointment I need to say that Gemma’s breeding did not...
10/17/2026

For those on Gemma’s waiting list

It’s with great sadness and disappointment I need to say that Gemma’s breeding did not take. Jojo is now 7 years old and he may be now past his prime. I’m not sure exactly what happened but I did witness the mating several different times during her heat and was fairly confident that there would be a litter. Jojo is older as I said and since his retirement was already being planned, I’m not going to go through any testing at this time. Gemma will be retired as well after her next heat. We may try her one last time with a different male and see what happens next heat cycle and then we may know for sure if it’s Jojo or her that’s having issues.

Most of my dogs are starting to age out and I’m working towards a semi retirement and slowing down for sure in breeding. I still have one more litter planned this year. Delaney x Tater in November. We expect darker colors in this litter. It will be a first time pairing so not exactly sure what colors - pair predictor states some sable and possibly blacks. Stay tuned.

ReservedMaizey5 weeks CH Casey x SukiShe received her first bath, blow dry, mini groom and nail trim. She was such a swe...
10/17/2026

Reserved
Maizey
5 weeks
CH Casey x Suki
She received her first bath, blow dry, mini groom and nail trim. She was such a sweetheart throughout the whole process.

ReservedGoldie5 weeks CH Casey x SukiShe got her first bath, nail trim, blow dry and mini groom today. She did fantastic...
10/17/2026

Reserved
Goldie
5 weeks
CH Casey x Suki
She got her first bath, nail trim, blow dry and mini groom today. She did fantastic!

ReservedOakley5 weeks CH Casey x SukiHe received first mini groom today and did fantastic! Couldn’t have asked for a bet...
10/17/2026

Reserved
Oakley
5 weeks
CH Casey x Suki
He received first mini groom today and did fantastic! Couldn’t have asked for a better baby during the whole process! 💙

ReservedPumpkin 5 weeks CH Casey x SukiHe had his first bath and mini groom today! He did fantastic! No issues with our ...
10/17/2026

Reserved
Pumpkin
5 weeks
CH Casey x Suki
He had his first bath and mini groom today! He did fantastic! No issues with our dryer either. Just a champ at letting me do nail trim and everything that needed done today. 💙

Carmelo3 week old female AKC CH siredPM with questions, no answers will be made in the comments
10/16/2026

Carmelo
3 week old female
AKC CH sired
PM with questions, no answers will be made in the comments

Reese3 week old male AKC CH siredPM with questions, no answers will be made in the comments
10/16/2026

Reese
3 week old male
AKC CH sired
PM with questions, no answers will be made in the comments

Godiva3 week old female AKC CH siredPM with questions, no answers will be made in the comments
10/16/2026

Godiva
3 week old female
AKC CH sired
PM with questions, no answers will be made in the comments

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Winston-Salem, NC

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Tuesday 9am - 7pm
Wednesday 9am - 7pm
Thursday 9am - 7pm
Friday 9am - 7pm
Saturday 12pm - 4pm
Sunday 12pm - 4pm

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+13362937519

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