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Miniature Dogs

There is a large selection of small dog breeds to choose from and it is important to consider carefully the pros and cons of each breed to ensure you find a dog which suits your home and lifestyle.

A few things to consider before you decide on a Toy breed: Their very small size means it's more difficult for a veterinarian to treat them than to care for a larger breed puppy. Toy puppies don't have much extra weight to lose and they dehydrate rapidly. Toy puppies are predisposed to hypoglycemia (low blood sugar).

Breed	Shedding	Size	Energy Level Indoors
Affenpinscher	None	Small	Low
Bichon Frise	None	Small	Low
Bolognese	None	Small	Low
Border Terrier	Heavy	Small	Low
Boston Terrier	Moderate	Small	Low
Brussels Griffon	None	Small	Low
Cairn Terrier	Moderate	Small	High
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel	Moderate	Small	Low
Chihuahua	Low	Small	Low
Chinese Crested	None	Small	Low
Coton De Tulear	None	Small	Low
Dachshund	Low	Small	Low
English Toy Spaniel	Heavy	Small	Low
French Bulldog	Low	Small	Low
Glen of Imaal Terrier	Low	Small	Low
Havanese	None	Small	Low
Italian Greyhound	Low	Small	High
Japanese Chin	Heavy	Small	Low
Lakeland Terrier	None	Small	High
Lhasa Apso	Low	Small	Low
Maltese	None	Small	High
Miniature Bull Terrier	Moderate	Small	High
Miniature Pinscher	Low	Small	High
Miniature Schnauzer	None	Small	High
Norfolk Terrier	Low	Small	High
Norwich Terrier	Moderate	Small	High
Papillon	Low	Small	Low
Pekingese	Heavy	Small	Low
Pembroke Welsh Corgi	Moderate	Small	Low
Pomeranian	Low	Small	High
Pug	Heavy	Small	Low
Schipperke	Low	Small	High
Scottish Terrier	Low	Small	High
Sealyham Terrier	Low	Small	Low
Shetland Sheepdog	Heavy	Small	Low
Shih Tzu	None	Small	Low
Silky Terrier	Moderate	Small	High
Tibetan Spaniel	Heavy	Small	Low
Tibetan Terrier	Low	Small	Low
Toy Fox Terrier	Moderate	Small	High
Toy Poodle	None	Small	Low
West Highland White Terrier	Low	Small	High
Wire Fox Terrier	Low	Small	High
Yorkshire Terrier	None	Small	High

Most of the toy breeds are miniature counterparts of larger breeds.

Some miniature dog breeds are both ancient and modern. Ancient because they descend from types of dogs that have been around for centuries; modern because some of them derived from a purposeful interbreeding of several breeds (e.g. Miniature Pinscher).

At first glance that the Eskie appears to be a miniature version of the Samoyed, but closer inspection reveals that the two are not proportioned the same.

The Italian greyhound appears to be a miniature version of the Greyhound with all the talents of its big brother.