From Sedona, Arizona to Illinois
Shih Tzu Puppies for Sale in Illinois
Purebred Shih Tzu puppies from our family home in Sedona, Arizona, and how families in Illinois bring one home: ground transport to your door, a flight nanny, or a meetup in Arizona.
I am in Sedona, Arizona, not in Illinois, and we say so up front. Distance has never stopped a family bringing one of our puppies home. Chicago has nonstops from Phoenix to both O’Hare and Midway, about three and a half hours, and Midway is the easier of the two with a carrier. Central Illinois connects through Chicago or drives up to it; a fair share of my Illinois enquiries have come from Springfield, Champaign and Peoria rather than the city.
Flight from PhoenixAbout 3 hours 30 from Phoenix
RoutePHX nonstop to ORD or MDW; Springfield and Peoria connect
Puppies now6
Cargo holdNever
Available Puppies
Every puppy we have right now, all purebred, raised in our home and ready for a family in Illinois.
Getting a puppy to Illinois
- Ground transport to your door. A transporter collects your puppy from us and drives it to you in Illinois, in a carrier, fed and watered on the way, and hands it to you in person.
- Flight nanny. About 3 hours 30 from Phoenix. A nanny flies with your puppy in the cabin and hands it to you at arrivals. PHX nonstop to ORD or MDW; Springfield and Peoria connect.
- Fly in and fly home together. An 8lb puppy is carry-on. Fly into Phoenix, meet us, and fly home with your puppy under the seat in front of you.
- Meet us in Arizona. If you are driving through or making a trip of it, we meet you at a public place we agree on. We run a closed kennel to protect the puppies, so meetups happen there rather than at the house.
Whichever way, your puppy travels with a person, never as cargo, and the cost is quoted for your address.
Not sure which option is best for you? Get in touch and we will help you decide.
Keeping a Shih Tzu in Illinois
Chicago winters are the famous thing and they are not a problem for this breed: the coat handles it, the walks are short, and the risk is salt on the pads and wind off the lake, so boots and a quick route. Summer humidity is the season that asks more of a flat-faced dog. In an apartment or a suburb, a Shih Tzu is about as easy a dog as there is.
Shih Tzu breeders in Illinois
If you searched for Shih Tzu breeders in Illinois and found an Arizona kennel, that is because I say where I am rather than pretending otherwise. What the distance buys you is a puppy raised in a house in Sedona, and one nonstop from Chicago. No application, no deposit, no waitlist.
Whether you are in Chicago, Naperville, Springfield, Peoria, Rockford, Champaign or anywhere else in Illinois, the route is the same one and the offer is the same: the puppies available now, and a straight answer to anything you ask.
Other states I am asked about
- Shih Tzu puppies for sale in Arizona No flight needed
- Shih Tzu puppies for sale in California About 1 hour 20 from Phoenix
Before you commit from Illinois
Ask us anything about the puppy you like. We are happy to send more photos and tell you all about them before you decide.
Worth reading first: how big an about 8lb Shih Tzu actually is, what one costs in the first year, and what to have ready before it arrives.
Ask about a puppy for Illinois
Tell us whereabouts you are and which one caught your eye, and we will take it from there.