With countless stories about violence, earthquakes, and economic depression bombarding the news these days, just how far will publications reach for a positive story?

The answer is, exactly this far:

Newborn Chihuahua Is One Of The World’s Smallest Puppies

“The pup, which measures eight inches long, is thought to be one of the smallest dogs born in the UK and is just two inches short of a world record.”

Woohoooo!!! A really small dog was born!!! All is right again in the world. Stop talking — I said ALL IS RIGHT AGAIN IN THE WORLD, dammit. Now just enjoy some more teeny Chihuahua pics and stop reporting on all that other non-tiny-dog-related crap:

This photo doesn’t even prove that the dog is small, they just wanted to photograph it near some fruit.

Hellooooooo – comparably cute dogs sittin’ here in the background, blurry. Anyone?

Thank you SOOOO MUUUUUUCH for not being a story about the economy or gunfire – thankyou thankyou thankyou thankyou thankyou thankyou thankyou thankyou…