Originally posted by wolf_Q
Well, I don't know that much about poodles....but most of the poodles people bring in that they call "mini" are closer to the size of a shih tzu, and the ones they call "toy" are tiny, like the size of a chihuahua lol. I guess those would be the so-called non-existent size of "teacup" really, not "toy." Like I said, no poodle expert here! We don't even have a price differentation between mini and toy, just between mini and standard.

Of course I've also had people tell me they own a "teacup shih tzu."
I see. Well technically toy poodles are under 10" minis are between 10"-15" and standards are over 15". Of course we all know that the people breeding these dogs don't give a darn about the proper standards. It's just that a toy poodle is the first thing that pops into my mind when I hear about a shih tzu poodle cross, maybe because I see way more toys than mini's where I am. And of course it is easily possible that it could have been a mini.