From Sedona, Arizona to Michigan
Shih Tzu Puppies for Sale in Michigan
More families in Michigan write to me than from almost any other state, and nearly all of them open the same way: you are in Arizona, so how would this actually work? It is a fair question and it deserves a straight answer rather than a sales pitch. Detroit is the easy part. The west of the state and the north take one extra step. And whichever way we end up doing it, your puppy is never travelling on its own.
Michigan is one of the states that finds this site most, and Phoenix to Detroit is a straightforward nonstop of under four hours. Grand Rapids and the west of the state usually connect once; Traverse City is a summer nonstop and a connection the rest of the year.
Flight from PhoenixAbout 3 hours 40 from Phoenix
RoutePHX nonstop to DTW; Grand Rapids with one stop
Puppies now6
Cargo holdNever
Available Puppies
Every puppy we have right now, all purebred, raised in our home and ready for a family in Michigan.
How your puppy travels to Michigan
The same offer as everywhere: fly in, meet the puppy, fly home together with it under the seat. Michigan buyers often come in winter, when a day in Sedona is a pleasure in itself, and the puppy goes from seventy degrees here to twenty degrees there without noticing, because it is in a carrier on your lap the whole way. If you would rather not travel, a flight nanny takes the Detroit nonstop and meets you at arrivals.
Not sure which way suits you? Tell me where you are and I will tell you what I would do.
Getting a puppy to Detroit, Grand Rapids, Ann Arbor and the rest of Michigan
Detroit and Ann Arbor share DTW, which is the nonstop and under four hours, and Lansing is ninety minutes up the road from it. Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo are the other half of the state: for those it is a connection, or a nanny into Detroit and a drive across, or a transporter to your door and no airport at all. Traverse City has a nonstop in summer and a connection the rest of the year.
Keeping a Shih Tzu in Michigan
A Michigan winter is easy on a Shih Tzu, easier than an Arizona summer. The double coat does its job, walks are short anyway, and the one real hazard is road salt on the pads, so wipe feet at the door or use boots. Lake humidity in July and August is the harder season: keep walks early and the house cool. Between the two, Michigan is a comfortable place for this breed.
Shih Tzu breeders in Michigan
If you searched for Shih Tzu breeders in Michigan and found me instead, here is the honest position: I am in Arizona, my puppies are purebred and photographed one by one, and a Detroit nonstop puts you with them by lunchtime. There is no application and no deposit, so nothing is lost by writing to ask.
Whether you are in Detroit, Grand Rapids, Ann Arbor, Lansing, Kalamazoo, Traverse City or anywhere else in Michigan, the route is the same one and the offer is the same: the puppies available now, and a straight answer to anything you ask.
Buying a Shih Tzu puppy in Michigan: your questions
Do you sell Shih Tzu puppies to Michigan families?
Michigan finds this site more than almost anywhere. Detroit is a straightforward nonstop from Phoenix at under four hours. Grand Rapids and the west of the state usually connect once, and Traverse City is a summer nonstop and a connection the rest of the year. If flying out is not on, a nanny takes the Detroit flight and hands your puppy to you at arrivals, or a transporter drives it to your door. Not the hold. Not ever.
I am in Grand Rapids, not Detroit. Does that change things?
Only slightly, and usually in your favour. You can connect once and stay with the puppy the whole way, or have a nanny bring it into Detroit and make the drive across, which plenty of west Michigan families would rather do than add a second boarding. Or skip the airport entirely and let a transporter bring it to the house. Tell me where you actually are and I will tell you which of those I would pick.
Is a Michigan winter hard on a Shih Tzu?
Easier than an Arizona summer, and that surprises people. The double coat is built for cold, the walks are short anyway and a small dog in fresh snow is one of the real pleasures of owning one. The hazard is not temperature, it is road salt on the pads, so wipe feet at the door or use boots. The harder season is actually July and August, when lake humidity and a flat face do not agree.
How much does a Shih Tzu puppy cost in Michigan?
$700 for a boy and $750 for a girl. If you went looking for a breeder in Michigan and found an Arizona kennel instead, that is because I put where I am at the top of every page. Mine are purebred, photographed one at a time so you are choosing a dog rather than a breed, and there is no application and no deposit, so nothing is lost by writing to ask. The first-year numbers.
Other states I am asked about
- Shih Tzu puppies for sale in Ohio About 3 hours 40 from Phoenix
- Shih Tzu puppies for sale in Iowa About 3 hours from Phoenix
Before you commit from Michigan
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 Michigan
Tell us whereabouts you are and which one caught your eye, and we will take it from there.