Record Breaking Dogs
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For all the achievements made and records established and broken by pro athletes, musicians and the general cavalcade of artists world wide, the public at large are largely unaware of the records set (not on a turntable, mind you) by a certain four-legged species, known as canis lupus familiaris. For all of the non-boffs out there, that's Latin for dog.
Although we consider man's best friend to be special, we don't usually recognize dogs for being record establishers, holders and breakers. To us they eat, sleep, play with their chew things, chew on things they're not meant to play with and in between this lot of activities they greet us at the door, miss us when we're gone and use the loo for their own personal drinking fountains.
However, by evidence of the media's finest statisticians, dogs are just as capable of achieving the seemingly impossible, incredible and downright awe-inspiring. Here are some dog record examples:
- In January of 2009, a dalmation in Leicestershire gave birth to a record 18 pups. This record, two years on, still stands firm.
- The world's largest dog was an Old English Mastiff, called Zorba, who in 1989 weighed in at astonishing 343 lbs. and when sat upright measured an equally gobsmacking 8 ft!
- The title of the world's smallest dog still belongs to a Yorkie pup, from Blackburn. At a trifling 2.5 inches in length, and weighing a paltry 4 oz., this pup was nicknamed "Lemon Tart" as he fit brilliantly into the palm of your hand.
- The world's oldest dog was a cattle dog from Victor, Australia. He lived to be a ripe old 29. In dog years, that puts even the Rolling Stones and The Who to shame.
- The world's tallest dog (breed and country of origin unknown) was a mind-boggling 42 inches, at shoulder length, and weighed in at a bewildering 238 lbs.
- The world's longest jump, is held by a deceased greyhound, from Gloucestershire. This ambitious chap cleared a 4 ft. 6 in. wall. Unfortunately, upon his landing, he got a bit banged up, breaking his left hind leg, in the process.
- The best tracker was a Doberman Pinscher, owned by a customs official in Africa. This one followed a thief for 100 miles, across South African, by scent alone. The thief was eventually apprehended.
- Lastly, the gong, for the most efficient drug sniffing, goes to two U.S. Customs labradors, called Rocky and Barco. In 1988, they helped confiscated $182 million, in illegal narcotics. Their reputation became so renowned, that Mexican drug smugglers eventually put a $30,000 contract out, on BOTH their heads. Blimey!
I have it on good authority that all over the UK there are a number of dogs in secret locations training to challenge for the world's smelliest dog, dirtiest dog, greediest dog, loudest dog and hardest of hearing dog. But we still love them!
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