Available$3,988–$5,288 · HDB-approved · AVS licence BR25052 · updated September 2026
Shih Tzu Puppy for Sale Singapore
Shih Tzu puppy for sale Singapore, the short answer: $3,988–$5,288 from Puppy Singapore, an AVS-licensed seller, vet-checked, vaccinated and microchipped under licence BR25052. The breed is HDB-approved at 4–7 kg, and most of that band sits under five thousand dollars.
People searching this breed also search for the cheapest dog in Singapore, so this page answers that from our own published table rather than dodging it, and then covers the two breed facts nobody local mentions: the muzzle and the eyes.
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Shih Tzu puppy for sale Singapore: available now
Every Shih Tzu puppy for sale Singapore buyers see here is at the farm today, with its own photo, age, colour and price.
- The Shih Tzu price in Singapore shown here is the price you pay, with no enquiry gate in front of it.
- the Shih Tzu puppies with us this week sits on one page.
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What a Shih Tzu looks like
Nine illustrations of the breed: the coat colours a Shih Tzu comes in, the size it grows to, and the coat between grooming appointments. These are drawings of the breed, not photographs of puppies for sale. The puppy we actually have is further up this page, each with its own photograph.
Gold & White coat Ask about similar
Black & White coat Ask about similar
Brindle coat Ask about similar
Liver coat Ask about similar
Red & White coat Ask about similar
Gold coat Ask about similar
Grown, about 4–7 kg Ask about similar
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Head, ears and muzzle up close Ask about similar
The three facts that decide this breed for a Singapore buyer
Price: $3,988–$5,288
Published per breed before you enquire. Most of this band sits under five thousand dollars, and colour moves nothing inside it.
Housing: HDB-approved
On whether HDB approves a Shih Tzu at 4–7 kg, one dog per flat, with a valid AVS dog licence.
A shortened muzzle
Mildly flat-faced, which is why it snuffles and why midday exercise is off the table here. Not a Pug, and not nothing either.
How much does a puppy cost in Singapore?
A Shih Tzu puppy costs $3,988–$5,288 from an AVS-licensed seller. Across every breed on this site the published bands run from $3,288 upward, and every one of those prices includes vaccinations to date, deworming, a vet health check, a microchip, health certification and ancestry records.
What a Shih Tzu puppy price includes
Every Shih Tzu puppy for sale Singapore buyers find on this site carries its price in public. Six things travel with the puppy, and each is a document or a procedure rather than a promise. They are also the reason a licensed puppy has a floor under its price.
- Vaccinations to date, in the booklet that goes home with the puppy.
- Deworming, at every vet visit through the schedule.
- A vet health check before the puppy is cleared to travel.
- A microchip, implanted and registered.
- Health certification and ancestry records, signed and dated.
- Kennel club registration where the litter qualifies.
Pricing, published
$3,988–$5,288
Published price for this breed (SGD).
- Vet health check & vaccinations to date
- Deworming (done with every vaccination visit)
- Health certification & ancestry records
- Microchipped before homecoming
- Door-to-door delivery available
Where a Shih Tzu’s yearly cost actually goes
What a Shih Tzu costs to keep, every month
| Line | Typical cost | What moves it |
|---|---|---|
| Grooming | $50 to $120 a session, every 4 to 6 weeks | Whether you keep a puppy cut or a full coat |
| Food | The low end of the $30 to $120 a month band | A 4–7 kg dog eats very little |
| Dental care | A toothbrush now, or a scale and polish later | Whether anyone brushes from week one |
| AVS dog licence | $15 a year sterilised, $90 if not | Duration and sterilisation status, less a 10% online rebate |
Our price hub publishes what a Shih Tzu costs here to buy and to keep, breed by breed.
Which dog will come in 5000?
Four of the questions people ask around this breed are about price floors rather than about the breed. Every other page on this search dodges them. We publish a price for everything we sell, so here is the answer from our own table.
What five thousand dollars actually buys on this site
The breeds whose entire band sits under five thousand are Labradoodle, Beagle, Cockapoo, Chihuahua. The Shih Tzu starts at $3,988 and reaches $5,288, so most of its band is under that figure and the top of it is not.
That is an answer about the breeds we sell, from a table we publish. It is not a claim about every seller in Singapore, and anyone quoting a figure for the whole market is guessing.
What is the cheapest pet in Singapore, and where to buy cheap dogs?
If the question is really about dogs, the honest answer is adoption rather than a cheaper seller. There is a floor under the price of a licensed puppy, and it is made of the six items listed further up this page.
