Toy dog
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Toy dog traditionally refers to a very small dog or a grouping of small breeds of dog. A toy dog may be of any of various dog types. Types of dogs referred to as toy dogs may include spaniels, pinsche
The Yorkshire Terrier is one of the most popular of the toy breeds.
The Chinese Crested Dog is a hairless toy breed.
Chihuahua
Papillon
Lap dog
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A lap dog or lapdog is a dog that is both small enough to be held in the arms or lie comfortably on a person's lap and temperamentally predisposed to doing so. Lapdog is not a specific breed, but a ge
Toy dog
…dog types. Types of dogs referred to as toy dogs may include spaniels, pinschers and terriers that have been bred down in size. Not all toy dogs are lap dogs. Dogs found in the toy group of breed registries may be of the very ancient lapdog type, or they may be small versions of hunting dogs or working dogs…
Princess Ekaterina Dmitrievna Golitsyna with a Pug, 1759.
Two women playing with a lap dog, China, 8th century, Beauties Wearing Flowers by Tang dynasty painter Zhou Fang
Christophe Huet Portrait of Mimi, Madame De Pompadour's King Charles Spaniel, by Christophe Huet
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A toy Spaniel, a dwarf Spitz and a Maltese next to a basket (1855) by Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Wegener [de].