Pearl ’s auntie was the previous platter holder .
Pearl theChihuahuais officially the shortest surviving hotdog in the domain — even shorter than a television receiver remote .
When she was born , teeny Pearl weighed less than 1 ounce . Now as an adult , the 2 - class - old puppy stands at 3.59 inches grandiloquent and 5 column inch long — around the same duration as a dollar bill , Guinness World Recordssays . Pearl ’s possessor , Vanesa Semler , tells Guinness her dog is only " more or less improbable than a teacupful . "
Photo: Guinness World Records
The previous record holder , Miracle Milly , also a Chihuahua , evanesce away in 2020 . However , her spirit lives on in the current deed bearer — as Pearl ’s mother is one of Milly ’s sister .
Pearl went back to where it all started when it was time to charm her world record , getting measured at the Orlando , Fla. , infirmary where she was born . The evaluator mensurate the Chihuahuas three time using a dog measuring wicket . Per Guinness ’s rules , the measuring spanned from " the foundation of the front leg foot up to the top of the withers ( the ridge between the shoulder blades ) in a straight perpendicular line . "
Pearl ’s platter - break gained external attention when she made her television debut on a TV talent show in Milan , Italy . Semler joined her on the show , differentiate the host how her piffling puppy is a " bit of a prima donna " with very lavish tastes , who loves to eatchickenandsalmonand also enjoys getting crop up . Pearl was n’t fazed by her time in the limelight , and was very calm despite being in front of a orotund audience .
Even though she ’s officially an grownup , Semler enjoin the flamboyant pooch is still a " child at heart . " However , she fall short — er , marvellous — of being Guinness ’s shortest dog ever . That title of respect still belong to to a dwarfYorkshire terrierwho belonged to a British newspaper editor in the forties . That pup was only 2.8 inches tall .
While Pearl andteacup dogsare certainly precious and tiny — be careful . Teacups and other tiny dogs are prone to a boniface of health concerns not seen in their larger counterparts . Many are not ethically engender and sometimes come frompuppy mills , in which stock breeder ' main destination is to make a profit rather than ensuring sound reproduction .
It ’s important to do your research and find aresponsible breederor consider embrace a dog from a tax shelter alternatively .
