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Originally Posted by SnowWa Great answers!!!
But - remember a lot of people in this world just aren't as dog saavy as a lot of us - in fact, a lot of people don't know a St. Bernard from a German Sheperd.
So -- for these people the term "toy" means nothing more than that it is a very little dog. This is a very harmless description for a tiny little dog - whether it is formally known as a "toy - something" or not.
And it certainly isn't something that we be bothered by. Friendly, very nice people refer to my little dog as a "toy something" all the time. I just agree with them that - yes, he is a very small little guy.
How would you like it if people jumped on you and put you down --- or even took offense - everytime you misnamed a breed of cat or a breed of horse -- animals that most of us aren't experts on (as far as different breeds go). I would hope that they would just let it go by or kindly correct us so that we learned something new - wouldn't you?
We have horses in our pasture. I have no clue what breed they are, but my granddaughter has decided that they are "race horses." Now - wouldn't a horse fancier have fun with that one?
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I don't think it is the average joe making the mistake that gets people upset, its the unethical breeders that use these terms to sell their "teacups" that cause the stir.