Discover Yahoo! With Your Friends

Explore news, videos, and much more based on what your friends are reading and watching. Publish your own activity and retain full control.

To get started, first

YOUR FRIENDS' ACTIVITY

    NJ mini terrier named smallest working dog

    ABSECON, N.J. (AP) — A mini Yorkshire terrier from New Jersey is now in the Guinness Book of World Records.

    Tiny "Lucy," who weighs just 2½ pounds, was named the world's smallest working dog last week, bumping out a 6.6-pound police dog in Japan.

    Three-year-old Lucy works as a therapy dog through the Cherry Hill program Leashes of Love.

    She was headed for a pound two years ago when a woman brought her into the Paw Dazzle pet boutique in Smithville.

    Shop owner Sally Leone Montufar decided to keep her. She tells The Courier-Post of Cherry Hill (http://on.cpsj.com/zK2hUr ) the Yorkie was lethargic then. But Lucy was brought back to health and has been trained for her therapy work. She visits hospitals, nursing homes and special schools, often wearing dresses and bonnets.

    ___

    Information from: Courier-Post, http://www.courierpostonline.com/

     

    19 comments

    • Poo Poo  •  Sodus, New York  •  4 mths ago
      This article is really stupid without any picture! Yeah and I have a 45lb house cat too....
    • Maria M  •  Scranton, Pennsylvania  •  4 mths ago
      I want picture proof!!!
    • Try one.. be creative  •  Raleigh, North Carolina  •  4 mths ago
      No pic. Impact missed.
    • skolasaurus  •  Raleigh, North Carolina  •  4 mths ago
      Thanks Yahoo! Somehow you always manage a picture of a Kardashian...
    • RichardL  •  Fayetteville, Arkansas  •  4 mths ago
      A photograph or two would have made this story much more interesting.
    • Smokey Joe  •  Sunnyvale, California  •  4 mths ago
      Suckered again ! The more the story warrants a picture, the less likely it will have one. Thanks for the laugh Yahoo.
    • proud conservative  •  Mobile, Alabama  •  4 mths ago
      Gee guys...I see a picture!
      • Brenda 4 mths ago
        I got the picture too.
      • m 4 mths ago
        Same here!
    • Bill  •  4 mths ago
      This just in... Sasquatch catches Loch Ness Monster while fishing with Elvis.
    • Jan  •  4 mths ago
      my daughter poodle was pictured with a can of coke to show how small PENNY was..This Lady could have don something like taht to prove how small yorkie was.
    • Goddess Ellen  •  4 mths ago
      Theres a pic now lol
    • MahLi  •  Searcy, Arkansas  •  4 mths ago
      ust've fixed it - photo now. Cute.
    • Kentucky  •  4 mths ago
      Really is there a point of having a story like this with no picture?
    • Neal  •  4 mths ago
      FAIL no pic
    • Liz  •  4 mths ago
      Wonderful story. However, I don't believe a yorkie was truly "headed for the pound". Practically anyone would want one or know someone else who would. Secondly, a therapy dog is not really a "working dog" of the same caliber as a police dog, although they do important work.
    • Divine Swine  •  4 mths ago
      I thought the dog was going to have a real job, like herding or hunting or something, but I guess its too prissy. Yorkies=Ick.
    • Manyinone  •  4 mths ago
      There is NO SUCH THING as a "MINI" yorkie THEY ARE YORKIES!! just as there are no such thing as 'teacup' (chi, yorkie, or ANY breed). these stupid names for these ill bred dogs just go to show how stupid their owners are to call them "MINI".
      • Brenda 4 mths ago
        Maybe YOUR chi is not a teacup, but mine is! :-)
      • Divine Swine 4 mths ago
        Teacups are created by breeding two runts. They are much smaller than prime of examples of their breeds should be. Its genetically irresponsible.
    • cabe  •  4 mths ago
      A "therapy dog" is such a joke. It just means your dog won't bite some kid who tries to pet it. I can bring in a lizard and call it a therapy pet. The owners of 'therapy dogs' are always old single ugly women who can't snag a man and therefore try to find meaning in their lives by creating 'therapy dogs'. Pretty sad.
    • Ellen  •  White Plains, Maryland  •  4 mths ago
      OMG! I just saw a flying saucer......oh look, the Martians have landed!
    • Sean  •  4 mths ago
      Second terrible story of the day. Im sorry Yahoo, but we need to see other people......
