Welcome!

My name is Sarae, pronounced Suh-Ray, and I am the owner of HonorRae Shih Tzu! The name “HonorRae” comes from a mixture of my daughter’s name (Honor) and My name. (Rae) My daughter and I have a love for animals, and we wanted to start this venture together! So we began with two adorable Shih Tzu sisters, Bonnie and Basil, whom we quickly fell head over heels in love with. 

I knew since I was very young that I wanted to responsibly breed and raise dogs someday, but I waited for many years until the right timing in life came along. While waiting for the right time, I learned from others who raised dogs, and did years worth of research. I also raised other animals like Chickens, and Nigerian Dwarf Goats!

Raising dogs in an ethical way takes an incredible amount of time, dedication, sacrifice, passion, grit, and yes, money. It is not a cheap venture! I wanted to be sure we could handle the expenses of investing in nice dogs, getting health testing, proper space and set up for them within our home, proper amount of time to give them, which, for me, means staying home and not working outside the home, and proper medical care and reserves for emergencies. 

With the help of my family, I am finally in the position to do this in the way that I have always wanted to. We are so excited to be raising Shih Tzu, and to bring others the immense joy that this breed has brought to us!!