A tiny puppy named Beyonce, not much bigger than a business card, has defied odds by surviving. At a day old, Beyonce could fit in a tablespoon. Now, at a little more than 2 weeks old, she is almost as big as an iPhone. 
 
 Beyonce’s mother, Casey, a dachshund mix, was abandoned by her owners and living on the streets of San Bernardino, Calif., when she was picked up by Devore Animal Control. 
 
 The pregnant Casey was then scheduled to be spayed and have her puppies aborted, as happens with many stray pregnant dogs, when a veterinarian determined she was too far along to end the pregnancy. 
 
 Casey was scheduled for euthanasia — with her pups inside her — when the Grace Foundation in Northern California came to the rescue. 
 
 “They call us when there is absolutely no other alternative, when these dogs are on death row,” Jeanne Warr, the Grace Foundation’s director of operations, told ABCNews.com. 
 
 An ultrasound showed that Casey was carrying five puppies, one of which was “abnormally small,” said Warr.”At that point, they didn’t even know if she was going to be stillborn or a viable puppy,” 
 
 On March 8, Casey delivered all her puppies, and Beyonce came out last. 
 
 “She was not breathing. Her heart was not pumping,” Warr said. “Dr. Michael Russell did some little chest compressions on her and Beth DeCaprio [the Grace Foundation's executive director], gave her mouth-to-mouth … and she made it.” 
 
 The foundation reports that Beyonce is “thriving and normal in every way,” despite her shaky start. 
 
 In about six weeks, Beyonce, the four other pups and mom Casey will all be up for adoption. The foundation has already alerted the Guinness World Records that it might have the world’s tiniest dog on its hands. 
 
 “It’s a remarkable story. You don’t expect dogs to survive with that many chances of death,” Warr said. “She is just a remarkable little survivor.” 

 Just in time for National Puppy Day, here comes the smallest, cutest puppy in the long and storied history of small and cute puppies. 
 
 A dachshund mix named ‘Beyonce’ will go up for adoption near Sacramento soon. The Grace Foundation of Northen California, which rescued the dog’s mother from Devore Animal Control, says it has submitted an application with the Guinness Book of World Records and Beyonce could be the world’s smallest dog. 
 
 The puppy barely survived being born on March 8, needing mouth-to-mouth and chest compressions from veterinarian Dr. Michael Russell in the first minutes of her life. Beyonce was the fifth and final dog of her litter to be born and wasn’t breathing at first. Her mother had been living on the streets and was almost euthanized before being rescued. The Grace Foundation is now publicizing the event to gain visibility for rescue dogs and spaying and neutering pets. 
 
 Photos come courtesy of Lisa Van Dyke and El Dorado DOG Photography.
– A puppy so small that she could fit into a spoon when she was a newborn could set the record for the world's tiniest dog. Beyonce, a dachshund mix, is now two weeks old, and still only the size of a business card. She was the fifth of five puppies born to a dog rescued from the streets, and wasn't breathing when she came into the world. A vet saved her with mouth-to-mouth and chest compressions in the first minutes of her life, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. The Grace Foundation animal rescue group in northern California has submitted an application to the Guinness Book of Records. The foundation was contacted when the mother was about to be euthanized with the pups still inside her. “It’s a remarkable story. You don’t expect dogs to survive with that many chances of death,” the foundation's director tells ABC. “She is just a remarkable little survivor." Despite her abnormally small size, Beyonce is thriving and will soon be put up for adoption.