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When I was looking for a breeder I was looking for a toy because I felt that from the pictures on the PF the miniatures were rather big. But I really liked this miniature breeder that I found and am now waiting for news of pregnancy. Even though the parents are at the top end of the FCI miniature standard (34cm and 32cm) I feel that from pictures they look smaller than a lot of the minis on the PF.
After seeing a lot of requests on this forum from new US members looking for moyen poodles it made me wonder how many US/UK miniatures would actually be classified as moyen/medium under FCI classifications.
So going by height measurement (not variety of parents) which of the four FCI poodle variety would your poodle fall under?
Standard Poodles: Over 45 cm up to 60 cm (17.7 inches to 23.6 inches) with a tolerance of +2
cm. The Standard Poodle must be the enlarged and developed replica
of the Medium Poodle of which it retains the same characteristics.
Medium Poodles: Over 35 cm up to 45 cm. (13.7 inches to 17.7 inches)
Miniature Poodles: Over 28 cm up to 35 cm. (11 inches to 13.7 inches) The Miniature Poodle
must display the appearance of a reduced Medium Poodle, retaining
as much as possible the same proportions and without presenting any
sign of dwarfism.
Toy Poodles: Over 24 cm (9.4 inches) (with a tolerance of -1cm) up to 28 cm (11 inches)
(sought after ideal: 25 cm). The Toy Poodle maintains, in its
ensemble, the aspect of a Miniature Poodle and the same general
proportions complying with all the points of the standard.
Any sign of dwarfism is excluded; only the external occipital
protuberance may be less pronounced.
PS. I added in the inches conversations to make it easier, I hope they are correct.
After seeing a lot of requests on this forum from new US members looking for moyen poodles it made me wonder how many US/UK miniatures would actually be classified as moyen/medium under FCI classifications.
So going by height measurement (not variety of parents) which of the four FCI poodle variety would your poodle fall under?
Standard Poodles: Over 45 cm up to 60 cm (17.7 inches to 23.6 inches) with a tolerance of +2
cm. The Standard Poodle must be the enlarged and developed replica
of the Medium Poodle of which it retains the same characteristics.
Medium Poodles: Over 35 cm up to 45 cm. (13.7 inches to 17.7 inches)
Miniature Poodles: Over 28 cm up to 35 cm. (11 inches to 13.7 inches) The Miniature Poodle
must display the appearance of a reduced Medium Poodle, retaining
as much as possible the same proportions and without presenting any
sign of dwarfism.
Toy Poodles: Over 24 cm (9.4 inches) (with a tolerance of -1cm) up to 28 cm (11 inches)
(sought after ideal: 25 cm). The Toy Poodle maintains, in its
ensemble, the aspect of a Miniature Poodle and the same general
proportions complying with all the points of the standard.
Any sign of dwarfism is excluded; only the external occipital
protuberance may be less pronounced.
PS. I added in the inches conversations to make it easier, I hope they are correct.