Small Dog Breeds / Toy Dog Breeds
If you love small dogs, then we love you. Welcome to MiniPooch.com!- Affenpinscher - Weighing 7 to 9 pounds (3-4 kg) and not exceeding 11 inches (24-30 cm) in height at the withers, the Affenpinscher has harsh rough coat and a monke...
- Bichon Frise - A Bichon Frisé (French, literally meaning Curly lap dog; often spelled Bichon Frise in English) is a small breed of dog. They are popular pets, sim...
- Boston Terrier - Boston Terriers are typically small, compactly built, well proportioned dogs with erect ears, short tails, and a short muzzle that should be free o...
- Brussels Griffon - The Griffon Bruxellois or Brussels Griffon is a breed of toy dog, named for the city of their origin, Brussels, Belgium. The Griffon Bruxellois may...
- Cairn Terrier - The Cairn Terrier is a breed of dog of the terrier category. It is one of the oldest terriers, originating in the Scottish Highlands and recognised...
- Cavalier King Charles Spaniel - The Cavalier is by most measures the largest toy breed: though clearly a lap dog, fully-grown adults tend to fill one rather amply. It is nonethele...
- Chihuahua - The award for the smallest breed of dog in the world goes to the Chihuahua, which is named after the Chihuahua State in Mexico. Chihuahuas are bes...
- Chinese Crested - The Chinese Crested Dog is a smaller (10-13 lbs) breed of dog known for its unusual appearance and entertaining personality. It is a member of the ...
- English Toy Spaniel - The English Toy Spaniel is small breed of dog from the Toy category. It is also known as the King Charles Spaniel outside of the U.S. and Canada. ...
- Havanese - The Havanese is a member of the Bichon family of dogs, which also includes the Bichon Frise, the Bichon Bolognese, Maltese, Coton De Tulear, Tsvetn...
- Italian Greyhound - The Italian Greyhound is a small breed of dog, specifically a member of the sight hound family and member of the toy group. <strong>App...
- Japanese Chin - A lap dog and companion dog, this toy breed is a small spaniel with a unique background. The Japanese Chin (?), a.k.a. Japanese Spaniel, is the do...
- Maltese - The Maltese is a dog belonging to the toy group that is covered from head to foot with a mantle of long, silky, white hair. One of the most salient...
- Manchester Terrier - Manchester Terriers are considered by most to be the oldest of all identifiable terrier breeds, finding mention in works dating from as early as th...
- Miniature Pinscher - The Miniature Pinscher, also known as the Min Pin by fanciers, is a toy breed of dog. Min Pins were first bred to hunt vermin, especially rats. In ...
- Papillon - The Papillon is a small dog breed with distinctive large, fringed ears that earned it its name, the French word for butterfly. The Papillon is beli...
- Pekingese - Pekingese (a.k.a. Pekinese) is an ancient breed of toy dog, originating in China. They were the favored pet of the Chinese Imperial court, and the ...
- Pomeranian - The Pomeranian is a breed of dog in the spitz family, named for the Pomerania region of Historical Eastern Germany, which is today part of northern...
- Pug - <strong>History</strong> Bred to adorn the laps of the Chinese emperors during the Shang dynasty (1766-1122 BC), in East China, wher...
- Shih Tzu - The Shih Tzu (pronounced "shee tzoo") is a dog breed which originated in China. The spelling "Shih Tzu", most commonly used for...
- Silky Terrier - The Silky Terrier is a true "toy terrier". He is moderately low set, slightly longer than tall, of refined bone structure, but of suffici...
- Toy Fox Terrier - The Toy Fox Terrier is a small terrier breed of dog, directly descended from the larger Fox Terrier but considered a separate breed. <stron...
- Toy Poodle - Poodles are intelligent, active dogs and come in varieties distinguished by size, color, and coat. Toy, miniature, and standard poodles are disti...
- Yorkshire Terrier - The Yorkshire Terrier breed standard specifies that the dog should have a compact build and hold itself in an upright manner, conveying a confident...
