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About the Russian Toy

Origin: Russian Federation
Typical life span
12-14 years
Size
Small — from its typical weight
Weight
1.4-3 kg
Height
20-28 cm
FCI status
Reconhecida pela FCI
FCI group
Companion and Toy Dogs
Origin
Russian Federation
Also called
Pequeno Perro Ruso
Known hereditary risks
None well documented

About

What is a Russian Toy?

Very small, elegant toy breed with fine bone structure and lively expression, available in both smooth and long coat varieties. Known for their cheerful disposition and fragile build.

Russian Toy history and origins

Developed in Russia from English Toy Terriers in the early 20th century. Nearly extinct after the Russian Revolution but rebuilt from remaining dogs post-WWII, leading to standardization of both smooth and long-coated varieties. Recently recognized by AKC in 2022.

Russian Toy appearance and size

Typically 1.4-3 kg and 20-28 cm at the shoulder — published as one range rather than separately for males and females.

O que diz o padrão da raça

Criado para
Companion Dog
Comportamento e temperamento
Active, very cheerful, neither cowardly nor aggressive. Always curious of the outer world, strongly devoted to its owner

Quoted from FCI standard n°352. It describes the breed the registry recognises, not any individual animal.

Referência da raça de The Dog API.

Características

Tamanho
Small
Necessidade de exercício
2 of 5
Facilidade de treino
Queda de pelo
1 of 5
Cuidados com o pelo
4 of 5
Convivência com crianças
Custo de manutenção
Tolera ficar sozinho
Inteligência

Pros & cons

Prós e contras da raça Russian Toy

O que ganha com a raça Russian Toy

  • Função declarada no padrão: «Companion Dog»
  • O padrão descreve a raça assim: «Active, very cheerful, neither cowardly nor aggressive. Always curious of the outer world, strongly devoted to its owner»

O que tem de assumir

  • Exige muitos cuidados com o pelo — a descrição do próprio padrão é «Distinct feathers on rear side of limbs and the tail.»

Retirado de fontes e não escrito como opinião — investigação de saúde citada, o padrão do próprio registo, e estudos de longevidade revistos por pares. Padrão da raça, FCI. Os animais de um criador podem diferir de tudo isto, e uma coluna vazia significa que não temos nada desse lado, não que não haja nada a dizer.

Characteristics

Padrão da FCI · Russian Toy

Pelo e cor

Tal como o padrão da FCI o estabelece. Cada linha abaixo está nas palavras do próprio padrão.

Coat

There are two varieties for the breed: smooth-haired and long- haired. • Smooth-haired: Short, close-lying, shiny hair, without undercoat or bald patches. • Long-haired: Body and neck are covered with moderately long (3-5 cm), straight or slightly wavy hair, close-lying.

Hair on the head and on the front part of limbs is short and close -lying.

Distinct feathers on rear side of limbs and the tail.

Ears are covered with thick, long hair forming a fringe.

In adult dogs the fringe, should completely hide the outer edges and tips of the ears.

Body hair should not be tousled or fluffy

Cor

  • Preferred
  • Permissible
  • Undesirable
  • Disqualifying

«Preferred», «permissible», «undesirable» e «disqualifying» — preferida, admissível, indesejável e desqualificante — são as palavras da própria FCI sobre a raça, e ficam em inglês porque é assim que constam do padrão. Descrevem o que o padrão exige — não são uma avaliação de nenhum cão em concreto, nem nossa.

Cor de base

Black and tan

  • brown and tan
  • blue and tan
  • lilac and tan
  • red with black, red with blue
  • red with brown, red with lilac
  • red
  • fawn
  • cream.
  • The colour of the nose matches the main hair colour

Resumido de FCI standard n°352 — cada etiqueta está nas palavras do próprio padrão, com o veredito passado para a etiqueta ao lado. Leia a cláusula completa na fonte.

O que diz o padrão da raça

Tamanho
Height at withers: Dogs and females: 22 – 27 cm. Weight: Males and females: up to 3 kg. Preferable height: 25 cm, preferable weight: 2.3 kg
A FCI dá um limite só de um lado, por isso não há intervalo a indicar.

Quoted from FCI standard n°352. It describes the breed the registry recognises, not any individual animal.

FCI varieties

FCI divides the Russian Toy into these varieties, listed in the registry's own words. Depending on the breed they separate colour, coat, size or line — they are not a full list of colours, which no registry we hold publishes. Ask a breeder which variety their line is.

  • Smooth-haired
  • Longhaired

Informação ao nível da raça, de The Dog API. Descreve a raça Russian Toy em geral; qualquer animal em concreto pode ser diferente.

Health guide

Health & screening guide for the Russian Toy

Não há nada hereditário documentado na raça Russian Toy, mas há ainda assim documentação específica a pedir a qualquer criador antes de pagar um sinal. Um criador responsável tem esta documentação à mão; desviar a conversa é um mau indício.

No breed-specific hereditary condition for the Russian Toy is documented by any authoritative veterinary or kennel-club source found. The breed was almost unknown outside Russia until the 1990s and only gained wider FCI/AKC recognition recently, so little independent health research exists yet. This does not mean the breed has no hereditary conditions - it means none has been documented well enough here to name a specific test to ask for. Generic toy-breed risks such as patellar luxation are mentioned anecdotally on breed and hobbyist sites but are not confirmed for this breed by OFA, a Kennel Club plan, UFAW or peer-reviewed literature.

O que pedir mesmo assim

  • Patella examination on both parents
  • Eye examination by a vet
  • Cardiac auscultation by a vet
  • Documented line history across at least three generations
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    Puppies

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    No Russian Toy breeder has a record on this platform yet, so there is nothing to list. That is a gap in our coverage, not a fact about the breed.

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