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Maureen Murdock and Philip Price, her nephew, were the first to import and breed recognized, pedigreed Shih Tzu in the United States. In 1954 Price went to the U.K. and brought back to Philadel- phia Golden S. Wen of Chasmu; the following year he imported Ho Lai of Yram. In 1957 the Shih Tzu Club of America was formed in the eastern part of the United States. By 1960 there were three Shih Tzu clubs, and by 1961 there were over 100 Shih Tzu registered. In 1963, the Shih Tzu Club of America and the Texas Shih Tzu Society merged to form the American Shih Tzu Club. In 1969, the Shih Tzu finally got full AKC recognition.

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