Big Boss – The Tiny Dog

July 15th, 2005

Big BossBig Boss, the Yorkshire Terrier measured 11.94 cm (4.7 inches) tall and 12.95 cm (5.1 inches) long on his first birthday in December 1995. At that time, Big Boss was listed as the smallest dog in Guiness World Records. She belongs to Dr Chai Khanchanakom from Bangkok, Thailand.

She’s very cute, isn’t she? Yorkshire Terrier, Chihuahua, Pekingese and Shih-Tzu are recognized as ‘toy dog’ because these breeds are tiny in size!

Current smallest dog in terms of height is Whitney, also a Yorkshire Terrier, measured 7.6 cm (3 inches) on November 26, 2002. Her breeders are Christopher and Patricia Sheridan from Shoeburyness, Essex, UK.

While the smallest living dog in terms of length is a long-haired chihuahua called Danka Kordak Slovakia, measured 18.8 cm (7.4 inches) long on May 30, 2004. Danka is owned by Ing. Igor Kvetko of Revúca, Slovakia.

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