The smallest dog living, in terms of height, is a female Chihuahua called Miracle Milly, who measured 9.65 cm (3.8 in) tall on 21 February 2013 and is owned by Vanesa Semler of Dorado, Puerto Rico.
Pocket-sized pets remain one of the most fascinating areas of the Guinness World Records database, with petite dogs arguably the most popular of all our animal records.
Guinness World Records currently has two main categories for petite pooches: Smallest dog living (height) and Smallest dog living (length).
Born in December 2011, she weighs roughly 1 pound (half a kilogram) and is known for often sticking out her tiny tongue when someone takes her picture. "She knows how to pose," says Vanesa.
"People are amazed when they see her because she is so small, and she has a big personality. People love her."
When she was born, Miracle Milly weighed less than an ounce and fit in a teaspoon, Semler said. Her mouth was too tiny to nurse from her mother, so Semler gave her milk every two hours through an eyedropper.
She slept in a doll's crib next to Semler's bed, growing stronger as the months passed.
The Chihuahua now sleeps in a baby's crib and will eat nothing but food cooked by humans.
Miracle Milly dethroned previous title-holder Boo Boo, pictured below, a long-haired female Chihuahua, owned by Lana Elswick of Raceland, Kentucky, USA, who stands at just 10.16 cm (4 in).
Boo Boo was only about the size of a thumb when she was born; so small, in fact, that she had to be fed with an eye dropper every two hours before she could eventually nurse a bottle. Owner Lana Elswick has bred Chihuahuas for over 20 years and says she always knew her one-year-old pooch was special. "I saw this contest going on between these two little dogs and I knew I had the smallest one, but I just had to wait until I got my certificate to really show everyone," Mrs Elswick said.
Boo Boo took the title from a fellow male long-haired Chihuahua called Ducky,(pictured above), who measured 12.38 cm (4.9 in) tall on 4 June 2007 and is owned by Lisa Messier of Charlton, Massachusetts, United States. Read More Original Post
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