Chihuahua Therapy Dog Goes For World Record - Blog about Pet Animals

Dancer, five inches tall, is a long-haired Chihuahua therapy dog. He almost set a record for the world s smallest dog but other dogs beat him to it because they were even smaller!

Jenny Gomes, Dancer s owner, has now embarked on another mission. She made tiny Dancer spend weeks in training to learn to become the smallest therapy dog in the world. Therapy dogs can help the sick or elderly by providing companionship in times of need. Smaller dogs such as Chihuahuas are often useful because of their size and ease of which they can sit on a lap for stroking. Chihuahuas also love to be the centre of attention, so could be happy in this line of work!

According to Gomes, several therapy-dog certification agencies refused to accept Dancer because of his tiny size. Dancer (or rather, Gomes) tried a few more times and finally overcame defeat! Gomes says that everybody thinks small dogs cannot do anything useful. Now people will take the small dog seriously.

Guinness World Records will have to create a category for smallest therapy dog if they declare Dancer a record holder. Gomes hopes to hear from the UK based organisation in a few months. Caring Canines certified Dancer in January. Since then he and Gomes have visited camps for children and adults with physical and cognitive disabilities. They have also visited schools and a camp for children suffering from chronic and life-threatening illnesses.

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