Smallest Dog In The World? Pip the Pug Puppy Just Might Be…

by pawbuzz on in Dogs 2,472

It's not always the case, but when it comes to dogs and puppies, we're pretty sure that the smaller the pooch the cuter they are!!

That's good news for Pip the tiny pug puppy from Dudley, Wet Midlands, in England. At 4 months old, Pip weighs just over one pound and is just under four inches tall… so tiny she’s smaller than a can of soda!

The teeny, tiny pooch, Pip was born last January in a litter that included three other puppies, all of her three other siblings being twice her size! Due to a cleft palate, Pip reportedly weathered several bouts of pneumonia.

The owner, Joanne Astley, says that Pip's size hasn't gone unnoticed. People stop and stare whenever she's out for a walk. “They can't believe she's real… they all think she's a toy!”

Check out the pics and video on the next page to learn more about Pip and see how tiny and adorable Pip is!

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2,472 thoughts on “Smallest Dog In The World? Pip the Pug Puppy Just Might Be…”

  29. Sheila Nolan

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    What exactly is cute about keeping this animal alive in the face of constant suffering? Pups with cleft palates require gastric tubing to feed, they often have multiple additional problems, and respiratory problems that last throughout their entire lives. She is so small because she is extremely unhealthy and is not getting sufficient food and oxygen that she can grow like a normal pup. This is wrong on so many levels, it makes me very sad.

  31. Sheila Nolan

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    Not necessarily…it’s very probable that it’s so small because it’s unhealthy, poorly nourished and in all likelihood suffering from respiratory problems as well as it’s palate problem . While that’s not the fault of the person toiling to keep it alive, it’s their responsibility since they chose not to humanely euthanize it when the cleft palate was discovered, as most any responsible breeder would do. It’s tough to get adequate nutrition for growth into a deformed, weak and compromised puppy, because all of its food must be delivered through a gastric feeding tube until the dog is old enough to even be a candidate for surgery to repair the cleft palate…and even then the outcomes are very poor. This is such a sad story.

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