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10 Guinness Earth Records about dogs

Dogs are incredible creatures—they're loving, extremely loyal, intelligent, protective of their humans, and downright adorable.

Some dogs are all that and and so some, similar the wow-worthy pooches that have set Guinness World Records for their impressive accomplishments and attributes, from the fastest 10-hoop/tire slalom (8.58 seconds) to the most skips by a dog and person in one minute over a single rope (59).

For the record, becoming a world record-holder is no small-scale feat. Doing so takes a bully deal of skill and determination. To fix a new record or break an existing 1, you must do your research and first make sure y'all have what information technology takes. Then, practice excessively (depending on the category—sometimes just having a long tail is enough to ready a record) and have a lensman and videographer present to document your endeavour. The need for proper documentation tin't be emphasized enough: More than 50% of submissions to the Guinness World Records are rejected due to insufficient testify (required evidence includes but is not limited to a cover letter, 2 witness statements, photographic bear witness, and video prove).

Hey, they never said condign a world-course superlative was easy!

Stacker reviewed the official Guinness World Records "Dogs" category and selected 10 specially infrequent records. These feats are upwardly to date equally of Dec 2019. From teacup Chihuahuas to horse-sized Dandy Danes, these 10 canines from all around the globe prove but how amazing man's all-time friend really is. Keep reading to encounter the world'southward smallest service dog, discover how many puppies were born in the biggest litter in the world, and find out which canis familiaris has the longest ears on Earth.

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Largest canis familiaris litter

- Record: 24 puppies
- Tape holder: Tia
- Date of record: Nov. 29, 2004
- Location: United kingdom (Manea)

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In 2004, a Neapolitan mastiff named Abellatino Arabella ("Tia") gave nascency to an phenomenal 24 puppies on the aforementioned 24-hour interval—9 females and 15 males full. Tia, from Manea, Cambridgeshire, U.G., was owned by Damian Ward (U.Thousand.) and Anne Kellegher (Ireland); the puppies' begetter was named Caesar. All 24 puppies were born by Cesarean department; unfortunately, one was stillborn and three died within the first week.

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Longest ears on a canis familiaris ever

- Tape: 13.7 inches
- Tape holder: Tigger
- Date of record: Sept. 29, 2004
- Location: United States (St. Joseph)

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A bloodhound named Tigger snagged the tape for the longest ears on a domestic dog on Sept. 29, 2004. His correct and left ears measured thirteen.75 inches and 13.5 inches, respectively. Tigger's proud owners are Bryan and Christina Flessner of St. Joseph, Illinois.

This long-eared pup was no stranger to fame. Tigger won numerous evidence titles and more 180 Best of Breed awards; in 2003, he was inducted into the Bloodhound "'Hall of Fame." Sadly, Tigger passed away in October 2009.

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Longest tail on a dog

- Record: 30.2 inches
- Record holder: Keon
- Date of tape: Aug. xviii, 2015
- Location: Belgium (Westerlo)

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Come across Keon, the Irish wolfhound with the world's longest tail ever found on a dog. His tail (not counting fur) measured thirty.ii inches on Aug. 18, 2015. Keon'south owner, Ilse Loodts of Westerlo, Belgium, calls him the "gentle giant"—merely you better stand dorsum when he wags his tail!

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Longest tongue on a dog

- Record: 7.3 inches
- Record holder: Mochi Rickert
- Date of record: April 25, 2016
- Location: United states (Sioux Falls)

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Female St. Bernard Mochi'due south claim to fame is her extra-long tongue, which measured 7.three inches on Aug. 26, 2016.

Mochi was rescued when she was 2 years erstwhile by her current owners, Carla and Craig Rickert of Sioux Falls, S Dakota—and it'south a good thing they dear sloppy doggy kisses. Says Carla, "We love her unconditionally despite that crazy, long tongue that causes people to stare and laugh."

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About assurance caught past a dog with the paws in one minute

- Record: fourteen assurance
- Record holder: Purin
- Date of tape: March 22, 2015
- Location: Nihon (Sakura)

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Talk near astonishing paw-eye coordination. Purin, a 9-twelvemonth-old female Beagle, is the record-holder for catching xiv balls with her paws in one infinitesimal's time. She achieved the record on March 22, 2015, with her owner, Makoto Kumagai of Sakura, Japan, tossing her the balls. Perchance Purin has a futurity equally a successful goalkeeper.

[Pictured: Guinness World Records actual record holder.]

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Most consecutive items defenseless past a domestic dog

- Record: nine mini sausages
- Tape holder: Hagrid
- Date of tape: Sept. 6, 2018
- Location: United Kingdom (Salford)

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Hagrid the dog's attempt to interruption the record for the most items caught in a row by a dog was filmed for CBBC "Blue Peter" Sept. 6, 2018. The U.Thousand.-based pooch succeeded, catching ix sequent mini sausages.

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Shortest dog living

- Record: three.8 inches
- Record holder: Milly
- Date of tape: Feb. 21, 2013
- Location: Puerto Rico (Dorado)

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Summit wise, the world'southward smallest living canis familiaris is named Phenomenon Milly ("Milly"), a female person Chihuahua who measured 3.eight inches alpine on Feb. 21, 2013. Her owner is Vanesa Semler of Dorado, Puerto Rico. Milly was born on Dec. 1, 2011, weighing less than 1 ounce—she had to be fed with an eyedropper.

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Smallest service canis familiaris

- Record: six.2 inches
- Record holder: Cupcake
- Date of record: Sept. 8, 2012
- Location: United States (Moorestown)

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At only 6.25 inches tall, the teacup long-haired Chihuahua named Cupcake reigns supreme as the earth's smallest service and therapy domestic dog. Owner Angela Bain of Moorestown, New Jersey, said the start time she saw Cupcake'due south confront, she knew she was a special dog; a dog who eventually helped go Angela through many of life'southward traumas. Despite her sugary sweet name, Cupcake loves eating vegetables.

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Tallest dog always

- Record: 3.7 anxiety
- Tape holder: Zeus
- Date of record: October. four, 2011
- Location: United states of america (Otsego)

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The tallest canis familiaris to have ever lived was aptly named Zeus, a Great Dane who measured 44 inches in tiptop. When standing on his hind legs, he stretched seven feet, 4 inches tall.

Despite his astonishing height, owner Denise Doorlag of Otsego, Michigan, says Zeus had a very loving and gentle disposition; he was a certified therapy dog that visited people at the infirmary. Zeus passed away in September of 2014 at just v years old.

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Tallest domestic dog living

- Record: 3.4 feet
- Tape holder: Freddy
- Date of record: Sept. xiii, 2016
- Location: United kingdom of great britain and northern ireland (Leigh on sea)

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Freddy, too a Great Dane, was crowned the globe's tallest living dog on Sept. 13, 2016. Freddy was once the runt of the litter as a puppy but now clocks in at an impressive 3 anxiety, 4.75 inches tall. He towers over his owner Claire Stoneman (Essex, U.K.), who stands only 5 feet 4 inches and calls Freddy a "big hunk of love."

[Pictured: Guinness Earth Records actual record holder.]

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