Did you Know

...The tallest dog on record was named Shamgret Danzas. He was 42 inches tall (at the shoulder!) and weighed 238 lbs.

...that the largest litter of puppies on record is 23? The record is shared by three bitches of different breeds - an American Foxhound, St. Bernard and a Great Dane. Each whelped 23 puppies in one litter.

...that an Old English Mastiff holds the record for being the heaviest dog? In 1989, "Zorba", a Mastiff in London, weighed 155.58 kg (343 lbs).