HotmailTitan the Great Dane named world’s tallest dog
‘Gentle soul’ is blind, deaf and epileptic — and he stands 42.25 inches high
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Woof! Meet the world’s tallest dog Nov. 13: Meet Titan, a white Great Dane from San Diego who has been certified as the world’s tallest dog. TODAY hosts talk to Titan’s owner, Diana Taylor, about life with Titan. Today show |
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LOS ANGELES - The Guinness Book of World Records officially says an ailing 4-year-old Great Dane named Titan from San Diego is the world's tallest dog.
Owner Diana Taylor says Titan is blind, deaf, epileptic and undergoes acupuncture and chiropractic adjustments every three weeks.
He is also a gentle soul who is often mistaken by young children as a horse.
The announcement came during a ceremony Thursday.
Taylor says Titan stands 42.25 inches from floor to shoulder, weighs 190 pounds and doesn't stand on his hind legs because it isn't good for him.
Titan took over the title from Gibson, a 7-year-old harlequin Great Dane from Grass Valley who died earlier this year after battling bone cancer.
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