World of the Bizarre

World's tallest dog meets up with the world's shortest dog

By T.K. Randall
May 6, 2025 ·  1 comment

The size difference is insane. Image Credit: YouTube / Guinness World Records Reggie - a Great Dane who holds the record for being the world's tallest living male dog - stands at a height of 3ft 3 inches, while Pearl - a Chihuahua who holds the record for world's shortest living dog - stands at a mere 3.6 inches in height.

Put them together and you get a meeting that is likely to be the most bizarre thing you'll see all day.

The match-up of tiny vs gigantic was arranged courtesy of Guinness World Records with the two canines meeting each other for the first time at Reggie's house in Idaho Falls.Fortunately for Pearl, Reggie is something of a gentle giant and after a quick sniff, the two seemed to get on just fine.

"Obviously, bringing the smallest dog in the world with the tallest dog in the world, there was a little bit of anxiety," Reggie's owner Sam Johnson Reiss told KUSA.

"He was very gentle, very, very kind to Pearl, as best as he could be."

You can check out a video of the meeting below.


Source: Smithsonian Magazine | Comments (1)

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