Floof
Mochi, 4 months 🍡
Biscuit, 3 months 🍪
Dumpling, 5 months 🥟
Wonton, 2 months 🐾
Toffee, 6 months 🍬
Oreo, 4 months 🖤
Clementine, 3 months 🍊
The day Mochi came home
and nothing fit.
Day 1
I drove two hours to pick up our first Shih Tzu, a seven-week-old she-lion named Mochi. On the way home I stopped at a big-box pet store and filled a cart. I spent $180. By Tuesday, half of it was in a donation bin.
The problem
The chew toys were sized for Labradors. The brush scratched her skin. The harness had a chest plate wider than her entire ribcage. The kibble was for "small dogs" — which apparently means Beagles. Shih Tzus are not small dogs. They are a different category entirely.
What came next
Three years of testing. Fourteen brushes. Nine slow-feeders. A small fortune in topknot bows that were either too tight or too slippery. I kept notes. I talked to show groomers at AKC meets. I pestered Tzu breeders at 2 a.m. on Facebook groups. Then I opened Floof so you don't have to do any of that.
Sofia Reyes
Founder & Mochi's mom
The Tangled Coat That
Changed Everything.
Six weeks in, Mochi's coat became a single felted mass behind her ears. The vet quoted $120 to shave it off. Instead, I spent a month testing every brush I could find. These three are the only ones that stayed on the shelf.
Soft-Pin Slicker Brush
$18Flexible pins that glide through silky double coats without scratching the skin underneath.
Bestseller
Detangling Wide-Tooth Comb
$14Rounded, wide-spaced teeth that work through mats gently — the one that ended Mochi's mat era.
Mochi-approved
Organic Topknot Bows (Set of 6)
$12Cotton-wrapped bands sized for 1–2 inch topknots. No pulling, no slipping, no bald spots.
Show-groomer pickFree shipping on orders over $35
Three Weeks of Refused Kibble
and One Tiny Breakthrough.
Mochi turned her nose up at every "premium" kibble I tried. I was three weeks in, terrified, googling "Shih Tzu not eating" at midnight. The vet ruled out illness. What she needed was a flat-faced-friendly bowl and something that smelled like actual food.
The ceramic slow-feeder changed the pace. The freeze-dried chicken topper changed everything else. She's been cleaning her bowl for two years now.
Flat-Face Ceramic Slow-Feeder
Shallow bowl, wide base, maze grooves sized for a Shih Tzu's pushed-in snout. Dishwasher safe.
Tested
She Chose the Bed.
We Just Had to Find the Right One.
Four beds in a month. Mochi rejected them all — too flat, too scratchy, too easy to fall out of. Shih Tzus need walls to curl against. The donut changed everything. She walked in, turned three circles, and that was that.
Donut Calming Bed (XS)
$48High-pile faux fur walls that a Shih Tzu can burrow into. Machine washable. The one Mochi hasn't left since 2023.
Soft-Step Harness (XXS–XS)
$32Step-in style with a wide chest panel and zero pressure on the trachea — critical for brachycephalic breeds.
From our shelf to their forever homes.
Every product on this page has been used by a real Shih Tzu. Here's what their people have to say.
"I bought the starter kit when we brought Luna home and I genuinely cannot believe how well everything fits. The harness is the first one she hasn't tried to escape from."
Priya Nair
First-time Shih Tzu parent, Austin TX
🐾 Luna, 5 months
"I've been showing Tzus for 12 years and the slicker brush is legitimately the best one I've found at this price point. The pin flexibility is exactly right for show coats."
Margaret Holloway
AKC show groomer, Portland OR
🐾 Champion Biscotti
"Got the welcome-home basket for my granddaughter's new puppy. She cried happy tears. The topknot bows are adorable and the size guide on the site was spot on."
Dorothy Chen
Proud fur-grandma, Seattle WA
🐾 Gnocchi, 3 months
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