Meaning and background
The story behind Shihpoo
Shihpoo is a combined dog-breed term, not an ancient personal name: it joins Shih Tzu with the poodle element found in names for poodle crosses. Veterinary-reviewed material describes a Shih-poo as a cross between a Shih Tzu and a Poodle. The variation in spacing, hyphens and capitalisation matters when matching dog-breed searches, but none of those spellings turns the cross into a separately recognised pedigree breed.
- Origin
- English blend of Shih Tzu and poodle, used for a Shih Tzu–Poodle cross. Source
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About Shihpoo
Recorded as a dog’s name
Shihpoo appears in 5 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Sources and research notes (1)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — extract_year 2026 — Dog licence periods, not unique dogs; NYC only. No owner-level fields retrieved.
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