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Guinness: Arizona Great Dane is tallest dog ever

(Agencies)
Updated: 2010-02-23 08:43
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TUCSON, Ariz.: A 250-pound blue Great Dane from Arizona gives new meaning to the term "big dog." Guinness World Records says Giant George from Tucson is the tallest dog ever on record. Guinness said Monday that he stands 3 feet, 7 inches tall from paw to shoulder, which is three-quarters of an inch taller than his closest rival — Titan, a white Great Dane from San Diego.

Guinness: Arizona Great Dane is tallest dog ever
This photo released by Guinness World Records shows Giant George, a Great Dane from Tucson,AZ, stands 3 feet, 7 inches tall from paw to shoulder, which is three-quarters of an inch taller than his closest rival, Titan, a white Great Dane from San Diego. Sitting under Giant George is owner David Nasser. [Agencies] 

The 4-year-old Titan took the title of world's tallest dog in 2009 after Gibson, a Great Dane from Grass Valley, Calif., died of bone cancer.

Guinness officials say there were conflicting reports about Giant George's height, so they sent a judge to verify it.

The 4-year-old is owned by David Nasser.