If a male miniature poodle, and a female standard poodle have puppies what size are they? Are they standard, mini, or somewhere in the middle? I have been trying to find this answer all day, and haven't had any luck.
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in the middle probs…. depending on the genes
You get a very stupid owner…that’s what! What idiot would do that anyhow?
If you mix a standard x mini poodle you could get mini’s, standards’ and in-betweens. They would not be registerable by any reputable registry as they are not 1 particular breed size and wouldn’t fit into 1 category.
there is no “in between”
Standards are anything over 15 inches.
Minis are 10-15 inches…
for the records, toys are any that are under 10 inches
so you’d have to see what size the pups end up being as adults… some may be minis and some may be standards.
The problem is that you have minis that may potentially carry the gene for larger sizes.. so you could end up getting standards if you breed that mini back to another mini..
the standards from that litter coule potentially carry genetics for smaller sizes, so you could get minis if you breed back to another standard.
This is what is called “throwback” genetics.
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they would still be poodles some might be minature and some might be standard.
That would depend on how big they are when they mature. You could have a verity of sized since the only thing that separates the mini from the standard poodle is size.
•Non-Sporting (Standard and Miniature) and Toy (Toy) Groups; AKC recognized in 1887.
•Standard: over 15 inches tall at the shoulder; Miniature: over 10 but under 15 inches; Toy: 10 inches or under.
•Water retriever, companion
You’re probably not going to be improving the breed by doing such a cross, but they would still be poodles.
I would think it would go by the final height measurement when grown. I never heard of any breeder mixing the two sizes when breeding. Usually its mini to mini or standard to standard.
I’d talk to some poodle breeders (reputable) first.
Poodle + Poodle = Poodle.
There is only one breed. The sizes are varieties of that breed. The puppies would likely end up somewhere in between the size of the Dam & Sire. So if the puppies are over 15″ at maturity, they are Standard Poodles. If they are under 15″ at maturity, they are Miniature Poodles.
http://www.akc.org/breeds/poodle/
http://www.poodleclubofamerica.org/breed.htm
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