Very big boy Zeus (the Great) is officially the world’s tallest dog

Very big boy Zeus (the Great) is officially the world’s tallest dog

The two-year-old Great Dane is stubborn but friendly (Picture: Guinness World Records)The world has a new tallest living dog, Guinness World Records has announced.Brittany Davis is delighted to have scooped up Zeus’ title (Picture: Guinness World Records)‘Ever since I was a little girl, I wanted a Great Dane named Zeus’, she explains.

A dog’s breakfast: John Stanmeyer’s best phone picture

A dog’s breakfast: John Stanmeyer’s best phone picture

Because he takes photographs all the time, with his phone as much as any other camera (the former being, to his mind, simply “a camera that makes calls”), and because great danes were bred to childlike levels of dependency, he shoots Frida constantly.

Veteran with amputated leg adopts three-legged dog with the same injury

Veteran with amputated leg adopts three-legged dog with the same injury

German Shepherd Kane lost his leg after it was severely fractured when he was hit by a car (Picture: Jam Press) People have been left in tears over a video of the new family leaving the animal shelter together (Picture: Jam Press)And a video of the moment the pair went home to start their lives together has left viewers in tears.

Hollywood hounds: canine film stars – in pictures

Hollywood hounds: canine film stars – in pictures

It was meeting a collie called Hey Hey, a direct descendant of the first dog to play Lassie, that gave author and film journalist Wendy Mitchell the idea for her new book, Citizen Canine: Dogs in the Movies.

Olaf the Great Dane is best mates with a herd of donkeys

Olaf the Great Dane is best mates with a herd of donkeys

Olaf the Great Dane has well and truly been accepted into this herd of donkeys (Picture: Caters News Agency)A giant dog has found friendship with a herd of donkeys.Come, let’s play fetch (Picture: Caters News Agency)The donkeys are equally infatuated with Olaf.

A Great Dane delivered 19 puppies — see the pics

A Great Dane delivered 19 puppies — see the pics

A 4-year-old Great Dane named Cleo recently gave birth to 19 puppies via cesarean section at Kingman Animal Hospital (KAH) in Arizona. as well as driving from Illinois, Nevada (and) California." Cleo, a 4-year-old Great Dane, gave birth to 19 healthy puppies last Saturday in Kingman, Arizona.

Small-sized dogs live longer than large breeds

Small-sized dogs live longer than large breeds

For example aversion of long fur can be one of the reasons a lot of people prefer dog breeds like Labradors or Beagles. A Great Dane (one of the largest dog breeds) has a life span of 8-10 years and a Chihuahua (smallest dog breed) can live up to 18 years.