At barely the height of a tea cup, Maltese terrier pup Scooter could well be the smallest dog in world.
The tiny ball of white fluff is just 8cm tall and measures just over 20cm from his nose to his tail. While Scooter is still young, he appears to have stopped growing. The Guinness Book of World Records title holder - a long-haired chihuahua in America named Boo Boo - is bigger at just over 10cm tall. Scooter's size is also evident in his weight, or lack of it. He weighs less than a block of butter at 400 grams - and that is while he is wearing clothes. -- dailytelegraph.com.au
Owner Cheryl McKnight, from Gisborne on the east coast of New Zealand's North Island says that she got Scooter for free from her sister and that he was from a litter of 3, where the other 2 puppies grew to a normal size and Scooter stopped growing before he reached 2 months.
Let's just hope that this miniature ('teacup') puppy was not produced as a result of selective breeding where the breeder was purposefully breeding to achieve the miniature size as such actions can have a negative impact on the breed's standard and the breed's health over time. If you would like to obtain more infomation about 'teacups' and why breeding them is wrong, then follow the link: http://www.barkrescue.net/teacup.htm
Photo source: AAP
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