Shih Tzu Rescue Dogs & Puppies for Adoption in and around Crawley

As of 8 November 2026, 2 Shih Tzus are listed for adoption in and around Crawley on LocalPetFinder, from All Dogs Matter and Raystede Centre for Animal Welfare. All are with rescues reachable from Crawley, each shown with its town and distance. Each profile links to the rescue, and you apply to adopt with them directly.

As of 8 November 2026, Raystede Centre for Animal Welfare (at Ringmer, about 19 miles away): 1 and All Dogs Matter (at London, about 27 miles away): 1. By age, that is 1 adult dog and 1 older dog. The newest was added on 6 November 2026. Each profile links to the rescue, which handles the adoption.

With the rescue that has the dog. Today the Shih Tzus on this page are with All Dogs Matter (1) and Raystede Centre for Animal Welfare (1). Open a profile and apply to that rescue: each one runs its own application, home check and adoption fee. We don't rehome animals ourselves.

The Royal Kennel Club lists the Shih Tzu as not shedding, while Dogs Trust describes a long coat with moderate shedding and PDSA calls them "pretty average shedders". Either way, the long coat needs grooming every day. Ask the rescue how this dog's coat is kept and what grooming it is used to.

The Royal Kennel Club lists a flat as a big enough home for the Shih Tzu, with a small or medium garden and up to an hour of exercise a day, and PDSA says they are happy in a flat or a large country home as long as they have space to play. Whether a particular dog will settle in a flat is a question for the rescue, who knows the dog.

It depends on the dog, not the breed. Today the rescues mark 1 of the 2 Shih Tzus listed in and around Crawley as able to live with children. Where a profile says nothing, ask the rescue what age of children the dog could live with.

The Shih Tzus listed in and around Crawley today are with Raystede Centre for Animal Welfare at Ringmer, about 19 miles away (1) and All Dogs Matter at London, about 27 miles away (1); each profile shows that rescue's fee. Each rescue sets its own adoption fee. Battersea charges £230 for a dog over six months and £275 for a puppy under six months, Dogs Trust charges £300 for a puppy or adult dog in England, Wales and Scotland, and Blue Cross fees start from £235 for dogs aged 8 or over and £335 for dogs aged 1 to 7. The fee usually covers neutering, microchipping and first vaccinations, and each rescue confirms its own fee.

No. We don't list animals for sale. Every Shih Tzu on this page is with a rescue or rehoming centre. The 2 Shih Tzus listed in and around Crawley today are with Raystede Centre for Animal Welfare at Ringmer, about 19 miles away (1) and All Dogs Matter at London, about 27 miles away (1), and each rescue shows its own fee on the profile. For comparison, Battersea charges £230 for a dog over six months and £275 for a puppy under six months, and Dogs Trust £300. If you searched "shih tzu puppies for sale Crawley", the Shih Tzus here are the rescue route: you apply to the rescue and pay its adoption fee, not a sale price. In England, Lucy's Law has meant since 6 April 2020 that puppies under six months can't be sold by a third party such as a pet shop or dealer: you buy direct from the breeder or adopt from a rehoming centre.

Usually not. UK rescues normally ask for an adoption fee, which pays towards neutering, microchipping and vaccinations. Of the 2 Shih Tzus listed in and around Crawley today, each shows its rescue's fee on the profile; the nearest rescue is Raystede Centre for Animal Welfare at Ringmer, about 19 miles away. Many rescue fees are under £500: Battersea charges £230 for a dog over six months, Dogs Trust £300, and Blue Cross from £235 for dogs aged 8 or over. An animal offered "free to a good home" is usually a private advert rather than a rescue. All dogs in the UK must be microchipped by 8 weeks old, and in England, Wales and Scotland a dog can't pass to a new keeper until it is chipped, so ask to see the microchip details.

Not right now: none of the 2 listed in and around Crawley is under a year old by its listed age. Puppies do get listed, so check back or look at the adults, whose rescues can tell you much more about their character.

Yes: 1 of the 2 listed in and around Crawley is aged 7 or over by their listed age. Some rescues charge less for older dogs: Blue Cross fees start from £235 for dogs aged 8 or over.

As of 8 November 2026, the Shih Tzus listed in and around Crawley are with Raystede Centre for Animal Welfare at Ringmer, about 19 miles away (1) and All Dogs Matter at London, about 27 miles away (1). The nearest to Crawley is Raystede Centre for Animal Welfare at Ringmer, about 19 miles away. You can also see Shih Tzus across England. To see what is closest to you, search by postcode with the pet finder on our home page. To hear when one is listed, set up an email alert on this page.