Great Dane, World's Tallest Dog

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The Guinness World Records 2013 book published Thursday recognizes Zeus of Otsego, Mich., as the world's Tallest Dog.

The 3-year-old measures 44 inches from foot to shoulder.

Standing on his hind legs, Zeus stretches to 7-foot-4 and towers over his owner, Denise Doorlag. Zeus is just an inch taller than the previous record-holder, Giant George.

Zeus weighs 155 pounds and eats around 12 cups of food a day. That's equivalent to one 30-pound bag of food.

Doorlag says she had to get a van to be able to transport Zeus.

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Sad too tho'... the larger they are, the shorter they tend to live (and develop all sorts of hip and limb issues). My cousins' bred Danes... awesome dogs. They had a 150 pounder named Caesar. One time my cousin was playing ball with him in the house... sent a ball down the wood-floor hallway. Caesar could not stop... went head and shoulders through the wall! Also... 12 cups of food/day?! WOW! Imagine the poop you'd have to clean up in the yard...

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I remember as a kid playing with a dog named "bear" because he was literally as tall as a grizzly when standing on his hind legs. His muzzle was very big like a bear's and had black medium length fur. I was around 5'10 -5'11" at the time (Now 6'3"), and he and I would wrestle in his yard playing around. When he stood up on his hind legs, I knew I was about to be pushed to the ground by his sheer size.

I have to admit - the dog in the article picture lives up to his given name. I would be a bit un-nerved though to see him drinking from the faucet that way, especially if he knew how to turn it on and off. ;)

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pony?

I remember as a kid playing with a dog named "bear" because he was literally as tall as a grizzly when standing on his hind legs. His muzzle was very big like a bear's and had black medium length fur. I was around 5'10 -5'11" at the time (Now 6'3"), and he and I would wrestle in his yard playing around. When he stood up on his hind legs, I knew I was about to be pushed to the ground by his sheer size.

I have to admit - the dog in the article picture lives up to his given name. I would be a bit un-nerved though to see him drinking from the faucet that way, especially if he knew how to turn it on and off. ;)

as long as he turns it off then all is gravy

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