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Russian Toy Terrier
Country of Origin: Russia

The breed arose in Russia in the 50`s in the last century. As a base the small smooth-haired Pinscher and several other breeds (presumably Levretka, Manchester Terrier and Chihuahua) came about.

Many of the dogs had no genealogical tree. Therefore the first smooth-haired Toy Terrier differed in appearance to the "Old English Toy Terrier". At this time the standard of the breed was determined. The first naming of the breed was "Toy Terrier". Yet many years passed until the majority representing this breed had the same genotype. Small, square, on high limbs, with a rounded skull and not long dull fangs.

A bit later the second variation of the breed appeared with many different external features. The Russian breeder Eugenija Jarova did the selection of the second variation. Her dogs had the longer wool with a quite well-developed undercoat. The main difference of this dog to the smooth-haired Toy Terrier was lovely long hair on the ears.

It is clear that most of the great grandparents of long-haired Toys were smooth-haired Toy Terriers. But to get this long trim wool Mrs Jarova also needed the blood of certain other breeds,

such as the Chihuahua (long-haired), the Japanese Chin, the Peking Palace Dog and even the German Pomeranian. From these breeds the Toy Terrier got the long hair coat with undercoat, half upright or upright ears with beautiful hair with white spots on the chest and throat. In the younger generation short-legged dogs also appeared.

At first the second variation got the name "The Moscow long-haired Toy-Terrier". The breeding work with these two types of breed was at first "thrown in the pan".

As late as the year 2006 the FCI breed standard appeared for the Russian Toys, one for two types. In 2007 the Russian delegation of the FCI made the decision, in breeding not to mix the two breeds together. The common breed standard combines these two types of breed, but the difference in their genetic and outward appearence causes / induces the necessity to adopt two standards for the two breeds.

The breed is still very young, and the undesired flaws appear very often, therefore it is justly not to set very high requirements on the exterior, as the FCI standard does.