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Tiny Yorkshire Terrier weighs the same as a small potato

The miniature Yorkshire Terrier weighs just 170 grams and can fit into a cup
Named Belle, the tiny dog lives with her owner in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
She is thought to be the smallest puppy in the UK – and possibly the world

Micro dog: Belle was two inches tall at six weeks and desperately needed to be cared for

 

pocket-sized dog weighing just 170 grams and standing just five centimetres tall is believed to be the smallest puppy in the country.

Cute: Ms Cruse holds Belle carefully in her hands as both of them look towards the camera

Belle, the miniature Yorkshire Terrier, who is just seven weeks old, lives in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, with her owner Karenza Cruse.

The pooch was named after the Tinker Bell fairy character from Peter Pan due to her small stature and feisty character. She was the only survivor out of a litter of four.

 

Unfortunately the puppy’s mother rejected her diminutive offspring shortly after birth, so Ms Cruse subsequently decided to hand-rear Belle.

Ms Cruse said: ‘In order to feed her every two hours like I have been at night time I’ve been sleeping on the sofa for the past few weeks so that it’s easier for me to get up.’

Small but perfectly formed: Belle, the cute miniature Yorkshire Terrier puppy,  is just five centimetres tall

 

 

‘She sleeps in a playpen next to me and I either set an alarm or she has actually started to wake me up when she wants feeding.’

Dedication: Ms Cruse says she has to feed Belle every two hours, so she now sleeps on the sofa

 

 

The pet owner took the canine to a specialist vet in Newmarket, who confirmed that the puppy was the smallest they had ever seen.

Sleeping beauty: Belle's mother rejected her diminutive offspring shortly after birth