Tuesday, 12 August 2014

Giant George - The Tallest dog Ever

Giant George, who died on the 17th of October 2013, weighs 7ft on his hind legs (PICTURES COMING UP!)
Giant George used to be the smallest dog out of all his brothers and sisters - now he's certainly nothing like that! 'At five months he still acted like a puppy, chasing his tail and playing games of fetch and tug-of-war with his favorite bit of rope. But he was already the size of a fully-grown Labrador,' explained Dave in his 2012 book, 'Giant George, Life with the World's Biggest Dog'.

It was about this time that Dave and his wife realized that they may have a record breaker on their hands.
'His size did not go unnoticed in the outside world. Our local park had a section for puppies but we were bullied out of it by other owners, who were scared George would hurt their pups,' said Dave.
'Eventually he outgrew the single mattress we placed there for him and preferred instead the comfort of our king-sized bed — sprawling between us like some over-indulged prince while we spent half the night clinging onto the edges.

 One man and his giant dog: George and Dave pose with the Guinness certificate
 David and Christine raised George from when he was 7 weeks old, but never expected him to grow so big
 Magnificent: George measures more than 7ft from nose to tail and tucked away 180lbs of food every month
RIP: Giant George the world's largest ever dog sadly passed away on October 17th - here he is sitting with his dad Dave Nasser
Huge: Standing at nearly 43 inches tall from paw to shoulder and weighing a staggering 245lbs George was the reigning Guinness record holder for tallest dog on Earth






Proud Parent: Christie Nasser with her George at home in Tucson, Arizona in 2011
Standing almost four-foot-tall at the shoulder and seven-foot three-inches on his hind legs, George consumes 180 pounds of food a month and sleeps on a queen sized mattress

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