Pearl is no ordinary handbag dog. She’s so tiny, her owner can just slip her into her pocket. The 2-year-old chihuahua, who measures around the same length as a dollar bill, has been named the world’s shortest dog by Guinness World Records.

Born in Florida, the United States on Sept. 1 2020, Pearl is shorter than a Popsicle stick at just 3.59 inches (8.9 centimeters) tall. She is 5 inches long — around the same as a dollar bill — and weighs a tiny 553.4 grams, a huge gain on the less than one ounce that she weighed at birth.

Pearl is related to previous record holder Miracle Milly, who measured 3.8 inches tall. She died in 2020, before Pearl was born. Pearl’s mother is one of Milly’s identical sisters, according to Guinness World Records.

A three-minute video posted to GWR’s Twitter account features a montage of Pearl going about her daily routine — taking walks, getting groomed, playing with teeny toys — in a series of fashionable outfits, including embroidered sweaters, a ballerina tutu and a heavy-looking bejeweled collar.

Her owner Vanesa Semler, who was also the owner of Miracle Milly, told Guinness World Records, “We’re blessed to have her. And to have this unique opportunity to break our own record and share with the world this amazing news.” Pearl was recently unveiled on “Lo Show Dei Record,” Guinness’ TV talent show in Italy.

Appearing alongside her at the studio in Milan, Semler said Pearl was “a bit of a diva,” though she seemed calm and unfazed in front of the live studio audience.

Semler is the owner of three other dogs, all of whom are of normal size.

Describing her pet as “small like a ball” and slightly taller than a teacup, Semler said Pearl is accustomed to a high-quality diet of chicken and salmon. She also loves “dressing up nice,” according to Semler. “We have lots of fun together,” she said, adding that her adult dog is still a “child at heart.”

Pearl’s record was confirmed after she was measured at the Crystal Creek Animal Hospital in Orlando, Florida, where she was born.

According to Guinness’ official guidelines, each measurement was taken from the base of the front leg foot up to the top of the ridge between her shoulder blades in a straight vertical line.

The smallest ever dog, a dwarf Yorkshire terrier, stood at just 2.8 inches tall and measured just 3.75 inches long, from the tip of its nose to the end of its tail. Owned by U.K.-based Arthur Marples, the tiny terrier died in 1945, before its second birthday.

Words to Learn 相关词汇

【吉娃娃】jíwáwá chihuahua a small dog of a smooth-haired, large-eyed breed originating in Mexico

【女明星】nǚmíngxīng diva a usually glamorous and successful female performer or personality

珍珠不是普通的提包狗。她太小了，主人可以把她直接塞进口袋里。

这只 2 岁的吉娃娃和一张美元钞票差不多长，被吉尼斯世界纪录认定为世界上最矮的狗。

珍珠2020年9月1日出生在美国佛罗里达州，身高比冰棒的木棒竖起来还矮，只有3.59英寸（8.9厘米）。她5英寸长，和一美元钞票差不多，体重为553.4克，比起出生时已经重了好多，那时她还不到一盎司。

珍珠出生前，最袖珍小狗的世界纪录保持者是奇迹米莉，身高3.8英寸。2020年奇迹米莉就去世了。根据吉尼斯世界纪录，珍珠的母亲是米莉的同卵姐妹之一。

吉尼斯世界纪录的推特帐户上有的一段三分钟的视频，以蒙太奇的手法讲述了珍珠的日常生活：散步，美容，玩玩具。视频中她穿着时髦，有刺绣毛衣，芭蕾舞裙和看起来颇为沉重、镶嵌着珠宝的领子。

瓦内萨•塞姆勒是珍珠和奇迹米莉的共同的主人，她告诉吉尼斯世界纪录说，“我们很幸运拥有珍珠，打破了自己此前的记录，很乐意与世界分享这个奇迹。”

珍珠最近在吉尼斯在意大利的综艺节目《吉尼斯秀》上亮相。

塞姆勒和珍珠一起出现在米兰的演播室里，她说狗狗“有明星架子”，不过珍珠在演播室现场观众面前看起来宠辱不惊。

塞姆勒还有其它三只狗，都是正常大小。

她形容珍珠“像球一样小”，比茶杯略高，习惯吃鸡肉和鲑鱼此类高品质食物。

主人还说珍珠喜欢“打扮得漂亮”。

“我们在一起很开心，”她说，虽然珍珠已经成年但“内心还是个孩子”。

珍珠出生在佛罗里达州奥兰多的晶溪动物医院，在那里接受测量后得到了吉尼斯世界记录的认定。

根据吉尼斯官方指南，测量结果是从前腿脚底到肩胛骨之间脊顶部的垂直距离。

有史以来最小的狗是一只侏儒约克夏梗犬，身高只有2.8英寸，从鼻尖到尾巴末端只有 3.75 英寸长。这只小梗犬的主人是英国的亚瑟•马普尔斯，小狗1945年去世，没活过两周岁。(SD-Agencies)