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What are Russiky Toys? They are small, elegant, lively, agile, hardy and long-limbed dogs.Typical terrier, intelligent, loving, fine boned, lean muscled and square shape. The average height is 8-11 inches and average weight between 3-6 pounds. The smaller size the better. The head is small, ears are big and raised or partially folded, the legs are slender. They are very devoted to their owner, eager to please, never aggressive. They stay playful all of their life. They are very portable and like to travel with their owner. FCI Standard GENERAL APPEARANCE: A small elegant dog, lively, long-legged, with fine bone and lean muscles. Sexual dimorphism only slightly defined. IMPORTANT PROPORTIONS: Square build. The height at elbows is only slightly more than half of the height at withers ; the chest is sufficiently deep. BEHAVIOUR/TEMPERAMENT: Active, very cheerful, neither cowardly nor aggressive. The behaviour is significantly different between males and females. HEAD: Small compared to the body. CRANIAL REGION: Skull: High but not too wide (width at the level of zygomatic arches does not exceed the depth of the skull). Stop: Clearly pronounced. FACIAL REGION: Nose: Small, black or matching the coat colour. Muzzle: Lean and pointed, slightly shorter than the skull. Lips: Thin, lean, tight- fitting and dark or matching the coat colour. Jaws/Teeth: Small, white. Scissor bite. Absence of 2 incisors permitted in each jaw. Cheekbones: Only slightly pronounced. Eyes: Quite large, rounded, dark, slightly prominent, set well apart and looking straight ahead. Eyelids are dark or matching the coat colour, tightly fitting. Ears: Big, thin, set high, erect. NECK: Long, lean, carried high, slightly arched. BODY: Topline: Gradually sloping from the withers to the root of the tail. Withers: Slightly pronounced. Back: Strong and straight. Loin: Short and slightly arched. Croup: The croup is somewhat rounded and slightly sloping. Chest: The chest is oval, sufficiently deep and not too wide. Underline and Belly: Tucked up belly and drawn up flanks, forming a nicely curved line from the chest to the flanks. TAIL: Docked (only two or three vertebrae are left), carried high. In countries where tail docking is prohibited by law, it is left in its natural state. Undocked: sickle tail. It should not be carried lower than back level. LIMBS FOREQUARTERS: Thin and lean; seen from the front, the front legs are straight and parallel. Shoulders: The shoulder blades are moderately long and not too sloping. Upper arm: Forming an angle of 105 degrees with the shoulder blade. The length of upper arm is approximately equal to the length of shoulder. Elbows: In line with the body. Forearm: Long, straight. Carpus (Wrist): Lean. Metacarpus (Pastern): Almost vertical. Forefeet: Small, oval, turning neither in nor out. Toes well-knit and arched. Nails and resilient pads are black or match the coat colour. HINDQUARTERS: Seen from the rear, the hind legs are straight and parallel, but standing a little bit wider than the forelegs. Stifles and hocks are sufficiently bent. Upper thigh: Muscles are lean and developed. Lower thigh: The upper and lower thighs are of the same length. Hock: Sufficiently angulated. Metatarsus (Rear pastern): Vertical. Hind feet: Arched , a little bit narrower than forefeet. Nails and pads are black or match the coat colour. GAIT/MOVEMENT: Easy, straightforward, fast. No noticeable change in the topline when moving. SKIN: Thin, dry and tight-fitting. COAT HAIR: There exists two types for the breed: smooth-haired and longhaired. * Smooth-haired: short, close-lying, shiny hair, without undercoat or bald patches. * Longhaired: body is covered with moderately long (3-5 cm), straight or slightly wavy hair, close-lying, which does not hide the natural outline of the body . Hair on the head and on the front part of limbs is short and close -lying. Distinct feathers on rear side of limbs. The feet have long, silky hair which completely hides the nails. Ears are covered with thick, long hair forming a fringe. Dogs of more than 3 years have such a fringe, which should completely hide the outer edges and tips of the ears. Body hair should not look tousled nor be too short (less than 2 cm.). COLOUR: Black and tan, brown and tan, blue and tan. Also red of any shade with or without black or brown overlay. Richer shades are preferable for all colours. SIZE AND WEIGHT: Height at withers: Dogs and bitches: 20 Ð 28 cm (tolerance +/- 1 cm) Weight: Dogs and bitches: up to 3 kg. Long-haired vs. Short-haired Russiky Toys with smooth coats are very popular in their country of origin. They are actually the ancestors of the long-haired variety that have become popular in the United States.
Old Russian aristocracy loved dogs. Russian czar family members had their dogs' pedigrees and diplomas displayed. And a real lady had to have a lady dog. When the aristocrats were killed during the communist revolution, their dogs were killed as well. A very limited population became part of the base for a modern Russiky Toy. Very little is known of the true origin of the breed. There may be some Yorkshire Terrier, small English Toys, Longhaired Chihuahua and some of the original Russian native toy breed. The ancestor of the longhaired breed is considered to be a dog, nicknamed Chikki, who was born on October 12, 1958, from two short haired toy terriers, one of which had slightly longer hair and no family tree. At one year of age Chikki had grown a beautiful feathery fringe on ears, legs and neck. Chikki was mated with a female named Irma, which also had slightly longer hair. They had three longhaired puppies. The breeder/cynologist Y.F. Zharova, from Moscow played an important role in the creation of the Moscow Longhaired Toy Terrier, now called the Russiky Toy. She was also instrumental in strengthening their nervous system, creating frost resistance and accumulation of other useful qualities. In 1966 the Standard on this pedigree group of dogs was written and authorized at the Ministry of Agriculture of the USSR. On February 21, 2006, Russiky Toy were FCI approved. Their official name is Russiky Toy. The breed quickly grew in popularity due to its simple care of coat, ease of transportation, small size and weight, devotion to owner, courage and boldness. Moscow became the center of cultivation of this pedigree group. They are now breed in other cities such as St. Petersburg and numerous towns around Moscow. |
