"The worst was the first six weeks. Zero sleep. I was feeding her day and night, every half hour. Sometimes I ran out of strength, had to call out of work," Pohl added.
The petite puppy is barely bigger than Pohl's cellphone or lip-gloss. "I have to keep Meysi in a cage when I'm not around because I'm afraid she'll get stepped on," Pohl said.
According to Guinness World Records guidelines dogs must be at least one year old to be recognised as the smallest dog.