And this time he isn’t a Chihuahua.
This is Scooter, a six-month-old Maltese fluff ball who belongs to Cheryl McKnight from New Zealand. Scooter stopped growing at 8 cm high (3.1 inches), which is a full 2 cm smaller than Boo Boo, a Chihuahua who is the current Guinness Book record holder.
Current record holders are Ducky from Massachusetts at 4.9 inches in length and Boo Boo from Kentucky at 4 inches tall. (Guinness no longer recognizes dogs by weight because of the health dangers of loonies over or underfeeding a dog.)
Although he is TCFW, he is too tiny for normal doggie activities, like going for a walk on a leash. In fact, for a while McKnight thought about giving him away. “I thought nah, someone else can have him. But over time I've fallen in love with him."
Scooter eats out of an egg cup three times a day and sleeps in a shoebox.
Scooter was originally named Pee Wee, but was renamed “due to fears of an inferiority complex,” according to McKnight. The story
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What a sweet little pup. But it would be hard to take this dog to the dog park. My 12-lb. even gets run over by bigger dogs at the dog park.
Posted by: Rhea | July 16, 2009 at 09:13 AM
Mom has khombed off bigger khlumps of my SibeFibers than THAT!
Hugz&Khysses,
Khyra
Posted by: Khyra | July 16, 2009 at 09:29 AM
Scooter is very cute, but not really what we think of as a "dog". he seems more like a gerbil. hee hee!
Posted by: the 4 Bs | July 16, 2009 at 09:37 AM
He is so cute.
Posted by: Umar | July 16, 2009 at 11:20 AM
Oh what a cute little guy Scooter is..
Big Sloppy Kisses
Gus, Louie and Callie
Posted by: gus, louie and callie | July 16, 2009 at 01:55 PM
as clumsy and uncorrdinated as i am..? that dog wouldn't have lasted out the day..i'd be scraping him off the bottom of my shoe..he's sooo tiny..would scare me to have him or anything that small in my house..eek
Posted by: jackie | July 16, 2009 at 02:12 PM
Same here, jackie, though I'd sure love to visit him!
Posted by: pam | July 16, 2009 at 03:14 PM
what an incredibly tiny dog!
Posted by: Clive | July 16, 2009 at 03:17 PM
Now that's just too darn small!!!!!
The pet hamptser will have him running the hampster wheel in no time!!!!
Posted by: Jimmy | July 16, 2009 at 04:34 PM
Pretty soon they will be like bugs, nano-puppies.
Posted by: Tom and Icy | July 16, 2009 at 06:18 PM
I love Maltese, they have such incredible fur, but that little guy might be a wee bit on the small side for a companion.
Posted by: Utenzi | July 16, 2009 at 10:40 PM
Oh this guy is just adorable! I can't believe how tiny he is though. I step on our tiny Miss Girl kitty - and she is a giant in comparison!
Posted by: Tammy | July 17, 2009 at 02:21 PM