Poodle Size

According to FCI  (Fédération Cynologique Internationale) on procedure of describing poodle sizes,
These descriptions are used from now on:

Standard Poodles:  Over 45cm up to 60cm with a tolerance of +2cm. The Standard Poodle must be the enlarged and developed replica of the Medium Poodle of which it retains the same characteristics.

Medium Poodles:     Over  35 cm up to 45cm.

Miniature Poodles:   Over 28cm up to 35cm. The Miniature Poodle must display the appearance of a reduced Medium Poodle, retaining as much as possible the same proportions and without presenting any sign of dwarfism.

Toy Poodles: Under 28 cm (sought after ideal: 25cm) (with a tolerance of -1cm). The Toy Poodle maintains, in its ensemble, the aspect of a Miniature Poodle and the same general proportions complying with all the points of the standard.  Any sign of dwarfism is excluded; only the occipital protuberance may be less pronounced.

updated on May 24, 2014