He was a Shih-Tzu. Mom and Dad were both champion lines, but Stormy just was a good little pet. When I would travel for work, as soon as the suitcase came out, he would jump in to tell me he wanted to go with me!
Yes, some lines are very close in appearance. I had a Lhasa before Stormy and they looked a lot alike. Smart little guys, too. The Llasa could tell what word you would spell, and to get the appropriate toy. He knew all his toys by name.
I'm hiding the mirrors from him right now. I was just going to trim him up a little bit because of the heat. He was squirming & the comb popped off. It put a little skid mark on his shoulder. I tried to fix it & now he looks like Pekingese having a bad hair day.