Ellie Mae, an 11-year-old Shih Tzu mix, was freed from a 9-pound shell of matted fur by staff at the Nebraska Humane Society. After surgery, the pup is doing well.

An "extremely matted" dog has been transformed after having her first haircut in two years, according to a pet charity. Shih tzu Pepper was found in "such a state" under a bush in Liverpool, in ...

Footage shared on Facebook by the Hope For Life Rescue shelter in Virginia Beach shows a 17-year-old Shih Tzu, named Master Roshi by shelter staff, with mounds of tightly matted hair.

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One 11-pound Shih Tzu had 9 pounds of matted hair removed from her tiny body after being rescued by the Nebraska Humane Society (NHS) in one of “the worst” needs for a haircut the shelter had ...

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, according to a post on their ...

When Michigan Humane Society of Detroit rescuers found the 4-year-old Shih Tzu tied to a pole in Detroit, his eyes were ruptured, his hair severely matted and his body emaciated. He was in pain.