Brandy the Chihuahua is 6 inches long and weighs less that two pounds. Shes not allowed on the furniture because if she jumped off, shed break. Shes also, according the Guinness, officially the Smallest Dog in the World.
Brandys owner, Paulette Keller, carries her around in a sheepskin-lined purse. For fun, she dresses her in a pink Hawaiian dress. You dont pet Brandy so much as rub her with a thumb and forefinger.
Brandy made the transformation from Kellers lap ornament to the Smallest Dog in the World over a year ago. The breeder told Keller she thought Brandy was smaller than the smallest dog in the Guinness Book of World Records.
Keller took Brandy to the vet, who signed papers listing her vital statistics.
So in the 2006 Guinness book, there is bug-eyed Brandy, on the same page with the dog who can fit five tennis balls in its mouth.
The perks so far have been few. Last year, the Pedigree dog food company paid to fly Ron and Paulette Keller to Reno, where Brandy was paired with one of the largest dogs in the world for a three-day exhibit at a casino.
Keller says she doesnt care about the attention.
"I just love her," she told the St. Petersburg Times. "It wouldnt matter if shes the smallest. Shes just a really sweet dog."
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