Russian Toy

lively, cheerful, curious

3,300
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Country of origin: Russia
Breed group: Companion and Toy Dogs - Group 9 (FCI); Toy Group (AKC, KC)

Facts

Size: very small
Coat: smooth or longhair
Colour: black and tan, brown and tan, red
Life expectancy: 12-15 years

Characteristics

A small, lively dog with long legs, active and alert, with a tendency to be quite vocal. This smart breed with a desire to please can be very attached to its family, but rather aloof towards strangers.

Small breed with turbulent history

Bred from the English Toy Terrier in the 18th century, being popular with the Russian aristocracy for many years, almost wiped out in the 1920s with the rise of communism and only accepted on a definitive basis by the FCI in 2017.
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