World's Smallest Police Dog

An 8 pound mixed breed K-9 is doing the job of a big dog.

I was recently reading about Midge, the tiny Chihuahua/Rat Terrier mix who is a certified K-9 drug detecting dog in Ohio. She has a certificate, kept at the police department where she works, from the Guinness Book of World Records recognizing her as the world's smallest drug dog. Midge is adorable and, as her handler said, she will not strike terror in the hearts of criminals but she is doing big things in the law enforcement world. The little 8 lb crime fighting dog is able to get into places that bigger dogs can't go. And she doesn't destroy the insides of vehicles during her searches like bigger dogs sometimes do, which costs the police department money to repair. Working alongside a big German Shepherd named Brutus., she not only is proving that a little dog can do a big dog's job, she is showing the world just how valuable even small mixed breed dogs, and ultimately all animals, can be. What a great day it will be when the world begins to live animal-friendly and stands up for the welfare of animals everywhere. Truly, peace on earth.