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October 12, 2009

Another contender for World's Tallest Dog!

Boomer, the huge Newfoundland we showed you last week may have some competition.

Arizona Realtor Dave Nasser is trying to get HIS giant dog into the Guinness Book of World Records as the tallest dog. George is a 42-inch-tall, 245-pound Great Dane. Great indeed!

George wolfs down 100 pounds of food every three weeks and his droppings can weigh 4 pounds or more. The Nassers keep a trash can in their backyard reserved for George's considerable waste. Sheesh.

Dave Nasser compares his hand with the paw of his pet Great Dane, George in Tucson, Ariz., on Thursday. Nasser and friends with background in public relations are hoping to get George, who stands at 42 inches tall and weighs 245 pounds, into the Guinness Book of World Records. Below, Nasser sits with George. AP Photos/Arizona Daily Star, Greg Bryan.

Posted by Jill Rosen at 9:57 AM | Permalink | Comments (7)
Categories: Dogs, dogs, dogs

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what a cool picture

Posted by: Jen | October 12, 2009 11:02 AM

I hope he committee recognizes Nasser. The Newf is no taller than my two danes. The Merle is 36 1/2 at the shoulder and the Black is just shy of 36. Both are puppies (28 and 20 months)

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Posted by: Andrew | October 12, 2009 12:26 PM

please see more of me at giantgeorge.com and follow me on FB and Twitter.

Posted by: Giant George | October 12, 2009 2:58 PM

GO BOOMER!
Bring the title to Tucson!

Posted by: MiaS | October 12, 2009 7:28 PM

Whoa!

Posted by: BeagleMom | October 14, 2009 4:26 PM

Nice article , enjoy reading about all of my 4-legged friends. The World would be unbearable without them,
Shavua Tov
Gad ben Rosen

Raanana , Israel

Posted by: Gad ben Rosen | October 24, 2009 3:12 PM

my great dane is a male 6 foot 6 and 178 lbs he is cool his name is hunter he is a beast!

Posted by: austin | November 2, 2009 5:53 PM

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About Jill Rosen

Jill Rosen is a reporter at The Baltimore Sun. During her nearly 20 years in journalism, she has covered news and features — including a surprising number of stories that involved animals. There were the dog Christmas carolers in State College, Pa. There were the hounds who toured with a production of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. The story of a preschool teacher at Baltimore’s Father Kolbe School who had to replace her class guinea pig, who died over the winter holiday. A harrowing tale of what it was like to make homemade pet food ...

Though her clean freak of a mother refused to allow her to get a dog, she has had a number of pets through the years, including goldfish named Bob and Fingle, a betta fish named Ichabod, a wild rat terrier named Wendel, who she shared with a roommate, and, currently, sweet, sweet kitties named Leo Sesame and Milo Pumpkin and a little rescued pup named Teddy Bean. She, Leo, Pumpkin and Teddy Bean live in Baltimore.

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