shihpoo

See also: shih-poo

English

Alternative forms

• shih-poo

Etymology

Blend of shih tzu +‎ poodle.

Noun

shihpoo (plural shihpoos)

1. A dog that is a cross between a Shih Tzu and miniature poodle.
   • 2007, Earl Mindell, Elizabeth Renaghan, Dr. Earl Mindell’s Nutrition and Health for Dogs, Basic Health Publications, Inc., →ISBN, page 117:

     Now there are dozens of mixes, most of which are a poodle blend. There is the goldendoodle, labradoodle, maltipoo, schnoodle, shihpoo, and the puggle, a mix of a pug and a beagle.

   • 2009, Lisa Scottoline, Why My Third Husband Will Be a Dog: The Amazing Adventures of an Ordinary Woman, Thorndike Press, Gale, published 2010, →ISBN, page 33:

     I have four dogs, yet I compare prices of shihpoos, whatever that is.

   • 2019 December 15, “Furry friends list off their Christmas wishes at Santa Paws”, in Santa Maria Times, volume 138, number 204, page A3:

     Santa Claus, aka Genete Bowen, lwaits^[sic] while elf Cindy Hardy gets Ellie, a shihpoo, ready to pose during the Santa Paws fundraiser Saturday for the Central Coast Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.