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…”

  16. Bethi Keating

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    Clefties are just smaller, they don’t all have other problems and if they do it doesn’t mean they are in happy, videos show that she is a happy little pup .my mother has a pup with scoliosis and apart from being rather hump backed she is the happiest little mad thing ever :

  24. Connie Plettner

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    Really, well I’ve had three that all needed surgery. They all were able to walk more play longer and sleep so much better. I even have A/C so they didn’t have to work so hard panty. But glad to know thanks.

  26. Sheila Nolan

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    Well, as a Pug breeder of 15 years AND a Vet Tech, I can tell you right now that you are incorrect about Cleft Palate pups. I know from personal experience, as well as from 20+years of people trying to raise Cleft Palate pups, that it’s a nearly impossible attempt, and that about 90% of the pups die from aspiration pneumonia before they are of weaning age. Now, I don’t know if you have every had pneumonia or any other sort of breathing problem that keeps you from being able to catch a breath, but I can tell you that it’s horrible…agonizing in fact. If they got this pup to the age where it no longer requires a feeding tube to be inserted several times a day ( because THAT is so enjoyable for everyone concerned) then they bets the odds, however, a Cleft Palate dog will never ave a normal life without major surgical intervention, and even then they often do not do well and they have shortened lives that are often plagued with chronic sinus infections that require medication. A good breeder, as well as most anyone who has worked in the veterinary field understands that life is about quality and that “saving” an animal who is doomed to suffer more than it enjoys life is wrong. However this person has managed to score 15 minutes of internet fame and possibly some fort of record for having the “worlds smallest puppy”. Wow, what an achievement!

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