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Gibson - Worlds Tallest Dawg! - Guiness Agrees
2005-10-26



With all the dreariness - We need some fun

7-Foot Great Dane Is World's Tallest Dog

POSTED: 3:38 pm EDT October 26, 2005
UPDATED: 5:39 pm EDT October 26, 2005

A 3-year-old Great Dane in Sacramento, Calif., has been named the world's tallest dog by Guinness Book of World Records.

The award-winning dog, named Gibson, stands 7 feet tall when upright, according to the report.

He was officially named the planet's tallest dog Tuesday by officials with Guinness who flew to California from England to see Gibson.

Gibson's owner, Sandy Hall, said she never dreamed Gibson would turn out to be the planet's tallest dog. She said the dog is a gift.

"I've had Danes since 1981," Hall said. "I've never seen anything like this --ever."

Several neighbors in the county know about the record-holding dog, which dwarfs an average-sized golden retriever.

"I've seen him twice now, and he's a really tall dog," a neighbor said.

Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.


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Gibson has a website :Gibson
Posted by:BigEd

#7  And this story brings to mind this image... defiance is the only recourse, at times.
Posted by: .com   2005-10-26 22:21  

#6  I thought Janet Reno was the....
Posted by: Frank G   2005-10-26 21:07  

#5  My ex-BF had a Great Dane. I swear the beast would mix himself a martini and sit on the couch with us to watch TV. He was d-u-m-b though. Big and stupid, not a good blend in a dawg.
Posted by: Seafarious   2005-10-26 20:54  

#4  A legit 7 footer? The Celtics could sure use him.
Posted by: Raj   2005-10-26 19:22  

#3  Hard to believe an Irish wOOf hound doesn't take this particular prize.
Posted by: Shipman   2005-10-26 19:03  

#2  Woof
Posted by: Red Dog   2005-10-26 18:57  

#1  A previous holder of the world's tallest dog, also a Great Dane, was at a pub a few hundred yards from where I grew up north of London. My first close encounter with the dog was when I was at the bar having a beer and a bag of crisps (potato chips). The dog was behind the counter watching me intently. I put down my bag of crisps to take a sip of my beer and the dog immediately reached its head across the bar and had my crisps bag and all before I could react.
Posted by: phil_b   2005-10-26 18:23  

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