2007-02-20 15:44:53 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Dogs
Irish wolfhound is the tallest and the Mastiff is the heaviest.
2007-02-20 22:38:23 · answer #1 · answered by Shepherdgirl § 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
That is a two fold question, if you are meaning heighth then it is the Irish Wolfhound which, on average stands around 32 in at the shoulder however the worlds tallest goes to a great dane who stood 42 in!
now if you are speaking of mass (heaviest), the largest is the English Mastiff, the worlds heaviest dog was Zorba the OEM that weighed 343 lbs! Mastiffs have been known to pull as more than 7300 pounds at a time, which is about the same weight as some cars---that's a bulldozer!
Bullmastiff's are not even in the top 3!
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The wolf is not even in the top half of the largest dog breeds, there are so many actual breeds of dog bigger than the wolf which has an average of 50-115 lbs depending on location and species. Breeds like the English Mastiff, Great Dane, Irish Wolfhound, St. Bernard, Neopolitan Mastiff, Spanish Mastiff....and there's more! And I don't recall her asking for "US" breeds in particular either...but if you want to go that route, the Alaskan Malamute is larger than the German Shepherd LOL, but the German shepherd was not developed in the US......take a guess where it orriginated from.........lol.
2007-02-20 23:53:07 · answer #2 · answered by sherrycranford 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The tallest current dog is an English Great Dane, who is 42 inches at the shoulder, and 8 feet from tip of nose to tip of tail. An English mastiff is the heaviest.
2007-02-21 08:09:48 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Irish Wolfhound
2007-02-21 00:19:55 · answer #4 · answered by generalbailey 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
English Mastiff
2007-02-20 23:48:54 · answer #5 · answered by jehrapha 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This will depend whether you mean 'large' by height or by weight...
For example, an Irish Wolfhound is large by height, but has a relatively light build (and doesn't eat all that much). However, Newfoundlands and Mastiffs are shorter in height, but are very heavy, big-boned dogs.
2007-02-20 23:52:50 · answer #6 · answered by Finchy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
english mastiff is the heaviest dog world record weighing in at 343lbs.(go to www.englishmastiff2.com)my pupa dad weighed 254lbs.the tallest breed is irish wolfhound but great danes can and do get as tall.my last dane was 37 inches at the shoulders.the tallest living dog at www.guinnessworldrecords.com is a great dane which is 42.2 inches tall at the shoulders.
2007-02-21 00:31:30 · answer #7 · answered by bad1998vette 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Irish Wolfhound is the largest breed, tallest anyway...
2007-02-21 00:41:45 · answer #8 · answered by sani0 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
the irish wolfhound is acouple inches taller by shoulder length than the mastiff. but the mastiff is larger by volume. it is the largest dog breed.
2007-02-21 00:21:34 · answer #9 · answered by summi_bear 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends on what you mean by largest.. by weight its the bullmastiff with some st. bernards a close second.. height is the irish wolfhound. :)
2007-02-20 23:49:22 · answer #10 · answered by old wise one ;) 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