World's tallest dog, a Great Dane named Zeus, has just died at the age of five years, shortly before his sixth birthday. Michigan held the bragging rights of having the world's tallest dog.
The owner of the world's tallest dog, Kevin Doorlag, informed the Kalamazoo Gazette that Zeus made it to the Guinness Book of World Records back in 2012 as the tallest living dog. Zeus was 112 centimeters or 44 inches tall at the shoulder and was 218 centimeters tall on his hind legs. According to the Battle Creek Enquirer, Zeus was 75 kilograms and ate 13.6 kilograms of food every two weeks.
Zeus was able to break the previous record of a fellow Great Dane named Giant George by just one inch. If Giant George is still alive, it looks like the title of tallest living dog is his once again.
The world's tallest dog has died just last week because of old age. Sadly, he was just two months shy of his sixth birthday, according to the dog's owner Doorlag.
Because of his status as the world's tallest dog, Zeus was actually a local celebrity in the Kalamazoo area. In fact, he was frequently visited as part of various school trips. He was even known in the local hospitals as a therapy dog.
Zeus was so big that, oftentimes, small children would mistake him for a horse. Doorlag commented, "We would frequently get, 'Hey, do you have a saddle for that horse?' or 'Is that a dog or is that a pony?' Some people are just floored. It was very amusing."
Doorlag said that Zeus will always be remembered as a "wonderful dog" who loved to squeeze in his massive body on their laps whenever they sat outside on the deck at their home in Otsego. He told M Live, "We'll really miss him."
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