Where’s his saddle? Great Dane’s dog legs turn heads

Publication Date 13 September 2012

Three-year-old Great Dane Zeus officially the tallest dog in the world, according to the Guinness Book of World Records. Meet Zeus, a god among dogs. Standing on his hind legs, the humongous hound stretches to an incredible 2.23 metres, more the size of a donkey than your average Great Dane. And now the three-year-old from Michigan in the United States has been officially recognised as the tallest living dog of all time in the latest Guinness Book of World Records . Kevin Doorlag stands with his dog Zeus, the world’s tallest canine, according to the Guinness Book of World Records…MORE

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Three-year-old Great Dane Zeus officially the tallest dog in the world, according to the Guinness Book of World Records.
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Meet Zeus, a god among dogs.

Standing on his hind legs, the humongous hound stretches to an incredible 2.23 metres, more the size of a donkey than your average Great Dane.

And now the three-year-old from Michigan in the United States has been officially recognised as the tallest living dog of all time in the latest Guinness Book of World Records.

Kevin Doorlag stands with his dog Zeus. The Great Dane is now officially the world?s tallest canine, according to the Guinness Book of World Records. The three-year-old measures 44 inches from foot to shoulder and stands 7-foot-4 when on his hind legs.

Kevin Doorlag stands with his dog Zeus, the world’s tallest canine, according to the Guinness Book of World Records. Photo: AP
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Zeus, named after the Greek god, weighs 70.3 kilograms and eats about 12 cups of food a day, or one entire 13-kilogram bag of food.

He towers over his owner Denise Doorlag, who says she is regularly stopped in the street when she takes him out for a walk.

“The most common thing people ask is: ‘Is that a dog or a horse?’ and ‘Where’s his saddle?’,” Ms Doorlag said.

Zeus drinks from the kitchen faucet in Otsego, Michigan. The Great Dane is now officially the world?s tallest canine, according to the Guinness Book of World Records. The three-year-old measures 44 inches from foot to shoulder and stands 7-foot-4 when on his hind legs.

Zeus drinks from the kitchen faucet in Otsego, Michigan. Photo: AP
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“The only downside is that everything costs more, the food, medicines, transport. We had to get a van to be able to transport him. Oh, and if he steps on your foot he leaves bruises.”

Zeus measures 1.12 metres from paw to withers, the point between the shoulder blades at which the official height of a four-legged mammal is judged for the Guinness record.

He breaks the record of Giant George, another Great Dane who is an inch — 2.5 centimetres — shorter.

Among other record-holders recognised in the 57th version of best-selling reference book is 86-year-old Johanna Quaas, a retired PE teacher from Leipzig, Germany, who has been named the world’s oldest gymnast.

Egyptian-born Moustafa Ismail has been recognised for having the largest biceps and triceps, with a circumference of 64.7 centimetres.

The title of the world’s shortest woman goes to 18-year-old Joyti Amge, from the central Indian city of Nagpur, who stands at just 62.8 centimetres tall.

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