Maybe your uncle will believe Wikipedia.
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Toy dog traditionally refers to a very small dog or a grouping of small and very small breeds of dog. A Toy dog may be of any of various dog types. Types of dogs referred to as toy dogs may include Spaniels, Pinschers and Terriers that have been bred down in size. Not all toy dogs are lapdogs, although that is an important and ancient type of toy dog. The very smallest toy dogs are sometimes called Teacup size, although no major dog registry recognizes that term. Toy dog - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
So no major registry recognizes that term, however there are a lot of unscrupulous breeders that have made up their own registries, and they can register anything the want. Like I said earlier, anybody can start a registry.