Breed Listing


Breed AKC Group Size Description
Affenpinscher Toy Small Monkey-like dog that resembles a Griffon. The Affenpinscher has a wild looking coat on the head and around the neck area. The nose plane is level and relatively short.
Brussels Griffon Toy Small Square built breed that comes in two varieties: (1) Smooth Coat, straight, short, tight and glossy with no trace of wiry hair; (2) Rough Coat, wiry and dense, the more wiry the better.
Brussels Griffon Smooth Toy Small Square built breed that comes in two varieties: (1) Smooth Coat, straight, short, tight and glossy with no trace of wiry hair; (2) Rough Coat, wiry and dense, the more wiry the better.
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Toy Small Spaniel-like breed, and possibly the original form of the spaniels. Very friendly and rather heavily built for their size.
Chihuahua Toy Extra Small Smallest breed on earth with a very Apple domed head that may have a molera (the incomplete, imperfect, or abnormal closure of the skull, according to the AKC). They have rather large eyes. The breed comes in two types: the cobby type and the deer type. The latter is slightly longer in body than the cobby type.
Chihuahua, Long Coat Toy Extra Small Smallest breed on earth with a very Apple domed head that may have a molero. They have rather large eyes. The breed comes in two types: the cobby type and the deer type. The latter one being longer then the cobby type.
Chihuahua, Smooth Coat Toy Extra Small Smallest breed on earth with a very Apple domed head that may have a molero. They have rather large eyes. The breed comes in two types: the cobby type and the deer type. The latter one being longer then the cobby type.
Chinese Crested Toy Small The hairless variety has a topknot, socks and a plume on the tail. The hair on the hairless and the powder-puff variety is a drop coat, very soft and silky. The hairless variety usually has standing ears and the powder-puff folded ears unless they are shaved.
Chinese Crested Powderpuff Toy Small The hairless variety has a topknot, socks and a plume on the tail. The hair on the hairless and the powder-puff variety is a drop coat very soft and silky. The hairless variety usually has standing ears and the powder-puff folded ears unless they are shaved.
English Toy Spaniel Toy Small At one time, this breed was classified as being part of a single breed with the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. The English Toy resembles the Cavalier King Charles, with a short nose. Sometimes they also have a short tail. The overall appearance is slightly more cobby than the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel.
Havanese Toy Small Looks like a bigger, more strongly built Maltese. However, the coat has slightly more structure and usually has colored markings. Although this dog is mentioned as a short legged small dog in some books, this doesn't hold true when one reads the breed standard. As a matter of fact, the standard even calls for a relatively short upper arm (terrier front) and straight legs seen from all sides. Also the feet are described as normal sized. This leads to the conclusion that this breed is somewhat in between a short legged dog and a normal legged dog.
Italian Greyhound Toy Small This breed looks like a miniature Whippet.
Japanese Chin Toy Extra Small This dog has a very short and broad head and a prominent stop. The body proportions look like the proportions of a Chihuahua, only slightly stronger.
Maltese Toy Extra Small The Maltese has a long and flowing white coat that is particular to the breed. It is classified as a rectangular dog since the standard calls for the elbow at the brisket.
Manchester Terrier Toy Toy Small Looks like a Miniature Manchester Terrier. Is recognized by the KC and the FCI as the English Toy Terrier (Black & Tan).
Miniature Pinscher Toy Small Looks like a miniature Doberman Pinscher, especially when black and tan in color.
Papillon Toy Extra Small The Papillon is similar to the Japanese Chin and the long coated Chihuahua. Characteristics for the breed include the large standing ears with feathering, although there is also a variety with hanging ears. Unlike the Japanese Chin, they have a normal foreface. They are slightly larger than the Chihuahua, and their ears are more rounded at the tip and set wider apart than the ears of a Chihuahua.
Pekingese Toy Small Short legged dog that is extremely heavy for its size. Distinctive short face and broad skull, which should be flat.
Pomeranian Toy Extra Small Spitz-like square body type dog with a profuse Rough Nordic Coat. They are the miniature version of the Keeshond.
Poodle Toy Toy Small Attractive breed that comes in three size categories: Toy, Miniature and Standard. They have a quite narrow and long head, but the remaining features are built on square proportions.
Pug Toy Small A lot of dog in a small package, the standard uses the phrase "Multum in Parvo" which means "a lot in a little." Some molossian characteristics like a heavy head and a compact heavy body. Has a short foreface.
Shih Tzu Toy Small Short legged dog with a long drop coat. When the coat is left long, they usually have a Tie-Up. They carry their tail in a loose curl over the back.
Silky Terrier Toy Small Yorkshire Terrier look alike, with less coat than the Yorkshire. They look slightly lower on their legs and longer in their body than a Yorkshire.
Toy Fox Terrier Toy Small American-developed breed with a colored head and predominantly white body. Due to his natural standing ears, the Toy Fox Terrier looks like either a 'big' Chihuahua or a Miniature Pinscher that wasn't cropped.
Yorkshire Terrier Toy Extra Small Shorter and slightly higher on his legs than the Silky Terrier. More refined in their conformation than the Silky Terrier.

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