Giant George, The World Record Great Dane
Giant George an Arizona great dane has been named the worlds largest dog. Standing at 3’7’’ tall from paw to shoulder and weighing in at 245 pounds he is confirmed to holds the worlds record by Guinness judges. More impressively this translates to 7’3’’ from nose to tail, which means this beast would not fit on a king sized bed unless he was laying diagonally.
George is 4 years old and consumes 110 pounds of dog food per month. Doing some quick math that comes out to close to 3 tons of food consumed during his life time. I would not really want to see the back yard where he makes his deposits.
Recently a guest on Oprah Giant George displayed the common great dane trick of using furniture in much the same way that people use furniture, when he sat down next to his owner, butt on the couch.
Great danes are known for being extremely large dogs but the sheer mammoth size of George is unusual. Male danes do not normally exceed 180 pounds and females normally do not exceed 130 pounds. Breeders may attempt to increase the size of their breeds over time so I would expect George to claim a pretty high stud fee.
The former title holder Gibson died of bone cancer in 2009 but was famous for his temperament and was actually a registered therapy dog. Meaning that he had passed a number of test on obedience and temperament. And was approved to be brought to hospitals and nursing homes to and provide the healing touch and companionship that only mans best friend can provide to sick patients.
Great danes are famous for many things and have been featured prominently in cartoon, movies, and norse sagas. They are also famous for being amazingly humanlike and assimilating into families very easily and quickly. Great dane owners often claim that they could not imagine owning any other breed.