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Denise Flaim, a Newsday staffer since 1994, covers companion animals – not pets -- every Monday in her Animal House column. Denise is owned by two Rhodesian Ridgebacks, and is involved in breeding, conformation (code for "dog shows"), lure-coursing (don’t worry, no one else knows what that is, either), obedience, agility and therapy-dog work. She is the historian of the Rhodesian Ridgeback Club of the United States, and author of "The Holistic Dog Book: Canine Care for the 21st Century" (Wiley, 2003) and "Getting Lucky: How One Special Dog Found Love and a Second Chance at Angel’s Gate" (Stewart, Tabori and Chang, 2005).

 

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June 13, 2007

World's smallest dog inches along

His name is Dancer. Weight: 18 ounces. Height: 5 inches at the shoulder.

Now that this Chihuahua from Lake County, Fla., has turned a year old, his owner has  sent those stats into the Guiness Book of World Records to be officially named The World's Smallest Dog. He looks like a shoe-in --literally!

Congrats, little big man!

Comments

I wanted to share this story about a dog that was found after being lost for two years. I love these stories for the happy endings and because they give me hope that Vivi can still be found.

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/no-shaggy-dog-story-as-terrier-finds-his-way-home-after-two-years-696806.html

See people, there is still a lot of hope of finding our Vivi! I'm not giving up nor are a lot of people..

Wonder how the little Terrier made it back home - someone dropped him off? He must have been in the same neighborhood. The poor little doggie.

Susan, from another Susan who believes that Vivi will be reunited with Jill and Rick. I mentioned on another post about Fred, the Basset Hound who disappeared after a move to Calif. in Dec. and was found last Wed. in a shelter parking lot in Phoenix AZ. That's about 430 miles away. The vet there is a pilot and he is flying Fred home to his astounded family. Giving up isn't an option.

Susan, I read that post about Fred. That was another great lost & found story.
I have my moments like I'm sure allot of us do, when I think about how long Vivi has been gone and feel very discouraged.
But there are enough stories about dogs being found after many months and even years to make me realize, as you said, giving up isn't an option.

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