A stray shih tzu named Pepper who was found tied under a bush with 'extremely matted' fur looks like a new dog after being saved and shaved. The neglected dog had to be put under anaesthetic to get ...

A neglected, 11-year-old Shih Tzu named Ellie May was given the shave of her life, when shelter workers in Omaha, Nebraska, cut a filthy shell of matted hair off the animal. The incredible 'stinking ...

Veterinary staff at the Nebraska Humane Society removed grimy, matted fur from the Shih Tzu mix when she arrived in their care a few weeks ago. Ellie Mae, an 11-year-old Shih Tzu mix, was freed from a ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - A Virginia animal shelter removed pounds of matted fur from a Shih Tzu that looked more like a mop than an actual animal. The newest resident at Hope for Life Rescue in Virginia ...

When Tammy Gaboury received a photo of a severely matted Shih Tzu, she wasn't sure what she was looking at. "You couldn't tell her head from her tail," said Gaboury, animal care manager at the Niagara ...

A rescue Shih Tzu who struggled to walk because his fur was so matted, is unrecognisable after vets worked on grooming him for hours. The 11-year-old stray dog, who has since been named Simon, ...

This poor pooch was no Rapunzel. Humane Society workers in Omaha, Neb., were recently brought an 11-year-old Shih Tzu, called Ellie Mae, who had “the worst” case of matted fur they had ever seen, ...

This pup is officially out of the dog house. An apparently neglected Shih Tzu mix named Master Roshi has a new lease on life after having 9 pounds of matted hair removed from his body, WTKR reports.

*Refers to the latest 2 years of omaha.com stories. Cancel anytime. Veterinary staff at the Nebraska Humane Society removed grimy, matted fur from the Shih Tzu mix when she arrived in their care a few ...