Toy dogs usually refer to dogs of small size, like poodles and Shih Tzu. They were referred to as toy dogs because they are usually carried along by their masters like stuff toys because of their cute sizes, even in the most of their adulthood they remain in that size.

Grooming Poodles and other types of toy dogs is much like grooming a full scale dog. Though you don’t brush that much hair with toy dogs they require much more attention, because they are usually more playful and active. Maintenance with toy dogs is not as much as like with big dogs like German Shepherds, Golden Retrievers and such. Having a small dog liter box and training them to go there every time they have to go is enough to lessen the maintenance. Smaller dogs don’t have much fat to keep them warm so keep in mind to make them warm enough. So if your planning on getting a pet dog maybe you should take in consideration the things mentioned, although taking care of toy dogs is less expensive and less time consuming it is a much more mobile dog if your into taking your pet where ever you go, especially if you like going around places from time to time.