ðə stˈændɚdz lˈɪstᵻd ɪnðə tˈɛksəs hˈaʊs kəŋkˈɜːɹənt ɹˌɛzəlˈuːʃən nˈoʊ. wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪt ɑːɹ slˈaɪtli dˈɪfɹənt—hˈaɪt bᵻtwˌiːn ænd wˈeɪt bᵻtwˈiːn —bˌʌt ɪt wʌz nˌɑːt ʌntˈɪl tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪv ðˌɐɾɪt wʌz əfˈɪʃəli ɹˈɛkəɡnˌaɪzd æz ðə stˈeɪt dˈɑːɡ.
The standards listed in the Texas House Concurrent Resolution No. 108 are slightly different—height between  and weight between —but it was not until 2005 that it was officially recognized as the state dog.