Standing at nearly 43 inches tall
from paw to shoulder and weighing a staggering 245lbs could this be the world's
new tallest dog? Pictured here in the parks of Tuscon, Arizona, George, a
four-year-old blue great dane, looks more like a miniature horse than a dog.
More images after a break.......
'Giant George' and owner Dave Nasser share a couch together: The four-year-old blue great dane, weighs a staggering 245lbs and measures almost 43ins at the shoulder. The gentle giant, who measures 7ft 3ins from nose to tail, could be a prime contender to take the title from the former record holder, Gibson, a harlequin Great Dane who passed away from cancer last August.
'Giant George' and owner Dave Nasser share a couch together: The four-year-old blue great dane, weighs a staggering 245lbs and measures almost 43ins at the shoulder. The gentle giant, who measures 7ft 3ins from nose to tail, could be a prime contender to take the title from the former record holder, Gibson, a harlequin Great Dane who passed away from cancer last August.
Now George's owners, David and Christine
Nasser, are awaiting confirmation from Guinness World Records to see if he has
achieved the lofty heights.
'He's 42.625 inches at the shoulder,' said
David. 'He's very very unique.'
According to David, George consumes 110lbs of
food every month, and sleeps alone in his own Queen Size Bed. 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 tucks away 110lbs of food every month
With size comes problems: The giant great
dane barely fits in the back of his owner's SUV
The couple eventually had to move their aptly
named dog out of their king sized bed, when he grew too large for the three of
them to share the same sheets.
Dr. William Wallace of the Buena Pet Clinic in
Tucson, who witnessed the documentation necessary for the Guinness record, said:
'In my 45 years of experience working with giant breed dogs, without question,
George is the tallest dog I have ever seen.'
David is currently rushing to get that
necessary documentation into Guinness as other dog owners are coming forth
claiming the record. As they wait for the results to come through, George is
busy occupying himself with his new found stardom and even has a Facebook fan
page and Twitter accounts for his adorning fans. It appears as though the sky's
the limit for this mammoth hound.
Paws for thought: George's giant feet dwarf his
owner Dave Nassar's hand. Last August the worldís tallest dog, Gibson, a
harlequin Great Dane, passed away from cancer
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