The World’s smallest dogs

Lulu - The World's smallest dog?

Lulu - The World's smallest dog?

Lulu, a ten-week-old British chihuahua is only four inches (10.2 cm) long. She could be the World’s smallest dog by length, since the current Guinness record holder, a chihuahua called Heaven Sent Brandy is 6 inches (15.2 cm) long. We’ll have to see how much Lulu will grow before she reaches her final adult measures. Whether Lulu wants to challenge Brandy, we don’t know yet. But let’s see some more of the smallest dogs ever!
Heaven Sent Brandy - The World's smallest dog by length

Heaven Sent Brandy - The World's smallest dog by length


Before Brandy, the title of the World’s smallest dog by length was owned by a teacup yorkie called Tiny Pinnochio, who was 8 inches (20.3 cm) long.
Tiny Pinnochio - The World's smallest dog - R.I.P.

Tiny Pinnochio - The World's smallest dog - R.I.P.


Guinness also has a record for the World’s smallest dog by height, and that is held by a long coated chihuahua named Boo Boo.
Boo Boo - The World's smallest dog

Boo Boo - The World's smallest dog


Although the battle for the throne of tiny dogs has been traditionally fought between chihuahuas and yorkies, Scooter, a Maltese puppy from New Zealand was close to writing history when he prematurely died last year at only six-months old. The puppy’s height was only 3.1 inches (8 cm), but to be considered by Guinness for this record he should have been at least 1 years-old.
Scooter - The World's (unofficial) smallest dog - R.I.P.

Scooter - The World's (unofficial) smallest dog - R.I.P.


The smallest dog ever was a yorkie named Sylvia. When measured at the age of 2 in 1945, she was only 2.5 inches (6.4 cm) tall at the shoulder, and 3.5 inches (8.9 cm) from nose tip to tail.

7 Comments to “The World’s smallest dogs”

  1. By mick, February 4, 2010 @ 10:07 am

    people need to go check out a little dog named elwood he is on youtube as world smallest dog at 3 1/2 in’s tall. i have meet this little guy, he is only 3 1/2 in’s tall and is the smartest little thing and he is a JRT,he is a year and a half now. go check him out.

  2. By tina, February 28, 2010 @ 9:23 pm

    hi were do i buy a small dog like the ones in the pictures??????

  3. By April, March 6, 2010 @ 7:20 pm

    My mom could have the smallest Schnauzer. At 6 months old she weighs in at 2 lbs. She breeds great quality small dogs… check out her site!

  4. By emily, March 31, 2010 @ 3:05 am

    i think its cruel because there bred to be too small they dont live long and there breathing tubes are too small

  5. By Chelsea, April 15, 2010 @ 2:02 pm

    How are those dogs so smalllllllll?!

  6. By Kenzie, May 20, 2010 @ 3:09 am

    I wanna see this so called Sylvia. I did a project on Boo-Boo and she is only the size of a cell phone. Get it right!

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