- Two rounds of core vaccinations before the puppy is old enough to leave.
- Repeated deworming through the schedule, not once.
- A vet health check signed by a licensed vet.
- A microchip, which your dog licence depends on.
- A licence that is inspected and renewed, held by the seller.
A price far below any published band means at least one of those is missing, and usually more. The cheapest dog is rarely the cheapest dog, because the saving reappears at a vet.
What pet can I leave alone for a week?
Not a dog, and not this one. That question appears in this breed's search results, which means somebody is considering a Shih Tzu for a household that cannot be there, and this is the right place to answer it.
A Shih Tzu was bred for centuries to sit with people. It does badly alone for a working day, let alone seven of them, and a dog left for a week is a welfare problem regardless of how much food and water is put down.
- What a week away needs: boarding, a live-in sitter, or a friend actually staying at the house.
- What it does not need: a bigger bowl and a hope.
- Plan it before the puppy: holidays and work trips are easier to arrange than to improvise.
We would rather answer this plainly and lose the sale than sell a dog into a house that is empty for a week at a time.
The Shih Tzu is a flat-faced breed, mildly
Almost nobody selling this breed says so, and the Shih Tzu dog Singapore buyers picture is usually just the coat. The Shih Tzu is brachycephalic, which means a shortened muzzle, which is why it snuffles and snores, and why it should not be exercised in the middle of a Singapore day.
It is nowhere near as extreme as a Pug or a bulldog, and it is not nothing either. We explain what a shortened airway actually is on the French Bulldog page rather than repeating it here. Read what a shortened airway actually is if the term is new to you.
- Walks in the cool hours, before sunrise and after sunset, and kept short.
- A cool room the dog can retreat to on a hot afternoon.
- A harness, not a collar, for the same reason as any shortened airway.
- Heat stress: loud laboured breathing, thick drool, unsteadiness. Stop, cool the dog, call a vet.
The eyes, and the hair that grows over them
Prominent eyes sit in a shallow socket in this breed, and the coat grows straight over them. That combination makes an eye injury more likely rather than less, and it is not on any local Shih Tzu page we can find.
- Keep the hair trimmed back from the eyes, or tied up if you are keeping a long coat.
- Any eye injury is an emergency: an eye displaced from its socket is called proptosis. A vet immediately, and do not touch or attempt to handle the eye.
- Worth a vet visit: squinting, pawing at the face, cloudiness, or an eye that looks different from the other one.
- Everyday care: wipe the eye area daily, because tear staining shows on a light coat and a damp face is where skin trouble starts.
The coat, and why most local owners choose the puppy cut
A full Shih Tzu coat is spectacular and it mats faster than most owners in this humidity can keep up with. The short all-over clip that most local owners settle on is called a puppy cut, and it is a sensible decision rather than a defeat.
Either way the groomer comes every four to six weeks, and either way the face gets daily attention. The difference is how much brushing sits between visits.
- Full coat: daily brushing to the skin, and a topknot to keep hair out of the eyes.
- Puppy cut: a brush a few times a week, and far less matting in the heat.
- Where it mats first: behind the ears, under the front legs and around the collar.
- Never shaved to the skin: a short cut is not the same as a shave.
What are common Shih Tzu health issues?
Four, and all four are knowable before you buy. Two come from the face, one from the mouth and one from the climate.
| Issue | Where it comes from | What you do about it |
|---|---|---|
| Breathing in heat | A shortened muzzle | Cool-hour walks, a cool room, and a harness rather than a collar |
| Eye injuries | Prominent eyes in a shallow socket, with hair over them | Trim the hair back; treat any injury as an emergency |
| Dental crowding and periodontal disease | Full-sized teeth in a small shortened jaw | Brush from week one, for a dog that may live to sixteen |
| Ear infections | Drop ears with hair in the canal, plus humidity | A weekly look, and a proper dry after every bath |
What is the average lifespan of a Shih Tzu?
12–16 years from our own breed data, which is the range we publish rather than an average we cannot verify. This is one of the longest-lived breeds we sell.
Colour, and what it changes
Our litters arrive in the standard colours: a Shih Tzu puppy gold, a Shih Tzu puppy red, a Shih Tzu puppy black, a Shih Tzu puppy liver, a Shih Tzu puppy brindle, and solid or parti versions of each.
All of them are the same dog at the same price, with the same temperament and the same health picture. Shih Tzus are priced by nothing but the band published above.
