Meet 'Giant George' the 7ft-long blue great dane who could be the world's tallest dog

Daily Mail ^ | 24th December 2009 | Mail Foreign Service

[Daffynition]

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.

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.

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[Daffynition]

[MeneMeneTekelUpharsin]

Bump for reference.

[machogirl]

That first photo looks strange. Almost stretched.

[goat granny]

Love great danes but he has to poo like a horse...clean up would be tough....also feed like a horse ouchy..

[Pan_Yan]

They did that stupid “Walleye” lens view like they did with Bill Clinton and Ann Coulter. The man looks all out of proprtion, too. Stupid, the dog is big enough not to need any camera tricks.

[smoothsailing]

George is a handsome fella, I hope he gets the record!

[Dallas59]

Clean up must be huge undertaking...

[Daffynition]

I dunno ... the whole thing looks photoshopped to me. But what do I know?

[muleskinner]

The guy is 5’-2” - 98 lbs.

[umgud]

I guess you gotta follow him with a #2 scoop shovel.

[MediaMole]

The photographer is using the distortion from a wide angle lens to make the dog appear larger than he is. He’s a big dog, but distortion makes him look bigger compared to objects in the background.

[ElayneJ]

He’s beautiful!

[Daffynition]

Paul, what do you think ... is that dane shopped?

Maybe it's just a wide angle lens, b/c the sofa-shot looks as if it might be.

[Manic_Episode]

The world needs a bigger dog. Much bigger.

[machogirl]

the sofa shot looks weird. that dog has a huge face.

[Daffynition]

I'm thinkin' a bobcat would be good for the job!

[MediaMole]

The photographer is very, very close with a wide angle lens. It isn’t shopped, just distorted.

[NewCenturions]

I’d like to see a photo of him next to an Irish Wolfhound.

[Daffynition]

In proportion to the man’s face ...gotta be a lenses distortion...especially when you compare it to photo #3.

[Terabitten]

David and Christine raised George from when he was 7 weeks old, but never expected him to grow so big.

Like a real-life Clifford the Big Red Dog.