Zeus (November 22, 2008 – September 3, 2014) was a
Great Dane from
Otsego, Michigan,
United States
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, famous for being named the "world's tallest dog" by the 2012 and 2013
''Guinness Book of World Records''.
Description
Standing on his hind legs, Zeus stretched , and when measured in October 2011, Zeus was from his
foot
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to his
withers
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.
Death
On September 11, 2014, Zeus' owner, Kevin Doorlag, announced that he had died on September 3, with symptoms of old age.
Zeus, world's tallest dog, dies in Otsego, Michigan, MLive.com
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See also
* List of individual dogs
References
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2008 animal births
2014 animal deaths
Individual dogs in the United States
Animal world record holders