GOLD GRAND CHAMPION Wenshu in the Midnight Hour SKYLAR IS THE FIRST-EVER BLACK SHIH TZU TO WIN THE NATIONAL SPECIALTY!
HIS SIRE, CODY, (CH KRISSY’S DREAM LOVER) WAS THE #1 SHIH TZU IN 2009.
HIS DAM, TYRA, (GCH PEKING’S MIDNIGHT VISION AT WENSHU) IS THE TOP-WINNING BLACK SHIH TZU IN THE HISTORY OF THE BREED, DOG OR BITCH. SKYLAR’S CAREER HAS TAKEN HIM TO CONFORMATION SHOWS AROUND THE WORLD. HE WAS BRED BY L. SARAH LAWRENCE AND DONNA M. GERL, WHOSE FRIENDSHIP AND BREEDING PARTNERSHIP BEGAN IN 1975. “I FEEL THAT PART OF SKYLAR’S (AND TYRA’S) CHARM IS THAT THERE IS A CERTAIN LEVEL OF BEAUTY IN A BLACK SHIH TZU, A BEAUTY THAT MOST PEOPLE OVERLOOK. THEY ARE HIGHLY INTELLIGENT AND ELEGANT IN WAYS THAT I HAVE NOT SEEN IN OTHER VARIETIES IN THE BREED.” —Sarah Lawrence
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