Teeth and weight are what move the lifespan, and both are in an owner's hands. Sixteen years is a long time to carry a bad mouth, which is why the toothbrush appears twice on this page.
Should I get a male or female puppy?
Neither, in this breed. Both sexes are affectionate and easy-going, and the temperament range inside each sex is wider than the gap between them.
Pick the puppy whose character suits your household. Sterilisation removes most of the differences people worry about, and it lowers the AVS dog licence fee either way.
Mini Shih Tzu: what you are actually being sold
There is no miniature Shih Tzu. The breed is already small, and anything advertised as mini, teacup or imperial is an undersized individual with a label attached to justify a price.
We do not sell, price or advertise them, and a seller charging a premium for one is charging you extra for a fragility.
What comes with every Shih Tzu puppy
Vaccinations to date
Core doses at weeks 6 and 8 before homecoming, recorded in the booklet.
Deworming
Done at every vet visit through the schedule.
Vet health check
A licensed vet clears the puppy before it travels.
Microchip
Implanted and registered, and tied to your AVS dog licence.
Health certification
Written, signed and dated.
Ancestry records
Plus kennel club registration where the litter qualifies.
When your puppy comes home
The timeline is set by the vaccination schedule, not by us. Core vaccinations run at weeks 6, 8 and 12, with an optional dose at week 16, and deworming happens at every visit.
- Weeks 6 and 8: the first two core doses, at the farm.
- Around week 9: homecoming, a week after the second dose.
- Week 12, and optionally week 16: with you and your own vet.
- Year one onward: an annual booster.
The first month with a Shih Tzu
- The face routine on day one: wipe the eye area, and keep the hair off the eyes.
- Handle for grooming daily: paws, ears, face and coat, so the groomer is never a fight.
- Start the toothbrush early: before there is a problem, because in this jaw there will be one otherwise.
- Cool-hour habits immediately: easier to build than to retrofit.
How to buy a Shih Tzu ethically in Singapore
- 1Check the licence. Shih Tzu Singapore breeders are licensed individually, so search the AVS public registry for the seller's number. Ours is BR25052, held by William Goh Pet Farm LLP. On a cheapest-dog search this is the check that matters most.
- 2Ask about breathing and eyes. The two things this breed inherits from its face, and a good seller answers both without changing the subject.
- 3See the puppy in person. Viewing is by appointment. Watch the eyes and listen to the breathing while the puppy moves about.
- 4Read the paperwork before you pay. Vaccination booklet, health certification and ancestry records.
Adoption, honestly
Shih Tzu Adoption Singapore is a real search, and it is the genuine answer to the cheapest-dog questions higher up this page. Dogs of this breed come through rehoming as adults and often badly matted, because the coat is what defeated the previous home.
A clipped-back adult whose temperament and breathing you can already assess is a lower-risk dog than any puppy, and it costs a fraction of one.
Who a Shih Tzu is not right for
- 1 Households away for long stretches. This breed was built to sit with people.
- 2 Anyone who cannot budget grooming. Every 4 to 6 weeks, for twelve to sixteen years.
- 3 Homes without cooling. A shortened muzzle in this climate needs somewhere to recover.
- 4 Anyone wanting an active dog. This is a lapdog, and it is very good at it.
About the breed
Bred in the Chinese imperial court from Tibetan temple dogs, the Shih Tzu (meaning "lion dog") existed only to be a treasured companion.
A breed with no working job at all produces exactly what you would expect: an affectionate, undemanding, people-shaped dog with a coat that was maintained by people who had staff. The coat is the part modern owners inherit.
Shih Tzu compared with the breeds buyers weigh against it
All four are HDB-approved, so the choice comes down to coat, face and which routine you would rather run.
| Breed | HDB flat | Face | Grooming | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shih Tzu | Yes, approved | Mildly flat-faced | High, every 4 to 6 weeks | $3,988–$5,288 |
| Maltese | Yes, approved | Normal muzzle | High, cut regularly | $4,288–$5,988 |
| Bichon Frise | Yes, approved | Normal muzzle | High, every 4 to 6 weeks | $3,888–$5,988 |
| Pug | Yes, approved | Properly flat-faced | Very low on the coat | $4,588–$5,288 |
If the coat is the appeal but the face is the worry, read how a Maltese compares on coat: a similar grooming commitment on a dog with a normal muzzle.
Where the figures on this page come from
- AVS licence BR25052 and how to verify it: the NParks public registry of AVS-licensed pet breeders, checked 25 August 2026.
- HDB-approved breeds and one dog per flat: HDB's own pet rules, confirmed in a browser on 25 August 2026 (the host blocks automated requests).
