What’s the difference between a Standard, Miniature and a Toy Poodle?
The American Kennel Club has it worded like this: “The Standard Poodle is the oldest of the three varieties. The words Standard, Miniature, and Toy are used to denote size only. All of these are one breed”. The AKC continues with, “The Standard for the Poodle (Toy variety) is the same as for the Standard and Miniature varieties except as regards heights.” The AKC classifies and judges a poodle as a poodle, regardless of height. The full AKC poodle judging criteria is on our page, “The Standard Poodle”. You will also find on that page, however, that there are other systems of classification.
