{"topic_id":"companion_breed_standard_toy_fox_terrier_dog","category":"companion-breed-standard","context":"---\ntopic_id: companion_breed_standard_toy_fox_terrier_dog\ncategory: companion-breed-standard\ntitle: \"Toy Fox Terrier — breed standard (AKC: size, coat, temperament, type)\"\nlang: en\nsource: \"AKC breed-standard derived fact summary (paraphrased per COPYRIGHT_POLICY § 3; numbers and proper nouns preserved).\nsource_file: pdf-raw/breed-standard/toy_fox_terrier_combined.txt\ndate_parsed: 2026-08-02\ntokens_estimated: 0\nverification:\n  method: paraphrase\n  claims: 6\n  passed: 6\n  date: 2026-08-05\nrecovered: false\npath: companion-breed-standard/companion_breed_standard_toy_fox_terrier_dog/01_companion_breed_standard_toy_fox_terrier_dog.md\nsource_document: \"AKC (American Kennel Club)\"\ncitation:\n  authority: \"AKC (American Kennel Club)\"\n  title: \"Toy Fox Terrier — breed standard (AKC: size, coat, temperament, type)\"\n  url: \"https://www.akc.org\"\n  retrieved: \"2026-08-02\"\n  ref: \"Official breed standards (factual data points + section outline extracted verbatim)\"\n  doc_type: \"official kennel-club breed standards\"\n  needs_review: false\nlicense: paraphrase\ncopyright_note: \"Sources (AKC breed-standard texts) are not openly licensed; per COPYRIGHT_POLICY § 3 every claim is a paraphrased derived fact summary (numbers and proper nouns preserved, sentences rewritten), not a verbatim quotation.\"\nlicense: paraphrase\ncopyright_note: \"Sources (AKC breed-standard texts) are not openly licensed; per COPYRIGHT_POLICY § 3 every claim is a paraphrased derived fact summary (numbers and proper nouns preserved, sentences rewritten), not a verbatim quotation.\"\nauthority_tier: T1\nauthority_tier_basis: \"T1:kennel-club-breed-standard\"\nauthority_tier_date: 2026-08-05\n---\n\n# Toy Fox Terrier — breed standard (AKC: size, coat, temperament, type)\n\n## Claims\n\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* A true toy dog that keeps a terrier's keen intelligence, courage and animation, yet is diminutive and devoted; AKC places it in the Toy Group and it shows athletic grace with strength and stamina.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Height is 8½–11½ inches (9–11 preferred); the build is square, with height about equal to length, though bitches may be slightly longer.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The coat is shiny, satiny and fine, smooth to the touch and a little longer around the neck ruff, covering the body evenly.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Four colour patterns are recognised, all with a body more than half white: tri-colour (black head with tan marks), white/chocolate/tan, white/tan, and white/black; the nose is black except self-coloured in chocolate dogs.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The head is elegant, the eyes dark and round, and the ears erect, pointed and inverted-V, set high and close.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Temperament is intelligent, alert, friendly and loyal; like other terriers it is self-possessed, spirited and determined, and stays playful for life.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Faults include an apple head, colour running below the elbow or hock (aside from ticking), and a hackney gait.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Disqualifications: any dog under 8½ or over 11½ inches; ears not erect past six months; a Dudley (unpigmented) nose; undershot, wry, or overshot bite beyond ⅛ inch; a blaze reaching the eyes or ears; any colour combination not listed; a head more than half white; a body not more than half white; or mismatched head and body spot colours.\n","sources":["companion-breed-standard — Toy Fox Terrier — breed standard (AKC: size, coat, temperament, type) (retrieved 2026-08-02)"],"source":{"authority":"companion-breed-standard","title":"Toy Fox Terrier — breed standard (AKC: size, coat, temperament, type)","url":"https://www.akc.org","retrieved":"2026-08-02","ref":"","doc_type":"official PDF","source_document":"AKC (American Kennel Club)","verification_file":"pdf-raw/breed-standard/toy_fox_terrier_combined.txt"},"source_document":"AKC (American Kennel Club)","source_file":"pdf-raw/breed-standard/toy_fox_terrier_combined.txt","trust":{"authority_tier":"T1","fidelity":"paraphrase","license":"paraphrase","display_grade":"C"},"tokens_estimated":617,"generated_at":null,"tip":"Use /api/v1/topics to discover more topics. /api/v1/nutrient for precise single-point queries. /api/v1/cross_compare for 2-3 standard comparisons."}