This is the adorable moment Britain’s dinkiest dog embarked on her first walk despite being too small to fit the littlest of leads.
Pocket-sized puppy Mini is just 7ins long and slips out of every shop-bought collar.
But owner Emma Williams was determined to let her enjoy a walk like other dogs and had to use the handle end of a lead to keep a rein on her.
Pic Alex Newstead/BNPS
One small step for man….One giant leap for Britain’s smallest dog…
This is the adorable moment Britain’s cutest canine embarked on her first walk, despite being too tiny to fit the littlest of leads.
Pocket-sized Mini is just seven inches long and slips through every shop-bought collar, but her dedicated owner was determined to let her enjoy a walk like other dogs.
Emma Williams(29) took the little pooch out for a stroll where she was surprised to find she enjoyed the crisp November air, but had to wrap her up in a child’s sock to keep warm.
Despite being pointed at by members of the public and being mistaken for a rat, Mini ran along the seafront in Sandbanks, Dorset, quite happily.
Britain’s tiniest dog, Mini, is just 7ins long and slips out of every shop-bought collar
The large St Bernard dog towered over Mimi when they met on the seafront in Dorest
Owner Emma Emma, 29, wrapped Mini up in an adjusted sock to keep her miniature pet warm
Even then, there was little chance Mini would have run off from her owner as Emma’s walking pace is still as fast as the puppy going at full pelt.
Emma, 29, also wrapped Mini up in an adjusted child’s sock to keep her miniature pet warm.
After the walk the Yorkshire terrier-Chihuahua cross breed was so exhausted that she had to take a well-earned rest in her favourite spot: a Mulberry handbag
When the tiny dog was born, owner Emma, a marketing accounts manager, fed her milk formula every two hours
Emma, a marketing accounts manager, became a surrogate mum to Mini and fed her a
a milk formula every two hours.
The pooch is now almost fully grown but still weighs less than one pound. Dogs of the same breed weigh double what she does at this age.
Emma said: ‘When I took Mini out for a walk everyone stopped to talk to her, a few people even thought I was walking a pet rat which was very funny.
‘She got a bit chilly when we are out, but I couldn’t find a little coat for her, so I made her a coat out of a children’s sock.
‘She can’t fit into a collar yet, she had one made but still hasn’t grown into it and I have the same problem with leads.
‘During the walk pretty much everything was an obstacle, so we mainly walked along the beach.
‘Mini loved meeting new dogs, although most don’t know what to make of her.
‘She may be small but she is the boss at home and she seems to have no idea just how tiny she is.
‘Her favourite place in in my Mulberry handbag, which has now become the dog carry case; she obviously has expensive taste.’
Pocket-sized puppy Mini is just 7ins long. At one point during the walk, a member of the public mistook her for a rat
Mini was the runt of a litter of six puppies and weighed just 1.3ozs, little more than an egg, when she was born
Owner Emma says Mini loves her my Mulberry handbag, which has now become the carry case for a dog with expensive taste
Dogs of the same breed weigh double what Mini does at this age, but the Yorkshire terrier-Chihuahua cross still got to enjoy her stroll before relaxing in a pocket
