Great Dane Claims World's Tallest Dog Title: BIG PIC
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Feb. 23, 2010 -- Standing at 7 feet and 3 inches from nose to tail and weighing in at 245 pounds, this gargantuan dog is not just your average Great Dane. It's the "Greatest" Dane.
Guinness World Records announced today that "Giant George," a blue Great Dane from Tucson, Ariz., is the new Guinness World Record holder of the Tallest Dog title.
Four-year-old George measures 43 inches from paw to shoulder, as verified by a Guinness World Record adjudicator, and just squeezed past the previous record holder -- four-year-old "Titan," a white Great Dane from San Diego -- by three-quarters of an inch to claim the crown.
Titan had been awarded the title of world's tallest dog in 2009 after Gibson, a Great Dane from Grass Valley, Calif., died of bone cancer, according to the Associated Press.
George, owned by Daivd Nasser, weighs about 100 pounds more than the average Great Dane, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.
Photo credit: Guinness World Records
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