my 8 year old asked this one
2007-11-06 03:52:24 · 14 answers · asked by cecilframpton 3 in Pets ➔ Dogs
Depends: tallest, heaviest, widest...
The tallest in the Irish Wolfhound, which can be seven feet when it stands on its hind legs.
I'm pretty sure St. Bernards are the heaviest; don't take my word for gospel, though.
2007-11-06 04:23:36 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Old English Mastiff is the LARGEST breed of dog in the world .
.They can weigh anywhere from 110 pounds to the 343 pounds. Zorba,an English mastiff ,held the world record of the world's largest dog. Although most Mastiff males weigh around 160-230 pounds and females around 120-190 pounds. The height of a mastiff can range from 25 inches at the shoulder to 36 inches .
The Irish Wolf Hound and Great Dane can be taller then the mastiff , but do not match the mastiff for weight and over all size .
The mastiff is also one of the most powerful dog in the world . My friends mastiff "Abraham " was the top weight pull dog in North America in 2004 "PULLING 7300 P
2007-11-06 12:24:53 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
New Record for Largest Dog in the World?
Also: Duke the Flying Border Collie
And: Wolfhound Skips Rope
See also "Biggest Dog, Smallest Dog, Shortest Dog, Tallest Dog" (Updated 2007)
PEABODY, Mass. (USA) — I say, has anyone seen a 283-pound dog out there?
If you have, you have a few days to call up Guinness World Records before they hand over the Largest Dog award to "Hercules", an English Mastiff with a 38-inch neck and 282 pounds of pure dog.
Nine-year-old David DeLauri of Lynn, MA overheard his father talking to the dog's guardian John Flynn earlier this week. The youngster had been reading the Guinness Book and was quick to point out that Hercules is a record-breaker.
Sure enough, after faxing veterinary records to the Guinness office in New York, Mr. Flynn was notified that his pooch (does the word "pooch" still apply to dogs who weigh as much as Hulk Hogan?) will be listed as the official Largest Dog in the World unless someone else comes forward.
With "paws the size of softballs" (reports the Boston Herald), the three-year-old behemoth outpaces his breed's average 200lb. limit, although Mr. Flynn indicates that there has been nothing abnormal about his diet. He reports, "I fed him normal food and he just grew."
LEICESTERSHIRE — Hercules' sheer volume may have won him the Largest Dog title, but apparently the Heaviest Dog title still rests with "Kell" who weighed in at 286 (just four lbs. heavier) in August of 1999. This English Mastiff, however, only has a 32-inch neck.
2007-11-06 11:57:29 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
English Mastiff or St. Bernard for weight, or Great Dane or Irish Wolfhound for height. You could also look up the Guiness Book of World Records website to see who the current record holder is.
2007-11-06 11:57:43 · answer #4 · answered by doglover 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Irish Wolfhound
2007-11-06 11:57:11 · answer #5 · answered by Boxer Lover 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Saint Bernard
2007-11-06 11:59:30 · answer #6 · answered by Teddy's Mom 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
English mastiff for weight, Irish wolfhound for height.
2007-11-06 12:21:43 · answer #7 · answered by drb 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
well are you talking allaround biggest that's the English mastiff bu the tallest dog I believe is the Irish wolf hound (I'm trying to remember...
2007-11-06 12:01:29 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would think the Irish Wolf Hound
2007-11-06 11:58:04 · answer #9 · answered by daisydoodahbbk 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Clifford 'The Big Red Dog' is the largest I know of!
2007-11-06 12:23:03 · answer #10 · answered by Petero 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