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toy poodle

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[toi pood-l] / ˈtɔɪ ˈpud l /

noun

  1. a poodle of a variety that is no taller than 10 inches (25.5 centimeters) at the shoulder.

    Their toy poodle, Kelsey’s Guinevere, is no stranger to this circuit of dog shows.


Etymology

Origin of toy poodle

First recorded in 1905–10


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Tegan Williams, 20, took her two-year-old toy poodle and bichon frisé cross Honey to Scruffy 2 Fluffy groomers in Bargoed, Caerphilly county, on 15 June - her fourth appointment at the business.

From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026

Suchin said that Jones “passed peacefully holding hands with his wife Eleonora and his beloved toy poodle, Ivy.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2024

Their evening walks continued even after Russia seized their hometown of Nova Kakhovka - shy Baranov with a giant black Italian mastiff and Pryshliak with a toy poodle whose apricot fur matched his beard.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 13, 2023

She’s fond of her two dogs, a toy poodle called Ted and a Maltese Shih Tzu called Lucy.

From New York Times ● Nov. 10, 2022

It was Bicycle Bill, in his tricked-out three-wheeler bike with a basket that carried a huge speaker and his toy poodle, Henry, and had a large picture of Celia Cruz taped to the front.

From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya

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