This just hasn’t been a good few weeks for canine world record holders. Earlier last month Gibson, the tallest dog in the world, lost his battle to cancer, and just last week the world’s oldest dog also passed away.

Now I’ve read that Scooter, the smallest dog in the world, has also passed on.
The tiny Maltese, who, at six months old, weighed in at only 14 ounces, passed away after a bad reaction to some medication. He had jumped out the hands of a handler earlier this week and broke one of his tiny legs, and the medication given …read more

A Maltese terrier puppy in New Zealand may be the smallest dog in the world, weighing in at only 14 ounces.

The six-month old fluffy white puppy, named Scooter, is also only three inches tall and just under eight inches in length, from nose to tail.
Though he is still considered a puppy, his owner Cheryl McKnight, from the east coast of New Zealand’s North Island, says he seems to have stopped growing. If this is the case Scooter will take the Smallest Dog title from a U.S. dog named Boo Boo, a chihuahua that towers over Scooter at nearly four inches …read more

I wrote Sunday about Scooter, the pug who was stolen on Christmas Eve and given to the thief’s daughter as a Christmas gift.
There’s not really any good news yet, but Scooter’s rightful owners have set up an email address for Scooter sightings or other tips: bringscooterhome@gmail.com.
A clip of their appearance on the Today show is above.