Toy Rat Terrier

This breed was speccally created as a companion dog and was too small to undertake serious farm or hunting work. The ancestor of this breed was the American Rat Terrier, an efficient, small vermin- destroyer, imported from England in the 19th century, which was an active working dog on many North American farms. At some [...]

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Toy Poodle

Although, in origin, all poodles must be classified as German dogs, this dwarf version was largely developed in the United States as an urban companion dog. It has sometimes been called the Caniche Toy. The Toy Poodle was created in the first half of the 20th century as a luxury town dog, being bred down [...]

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Toy Munchkin

This lapdog is claimed by its promoters to have an ancient heritage, but there is no evidence that it is anything other than a recent cross-breed, or dwarfed breed, created speccally for the toy dog market. Whether it becomes established in the future, or remains a brief Ylash-in-the-pan’ gimmick, remains to be seen. This controversial [...]

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Toy Fox Terrie

This small breed is also referred to as the American Toy Terrier, the Amertoy or simply the TFT. It was developed from larger working terriers primarily for use as a companion dog, although it is still capable of ridding a house of rodent pests. This breed is a min. iature version of the Smooth Fox [...]

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Toy Bull Terrier

Sometimes known simply as the Toy Bull, this little pet dog was popular at one time in the 19th century, but has since vanished. The Toy Bull Terrier was a tiny dog, bred down from the Miniature Bull Terrier until, in exceptional cases, it was one of the smallest dogs in existence, weighing less than [...]

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