Frodo the male Shih Tzu puppy in Mayo

Frodo the male Shih Tzu puppy. He is 11 months old.

I am devastated to be selling my boy. He is a lovely wee fella, house trained and crate trained. He is very boisterous and is too much for my two autistic children. He may be better suited to a house with older kids, ideally would suit a house with someone around most of the time. But he deserves a household were he will not be left alone too much. He is very loving, he doesn't like being left alone. He does need more training but has the basics. He is quite strong on his lead so needs more work. He likes other dogs but will try and play/chase cats. He is neutered, vaccinated, wormed and flead. He eats dog kibble.

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