The most-most dogs

So, what sizes do you need to have a dog to impress the commission for selection in the record holders? Here the best were english mastiff and St. Bernard. In general, these are the largest breeds of dogs on earth. 77-91 kg is the average weight of males of these breeds. Chris Irakelis from London, UK, raised his pet mastiff Haykam Zorba to 94 cm at the withers, weighing 155.58 kg (this is the biggest weight among dogs).

Height 105.4 cm at the withers reached German dog Shamgret Danzas, born in 1975, whobelonged to the Komli couple. The dog weight was 108 kg. But the Irish Wolfhound, named Brodbridge Michael, who lived in the 1920s. XX century in Kent, England, at the age of 2 years, reached 100.3 cm.

In contrast to these giants there are also tiny dogs - Yorkshire terrier, chihuahua and dwarf poodle, miniature species of which in adulthood can weigh less than 453 g. But the smallest adult dog is considered one of the Yorkshire terriers, whichwas the size of a matchbox. It belonged to Arthur F. Marples - editor of the magazine "Our dogs". This tiny creature, who died in 1945 at the age of about 2 years, had a height at the withers of 6.3 cm and a length from the tip of the nose to the base of the tail of 9.5 cm. And the weight of the animal was only 113 g.

Also in the Guinness Book of World Records Chihuahua Brandy: its length is 15 cm, and its weight is less than 900 grams. The hosts did not allow their favorite to sit on the couch or on a chair, because if she jumped down, she could break.

Everyone knows that on average the dogs live about 8-15 years, but sometimes old residents also come across. For example, Australian dog named Blue lived for 29 years 5 months, 20 years of which she served as a shepherdsheep! The British same longevity record among dogs - 27 years 313 days - belongs to the Scottish Shepherd Collie named Teffi. The animal was born on April 2, 1952, and died on February 9, 1980.

Record high jumps and climbing on a smooth wooden wall can boast a bloodhound Stag from the UK,which took the height of 3.72 m on September 27, 1993. But the German shepherd Max skipped the wall at a height of 3.48 m on March 18, 1980. The record for free high jump belongs to Olive Oil, who jumped for 1,5 m at the dog show in Illinois, USA, March 22, 1996.

Newfoundland named Barbara Allens Dark Hans is the most powerful dog in relation to its own weight (44 kg). She dragged 2,889 kg on the concrete surface, thereby winning a line in the book of records.

December 4, 1999 Collie named Jazz set a speed record, passing the path between 60 pillars in 12.98 s.

The longest swim belongs to two labradors Kai and Gipsi. These animals, along with their owner Steve Fish from the US, crossed the strait between the lakes at 15.2 km in 6 hours 3 minutes 42 seconds.

The most brave is the mongrel Kathy, which in 1987 jumped with herthe owner of the Englishman Jack Russell from a height of 3658 m. This was the first, but not the last, dog jump. Among the dogs there are lovers of parachuting. Dash-hound Brutus first jumped in 1997 with a height of 4572 m. Now on account of the brave doggie, neither much nor little - 71 leap.

well and The richest dog is the poodle Toby from New York. In 1931, an American Ella Wendel bequeathed her pet $ 30 million.