- The under $5,000 figures: generated from this site's own published price data, the same source every breed page uses, so they cannot drift. They describe the breeds we sell and are not a claim about every seller in Singapore.
- Puppy price range, adult weight and lifespan: this site's own breed data, reviewed 25 August 2026. The lifespan given is that published range and not an average from elsewhere.
- Breathing, eyes, teeth and ears: the breed health notes maintained on this site. No incidence percentage appears for any of them, because we do not hold figures we can stand behind.
- Dog licence fees: the AVS licence fee page, read 2026-08-26. The published table these figures come from was headed "before 1 September 2026" and that date has now passed. AVS has scheduled a new fee table from 1 September 2026. Re-checked on the AVS fee page on 26 August 2026: the replacement had still not been published, and the live page still showed only the "before 1 September 2026" table, last updated 31 October 2025. Treat the figures as the last published schedule and check the AVS page before relying on them.
- Cost and coat guidance: Southend Dog Training and The Poodle Mom, both quoted above with links to the source videos and used for the reasoning rather than as authorities on this breed.
Figures last checked 25 August 2026.
Shih Tzu questions, answered
How much does a Shih Tzu puppy cost in Singapore?
A Shih Tzu puppy from an AVS-licensed seller in Singapore costs $3,988–$5,288. The price includes vaccinations to date, deworming at every visit, a vet health check, a microchip, health certification and ancestry records. Colour does not change it.
Which dog will come in 5000?
We can answer that for our own published table rather than for the whole market. 30 of the breeds we sell start below $5,000, and 4 sit entirely below it: Labradoodle, Beagle, Cockapoo, Chihuahua. The Shih Tzu starts at $3,988 and tops out at $5,288, so most of its band is under five thousand. The lowest published starting price on this site is $3,288.
What is the cheapest pet in Singapore?
If the question is really about dogs, the honest answer is adoption rather than a cheaper seller. Every licensed puppy carries the same fixed costs before anyone makes a cent: two rounds of core vaccinations, repeated deworming, a vet health check, a microchip and the paperwork. A price far below any published band means one of those is missing.
Where to buy cheap dogs in Singapore?
There is no cheap route to a licensed, vaccinated, microchipped puppy, and the money saved at purchase usually reappears at a vet. The genuinely low-cost route is adoption, which is covered on this page. If you are buying, the check that matters most is the AVS licence number, and you can look it up yourself before any money moves.
What pet can I leave alone for a week?
Not a dog, and not this one. A Shih Tzu was bred for centuries to sit with people and it does badly alone for a day, let alone a week. A week away means boarding, a live-in sitter or a friend staying at the house. We would rather answer this plainly than take a sale that ends with a dog alone in a flat.
What is the average lifespan of a Shih Tzu?
12–16 years from our own breed data, published as the range it is rather than an average we cannot verify. This is one of the longest-lived breeds we sell. Teeth and weight are the two things that move it, and both are in an owner's hands.
What are common Shih Tzu health issues?
Four, and they are all knowable in advance. Breathing in heat, because the muzzle is shortened. Eye injuries, because prominent eyes sit in a shallow socket with hair growing over them. Dental crowding, because full-sized teeth sit in a small jaw for up to sixteen years. And ear infections, because drop ears plus humidity is a reliable combination.
Should I get a male or female puppy?
Neither, in this breed. Both sexes are affectionate and easy-going, and individual temperament matters far more than sex. Sterilisation removes most of the differences people ask about, and it lowers the AVS dog licence fee.
Is a Shih Tzu a flat-faced breed?
Yes, mildly. The muzzle is shortened, which is why the breed snuffles and why it should not be exercised in the middle of the day here. It is nowhere near as extreme as a Pug or a bulldog, and it is not nothing either. Cool-hour walks, a cool room and a harness rather than a collar are the practical consequences.
Is there such a thing as a mini Shih Tzu?
No. The breed is already small at 4 to 7 kg, and anything advertised as mini, teacup or imperial is an undersized individual with a label attached. We do not sell or price them.
How often does a Shih Tzu need grooming?
A groom every four to six weeks, plus daily attention to the face. Most local owners keep the coat in a short puppy cut rather than a full show coat, because a long double coat mats fast in this humidity. That is a sensible decision rather than a compromise.
What comes with a Shih Tzu puppy?
Vaccinations to date with the booklet, deworming at every vet visit, a vet health check, a microchip, health certification and ancestry records, plus kennel club registration where the litter qualifies.