World's tallest living dog is Zeus, a Great Dane, according to Guinness World Records

World's tallest living dog is Zeus, a Great Dane, according to Guinness World Records

Walking around the Dallas Farmers Market with the world’s tallest living male dog — a Great Dane named Zeus, according to Guinness World Records — garners a lot of stares, smiles, photo requests and one comment in particular.

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.

Cat thinks he’s a dog and is best buds with three Great Danes

Cat thinks he’s a dog and is best buds with three Great Danes

Finnegan, 5, Oliver, three, Liberty, six and Lincoln, one (Picture: Mercury Press)‘I think people are intimidated by Great Danes because they are huge, but they are so gentle and loving.

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.

Adorable Great Dane is still obsessed with the cuddly toy she had as a puppy

Adorable Great Dane is still obsessed with the cuddly toy she had as a puppy

Too cute (Picture: Mandy Helwege / SWNS) Elliot the dog and Elliot the dragon are best pals (Picture: Mandy Helwege / SWNS)‘My Elliot was named after Elliot the Dragon, I had her name picked out shortly after she was born.

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.

Grandma’s Great Dane almost ripped off toddler’s ear in random attack

Grandma’s Great Dane almost ripped off toddler’s ear in random attack

Mother-of-four Brittany hopes Olivia doesn’t remember the incident, but said the toddler is now cautious around dogs and sometimes wakes up in the night grabbing her ear.

Skeletal Great Danes rescued from abandoned breeding farm

Skeletal Great Danes rescued from abandoned breeding farm

The dogs have now been adopted by the King of Thailand (Picture: ViralPress) They were abandoned by their owner (Picture: ViralPress) Volunteers rescued the dogs after a relative reported the case (Picture: ViralPress)A housekeeper named only as Nui, 50, allowed them into the property and a vet was able to feed and treat the dogs.

Dog owner shocked to find her great dane had 70 teeth

Dog owner shocked to find her great dane had 70 teeth

His teeth were placed all over (Picture: Aurora Rutledge/Caters News)‘Loki is a giant puppy and is very energetic – so I hadn’t had a chance to look inside his mouth myself beforehand.

Bone appétit! Pet-friendly restaurant offers $40 steak for your dog

Bone appétit! Pet-friendly restaurant offers $40 steak for your dog

The Wilson, a restaurant in New York City, is now offering a special dog-friendly menu that is available to four-legged friends coming in to dine with their humans. Chremus, an adventurous Great Dane, recently enjoyed the $16 chicken bowl, which was served with poached baby carrots, avocado and mixed greens.

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.

Mum dyes her Great Dane pink and purple to make her more ‘approachable’

Mum dyes her Great Dane pink and purple to make her more ‘approachable’

(Picture:Jessica Williams / Caters News) A mum had dyed her Great Dane pink and painted her nails, in hopes strangers will stop being so scared of her.

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.