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Dwarf Hippopotamus: Dwarf hippos originated in West Africa and tend to be reclusive and nocturnal animals. And very, very cute.
Dwarf Hippopotamus: This hippo and her baby are dwarfs, but still way bigger than you and me.
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Baby Spider Monkey Holding on for dear life!
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Miniature Dachshund: Mini-wienerdog is knee-high to the grass.
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Miniature wienerdog says somebody throw me a bone!
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Pygmy Goat: Pygmy goats are originally from West Africa and were imported to the U.S. in the 1950s.
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Pygmy Goat: Mini-goats make amazing mini-goat cheese wheels.
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Pygmy Marmosets a.k.a. Pygmy Monkeys: The world's smallest species of monkey, these tree-dwellers live in the western Amazon Rain Forest and typically grow to around 5 inches. That is one mini monkey!
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Miniature Pony: Mini-ponies can be traced back to Shetland pony origins. and often take several generations to be bred down to their smallish sizes.
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Miniature Pony: Mini-ponies make excellent guide animals animals for blind people afraid or allergic to dogs, and can live in the house just as a dog might.
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Saturday 07 March
By melinda
not all miniature horses trace to shetlands. Horses left in south america by spanish explorers bred down over years and were rediscovered later in their miniature form and imported from argentina to the US.
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Friday 06 March
By lhgraphics
miniature horses do not make good service animals. I wish people would quit promoting this concept.
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Friday 13 March
By Barrie
Have you ever worked with a service Mini? I happen to have a colt that was originally trained for it; but pulled out of the program to become a show horse instead. His brother, is a fully registered service mini; whom serves his handler VERY well. He does everything to help her out, and I'm very proud of him!
Miniature horses are brilliant, and they listen very well to those whom need them. It takes a special heart to open up and let them in.
Don't speak against them, unless you've had experience working with them.
Friday 06 March
By lhgraphics
all miniature horses have small pony breeding. It is impossible to make a horse smaller by breeding down from full size horses.
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Tuesday 10 March
By srry no ur an idiot
my grandma trained and bred horses 4 years she made miniture horses with full bred horses no ponies so u dont know notin about horses so shut ur mout
Wednesday 11 March
By marysa
its not impossible mini horses can be made by full bred horses with a defult wich can make them smaller like some ppl r born with a short or small gene in them thats happens to horses 2 u have a point yeah some mini horses r bred with ponies but there is a lot who r just horses i hate wen ppl wanna sound smart so they say yeah but all mini horses have pony in them in not true
Saturday 07 March
By c
Of course they are not good service animals. They are useless. They are kept like pets. People get bored and breed things for no reason but boredom. I guess
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Saturday 07 March
By Peyton
I just think no matter where they originate they are so darn stinkin cute
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Tuesday 10 March
By chris
well !!! i think mini are helpful used from handicaps peoples to cartkid pulled 80lbs race mini are fun and my kid'Z loves it ,,,if any interest to want one or more talk to me !!!! i help you
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Tuesday 10 March
By Caitlin
to cute!! omg i love it
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Friday 13 March
By courtney
I think that mini animals are so cute and would make good companions to blind or dissabled people like mini horses to big to be a dog to small to be a horse and they are great for little kids like a 2yr old whose parents are afraid that they are going to get hurt the mini horse is just the right size!!!!
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Tuesday 10 March
By marysa
melinda ur an idiot its not impossible there horses my grandma trained and bred horses 4 40 years she made minature horses from full sized horses u obviously dont know anything about horses
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Wednesday 11 March
By nekkiddoglady
As to those who comment about the horses being service animals..
no one said that the people who made this gallery/article were intelligent...
"miniature weinerdog".. couldnt do the research to learn how to spell DACHSHUND?
"Miniature chihuahua"? Chihuahuas come in ONE size.. there's no "mini" versions.. they are the smallest dog breed at 6 pds or less.. there's no smaller sizes, because they are already the smallest breed!
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Monday 16 March
By eileen
actually chiuauahs can be breed to be smaller, my sister owns one, its a mix between a toy terrior and a chiuauah it is 5 pounds, not to mention dwarfisim happens in animals to! so it is possible adult and grown chiuauahs are 10 pounds thanks take care n read up
p.s. i icant believe im having this disscuion lol
Thursday 19 March
By Heidi
My sister in law has a tea cup chihuahua whitch weighs maybe a pound. So yes, chihuahuas can be smaller than "normal" size. As for them not spelling out Dachshund, so what!! It was cut calling them wiener dogs, which I am the proud owner of one. And we call him a wiener dog all the time. Get the stick out of your butt you pompus twit!!
Apparently you have never seen a teacup chihuahua or you wouldnt be saying that chihuahuas come in only one size. Maybe YOU should do some research before you speak.
Wednesday 11 March
By nekkiddoglady
Aside from the fact that they promote mini horses as service animals.. a few other things that proove that the people who wrote this article/gallery are idiots..
"Mini Wienerdog".. they couldnt take the time to do research and find that its spelled DACHSHUND.
"Mini Chihuahua".. Chihuahuas come in ONE size only! There are no "mini" versions, or any other size. They are considered the smallest breed at 6 pds or less.
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Thursday 26 March
By Al Sanchez
I'm sure that they know that they are called Dachsunds. Lighten up. Are these blogs the place where people throw out all the anger within them? Sounds like it.
Wednesday 11 March
By Edward
I have seen miniature people, I am confused.
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Wednesday 11 March
By Athena
Most miniatures are stunted, deformed animals! "Guide horses' must have a companion horse to live with them, so you're talking about keeping 2 of them. Everything man manipulates is uaually defective. Look at show dogs, especially the Cocker Spaniel. Can you imagine taking such a dog into the field? Without extensive clipping the dog is just a big hair ball. The temperament has been ruined as well.
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Monday 27 April
By Gail
No reputable dog breeder would deliberately aim to produce "teacup" toy dogs such as Chihuahuas or Yorkies or Poodles. Chihuahuas and Yorkshire Terriers and Toy Poodles are already very small dogs; to deliberately try to reduce their size from the standard of various kennel clubs (i.e. AKC, CKC, FCI) would imperil the health of these already physically delicate dogs. Ditto for the other end of the spectrum - there is no 'breed' or 'variety' of Emperor Poodle Doberman; they are merely catchy names tacked on to various dogs who happened to be born oversized for their breeds. If some unscrupulous person is deliberately, in defiance of breed standards, breeding Teacup Poodles or Yorkies or Chihuahuas, they should be avoided at all costs.