Is there a such thing as a toy poodle or toy dog period.?

Question

I am looking for a small dog and been seeing a lot of toys. If that is the correct name for them, are they healthy little dogs? Do they have a lot of health problems? Which little dog would you say is best for a home with no children but one day will have children?

Answer 1

Yes, there is a Toy variety of Poodle. There is an entire group of small companion dogs classfied as "Toys":

http://www.akc.org/breeds/toy_group.cfm

Beware anyone advertising a dog as a "Toy <whatever>" that is not in this group: That person is an unethical breeder, creating sickly, poor-bred dogs for profit. The same is true of anyone offering a "Teacup", "Mini", or "Micro" version of a Toy-breed dog.

Well bred Toy dogs from a responsible breeder have no more health problems than any other dogs.

Unfortunately, I don't know enough about these little dogs to give you an idea of what breed might work best for you. I do know that small children and Toy-breed dogs usually don't mix well.

Answer 2

yes its the correct name.

npo they are not healthy dogs

yes lots of health problems

no little dog in my opinion

Answer 3

Yes, that is the technical name for them

Answer 4

There is a whole legitimate group known as "Toy" , you will see them on the AKC website if you go there.

They include pomeranians, toy poodles, chihuahuas, papillons, yorkshire terriers, lots of others.

What there is not are "teacup" "micro-mini" and "pocket" dogs - that's byb and puppy mill hype and those dogs do tend to be undersize, sickly runts.

As to a dog for you now and then for small children - that's tricky.  Toys and very small dogs usually do not mix with little kids, the dogs are too fragile, easily hurt by accident even, and will naturally nip the kid hurting it.

If you do decide on a small dog, you will have to monitor very closely when you do have a child and not ever leave the dog and child alone.   If you don't think you can spend the time to do that, please don't get a toy dog - we get a lot into our rescue (miniature dachshunds, which are not in the "Toy" group, they are in the "Hound" group but some are very small too) because the family had a baby and the dog and child did not mix well.   The poor dog always gets dumped, which is very unfair and hurtful to the poor animal.

Answer 5

Yes there is such thing as a toy class.   toy poodle etc.

Its teacup that isn't real or tiny toy

Yes the doy class are healthy dogs and they are good with kids if properly trained like all dog breeds.

I have had toy dogs my whole life.   Mostly toy poodles.

Remember teacup is not real and anything teacup usually has health problems

Answer 6

Yes, Yes, the basic health problems, any toy as long as you train them.

Answer 7

Yes. Look here http://www.akc.org/breeds/toy_group.cfm

Answer 8

In certain breeds, such as the poodle, there are size varieties known as "toy".  So you can have a Toy Poodle, or Toy Manchester Terrier.

However in other breeds, such as the yorkshire terrier or chihuahua, "toy" is not a legitimate term and is only used by the ignorant and unscrupulous.  For example, even though Yorkshire Terriers are considered toy dogs, and are in the toy group, they are referred to simply as Yorkshire Terriers, there is no "Toy" Yorkshire Terrier.

Answer 9

Yes, there is the toy dog group. I would say get a small poodle, they do not shed and are great little companions all around. They do not have any more health problems than larger breeds. Make sure the parents are from good stock, most importantly, do not buy one from a pet store. Go to a reputable breeder who can give you a health guarantee for 2 years. Oh and by the way, they are one of the smartest breeds. (No, I do not have one). This is an unbiased viewpoint. Good luck.

Answer 10

In the AKC, there is a group of dogs called "toy".  It includes Yorkies, Chihuahuas, Pomeranians, Maltese, and many others. It also includes one type of poodle.  

That being said, referring to a Chihuahua as a "Toy Chihuahua" is incorrect.  They are all in the Toy Group.

Poodles are one of the exceptions.  It is perfectly ok to refer to a dog as a "Toy Poodle", a "Miniature Poodle", or a "Standard Poodle".  English Toy Spaniels and Toy Fox Terriers are the other two exceptions in the AKC.

Teacup, Micro, Micro mini, and similar designations are NEVER acceptable and only used by bad breeders and clueless owners who bought from puppy mills.

Anyone referring to a chihuahua as a "toy chihuahua" is not a good breeder.  It's as simply as that.

http://www.akc.org/breeds/toy_group.cfm for additional toy group dogs

As far as health problems, the toy group dogs are considerably overbred right now by puppy mills and backyard breeders (BYB's).  But, a toy poodle from a responsible breeder (one who shows or competes their dogs and does proper health testing) is far less likely to have health problems.  

The biggest issue with toy dogs & kids is that they are very fragile.  A small child can accidentally hurt it.  And, many are not tolerant of children unless they were socialized with them early on and continually.  Toy breed dogs can be very nippy and posessive.  Be sure that you take that into account when purchasing a dog.

http://poodleclubofamerica.com/breederre... to get a breeder referral or rescue info

http://www.petfinder.com for national rescue dogs

http://www.pbrc.net/breeding3.html for a chart showing good vs. bad breeders

Answer 11

Yes, there are breeds that are toy. They are considered the smallest, but there are teacup ones out there. I have seen teacup Yorkies and I myself am the proud owner of a teacup poodle. She is a beautiful, well behaved little dog and she is 5 years old and has no health problems so far, to speak of. She is great with children.

Answer 12

Toy poodles and toy dogs are very much real.  Teacups, micro mini, etc. are myths.  

Answer 13

Poodles come in three sizes, toy, miniature, and standard.  Yes, there are other toy dogs, as well, such as a Toy Fox Terrier.  The dogs that are not real are teacup, micro-mini, pocket book, etc.