All these places have their moments, with small dogs and friends i still can recall. Some are dead and some are living, in my life i’ve loved them all.

via Herald Sun

Further proving that small dogs are 100% magic, this little chihuahua pup was born with an actual heart shaped spot in its fur! I’ll take a baker’s dozen, stat.

via Terrific Pets

I’ll drink to that:

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Today’s Small Dog Headlines:
Canine removed from voter rolls
Police dog sniffs out letterbox smashers
Plenty of tails are wagging at dog parks
Give us a grin, you old dog
One Woman Crusade Against Dog Theft
How do I instill fear in a dog?

I want you to know: despite my appearance at this function, I remain now, and will always be, a small dog.

via USA Today

Mark from Dogs With Cones wrote in yesterday to alert me to some really important small dog news. The Guinness Book of World’s Records has named Ducky, a little Chihuahua, the world’s smallest dog! Weighing in at 1.4 lbs and measuring 4.9 inches tall, Lisa Messier, Ducky’s owner says she paid $5,000 for him (according to USA Today, “based on his current weight, that’s $223.21 an ounce or $1,020.41 an inch.”) “Now, under Messier’s tutelage, he’s taken to wearing a tiny suede jacket with crystals.” More photos please. You should take time to read Lisa’s letter to USA Today, which is a fascinating look into the life and times of Ducky.

via Live Science

This isn’t exactly small dog news, but I feel it is noteworthy nonetheless. 3 baby tigers were rejected by their mother and took a particular liking to a dog that had recently given birth to her own litter of puppies. That photo shows the mother nursing the three tigers and her own pup. Awww.

I’ll drink to that:

via All About Great Danes

Today’s Small Dog Headlines:

New Law Mandates No Pet Left Behind

Doggone little recourse when pet hurt at park

Go Green: Eco-Friendly Pet Option

Man Who Saved Dog From Fire Dies

BigLaw and the Humane Society Show Their Puppy Love

I study nuclear science, I love my classes, I got a crazy small dog, he wears dark glasses. Things are going great, and they’re only getting better, I’m doing all right, getting good grades, the future’s so bright, I gotta wear shades

Do you ever feel like you just don’t have enough time for your small dog? Well, for all the busy, forward thinking professionals out there, the Akron Beacon Journal reports that a company called Flexpetz now offers temporary dog ownership in San Diego and Los Angeles. “Now busy people can time-share a pooch, a small dog for a pocketbook shopping trip or a luxurious Afghan hound for an afternoon at the park. A Flexpetz membership enables them to become part of each Flexpetz dog’s extended family by providing a level of dog ownership on an occasional basis, while imparting each dog with the love of multiple human friends.” Who knew you could temporarily be welcomed in a small dog’s extended family for just $39.99 a month?!?!?! Still loving progress, and “pocketbook shopping trips,” what?

A new study shows that a dog’s tail tells all. “They measured the angle of the wag and concluded if it the tail favors the dog’s left side, he’s not so pleased about what he sees. On the right side, he’s happy…’They’re taking a protractor looking at the deflection of the tail. Most of us are not going to be able to be that careful in reading something like that,’ Zawistowski says.” Speak for yourself Zawistowski.

Finally, USA Today reports that, Mexican status-seekers drawn to ‘gringo’ Chihuahuas. We outsource everything else, why must we try and take credit for and profit off the Chihuahuas of the world? Silly gringos.

I’ll drink to that:

via Terrific Pets

Today’s Small Dog Headlines:

Puppy Prozac to help stressed pets

Puppy abandoned in biscuit box

Woman accused of hoarding dogs in trailer appears in court

Family copes with trauma of dog attack

Legislation gets tough on dog owners