    [ [ [['Connery is an experienced stuntman', 2]], 'http://yhoo.it/KeQd0p', '[Slideshow: See photos taken on the way down]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['Connery is an experienced stuntman', 7]], ' http://yhoo.it/KpUoHO', '[Slideshow: Death-defying daredevils]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['know that we have confidence in', 3]], 'http://yhoo.it/LqYjAX ', '[Related: The Secret Service guide to Cartagena]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['We picked up this other dog and', 5]], 'http://yhoo.it/JUSxvi', '[Related: 8 common dog fears, how to calm them]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['accused of running a fake hepatitis B', 5]], 'http://bit.ly/JnoJYN', '[Related: Did WH share raid details with filmmakers?]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['accused of running a fake hepatitis B', 3]], 'http://bit.ly/KoKiqJ', '[Factbox: AQAP, al-Qaeda in Yemen]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['have my contacts on or glasses', 3]], 'http://abcn.ws/KTE5AZ', '[Related: Should the murder charge be dropped?]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['have made this nation great as Sarah Palin', 5]], 'http://yhoo.it/JD7nlD', '[Related: Bristol Palin reality show debuts June 19]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['have made this nation great as Sarah Palin', 1]], 'http://bit.ly/JRPFRO', '[Related: McCain adviser who vetted Palin weighs in on VP race]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['A JetBlue flight from New York to Las Vegas', 3]], 'http://yhoo.it/GV9zpj', '[Related: View photos of the JetBlue plane in Amarillo]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['the 28-year-old neighborhood watchman who shot and killed', 15]], 'http://news.yahoo.com/photos/white-house-stays-out-of-teen-s-killing-slideshow/', 'Click image to see more photos', 'http://l.yimg.com/cv/ip/ap/default/120411/martinzimmermen.jpg', '630', ' ', 'AP', ], [ [['Titanic', 7]], 'http://news.yahoo.com/titanic-anniversary/', ' ', 'http://l.yimg.com/a/p/us/news/editorial/b/4e/b4e5ad9f00b5dfeeec2226d53e173569.jpeg', '550', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['He was in shock and still strapped to his seat', 6]], 'http://news.yahoo.com/photos/navy-jet-crashes-in-virginia-slideshow/', 'Click image to see more photos', 'http://l.yimg.com/cv/ip/ap/default/120406/jet_ap.jpg', '630', ' ', 'AP', ], [ [['xxxxxxxxxxxx', 11]], 'http://news.yahoo.com/photos/russian-grannies-win-bid-to-sing-at-eurovision-1331223625-slideshow/', 'Click image to see more photos', 'http://l.yimg.com/a/p/us/news/editorial/1/56/156d92f2760dcd3e75bcd649a8b85fcf.jpeg', '500', ' ', 'AP', ] ]
    [ [ [['did not go as far his colleague', 8]], '29438204', '0' ], [ [[' the 28-year-old neighborhood watchman who shot and killed', 4]], '28924649', '0' ], [ [['because I know God protects me', 14], ['Brian Snow was at a nearby credit union', 5]], '28811216', '0' ], [ [['The state news agency RIA-Novosti quoted Rosaviatsiya', 6]], '28805461', '0' ], [ [['measure all but certain to fail in the face of bipartisan', 4]], '28771014', '0' ], [ [['matter what you do in this case', 5]], '28759848', '0' ], [ [['presume laws are constitutional', 7]], '28747556', '0' ], [ [['has destroyed 15 to 25 houses', 7]], '28744868', '0' ], [ [['short answer is yes', 7]], '28746030', '0' ], [ [['opportunity to tell the real story', 7]], '28731764', '0' ], [ [['entirely respectable way to put off the searing constitutional controversy', 7]], '28723797', '0' ], [ [['point of my campaign is that big ideas matter', 9]], '28712293', '0' ], [ [['As the standoff dragged into a second day', 7]], '28687424', '0' ], [ [['French police stepped up the search', 17]], '28667224', '0' ], [ [['Seeking to elevate his candidacy back to a general', 8]], '28660934', '0' ], [ [['The tragic story of Trayvon Martin', 4]], '28647343', '0' ], [ [['Karzai will get a chance soon to express', 8]], '28630306', '0' ], [ [['powerful storms stretching', 8]], '28493546', '0' ], [ [['basic norm that death is private', 6]], '28413590', '0' ], [ [['songwriter also saw a surge in sales for her debut album', 6]], '28413590', '1', 'Watch music videos from Whitney Houston ', 'on Yahoo! Music', 'http://music.yahoo.com' ], [ [['keyword', 99999999999999999999999]], 'videoID', '1', 'overwrite-pre-description', 'overwrite-link-string', 'overwrite-link-url' ] ]
    Loading...