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Top 10 Smallest Dog Breeds In The World.

Why small dogs are great pets? They are so adorable, charming, playful, easy to care and can take anywhere you ago. The small dogs can be your great companion. They can add lots of fun and happiness to your life. The followings are 10 smallest dog breeds in the world.

10. French Bulldog – 9 -12 kg

The French bulldog is a cute little dog with unique appearance. They only have a shoulder height of 30 cm and weigh between 9-12 kg. This breed has short face, rounded chest and round ‘bat’ ears. Despite of their small size the French Bulldogs have a muscular body and a short coat.

9. Boston Terrier – 4.5-11 kg.

The Boston terrier is a small dog breed with a square appearance. Their body is short but well-muscled. The head is square proportioned and has a short tail and a broad chest. The Boston terrier dogs only weight between 4.5-11 kg.

8. Bichon Frise – 5-10 kg

The bichon frise is a small and cute dog breed originated in Spain. The name ‘bichon frise’ is Spanish and it means ‘curly lap dog’ in English. The bichon frises are incredibly cheerful, friendly, playful and intelligent. They have a small, compact body (weigh between 5-10 kg) with a dense coat and curly white hair. The head is rounded, tail is long and plumed, the eyes are round and black. The bichon frises also have a strong resemblance with white poodles.

7. Shih Tzu – 4-7.2 kg

The Chinese name ‘Shih Tzu’ means ‘little lion’ in English. They called so because the long hair around their head resemble lion. But Shih Tzus are small (4-7.2 kg)in size, affectionate and lovely dogs. The Shih Tzus are also one of the oldest breed in the world, have bred since 8000 B.C.

6. Pug – 6-9 kg

The pug is a small, square proportioned, cute looking dogs with happy temperament. They are notable for their flat round face with deep wrinkles. The name ‘pug’ is Latin and it means ‘fist’. They named so because their face looks like human fist.

5. Papillon – 3.6-4.5 kg

The papillon is a small, friendly and affectionate toy dog. The name ‘papillon’ means ‘butterfly’, named after their butterfly like ears. The papilon dogs reach to a maximum height of 11 inches and weigh between 3.6-4.5 kg. The coat of this cute breed is long and silky. The papillon breed also has good temperament.

4. Toy Poodle – 6-7 kg

The poodles are notable for their beauty and good temperament. They are alert, intelligent, faithful and active. This breed has been popular in France since 1500. They are also known as ‘caniche’ in France, which means ‘duck dog’ in English.

There are three main types of poodles which are varied in size – toy, miniature and standard. The toy poodle is the smallest and standard poodle is the largest in the family. The toy poodles have a maximum height of 10 inches and weigh between 3-4 kg.


3. Pomeranian-1.9-3.5 kg

Pomeranians are one of most popular dog breeds in the world. They are notable for their small size, only weigh up to 3.5 kg. Pomeranians are also called as ‘poms’. Pomeranians have a long upper coat and come in 23 different colors including cream, chocolate, red, orange, white, wolf sable, and beaver sable.

2 Yorkshire Terrier- 1.3-3.2 kg

The Yorkshire terrier is a popular toy dog breed that known well for their long, silky hair. In normal case they never weigh more than 3.2 kg. They have a small head, black medium sized eyes and V shaped ears. The long, silky hair comes in different colors – steel blue and tan.

The temperament of the Yorkshire dogs depends on the training and socialization they get in puppyhood. The well trained Yorkshire dogs can be confident, courageous and bold. They are not suited for outdoor living, because they can’t withstand in too cold or too warm conditions. The Yorkshire terriers are good watchdogs. They will bark at anything they found as strange.

1. Chihuahua – 0.9-2.7 kg

With a maximum weight of 2.7 kg the Chihuahua is the smallest breed of dog in the world. The Chihuahua breed is originated in Mexico. They named after the Chihuahua state in Mexico. They have a small rounded head, erect ears and rounded eyes. There are both short haired and long haired Chihuahuas in the world. Their coast comes in a wide variety of patterns and colors. In fact Chihuahua is one of the breeds with the largest combination of patterns and coat colors.

Like every other breeds the early socialization and training is must for Chihuahuas. They are very intelligent and curious, learn tricks quickly. They are devoted to their family, have a tendency to bond with only one person in the family.

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