Peggy Peattie, The San Diego Union-Tribune / AP
At 42.25 inches tall, the 4-year-old dog from San Diego is deaf, epileptic and partly blind, Titan's proud owner Diana Taylor told Sign On San Diego.
Taylor adopted her 190-pound Great Dane in 2005 from a rescue group in Tennessee. "It's not just wonderful for Titan," she told Sign On San Diego. "It's wonderful for all dogs."
Titan replaced previous record-holder Gibson, a Great Dane from Northern California who died earlier this year after fighting bone cancer, the Associated Press reports. Gibson measured a little shorter than Titan, at 42.2 inches.
Taylor plans to throw a party for Titan to celebrate, complete with her dog's favorite treats, but it seems he has already started to rejoice: when Titan heard the news, the pooch slobbered all over his official Guinness certificate, Taylor told Sign On San Diego.
Visit Titan's website to learn more about the World's Tallest Dog.
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I love Great Danes. My husband and his family bred this wonderful, loving dog for years, so of course I've owned a few of them.
I, though, won't own another one because of having experienced that their life expectancy is approx. only 7-9 years and they are greatly prone to cancer. It typically takes 2 years to house train such a large dog because their bladders are not fully developed until then, so the negative feelings a person will feel about the dog take 25% away from the dogs' lives and your warm, fuzzy feelings towards them.
Then once you've really fallen in love with them - their time on Earth is too short.
We have had a couple Great Danes over the years; currently one is 12 1/2 years old and the other is 7 years old. They both came from the same breeder in southern Colorado and have had no complications whatsoever.
We also did not experience extended house-breaking time when they were young like you describe. They are big, lovable oafs and very sociable and get along well with our Weimeraner, too.
We will definitely continue having Danes in our family.
I was lucky enough to own the smartest, most beautiful Dane that ever lived (at least in my heart). I was also lucky enough to get 12 1/2 amazing years with her. I still think fondly of her often, even after 25 years since the terrible day of putting her down.
Heartwarming thanks for telling us about your Dane.
cool.
your baby is waiting for you with a wagging tail
What a beautiful dog ! I do animal rescue of all types .Animals have the capability of being warm loving and devoted when shown the same respect.When it was said dogs are mans best friend they were truly correct.No matter how you feel good or bad ,happy or sad a dog will always be so glad to see you and have a wonderful look of love and anticipation in there hearts and eyes.Tails wagging ,barking, even jumping up and down they always say "I LOVE YOU"
The problem with all breeds of dogs is the inbreeding of them causes defects to be amplified. Breeders want a certain trait which will cause the dogs to sell for more money so they back breed them to close relatives with that trait. It will encourage the desired trait unfortunately it also encourages bad traits. Thus you get the 4-year-old dog from San Diego is deaf, epileptic and partly blind.
All dogs are wonderful, loving, forgiving and kind. They are all enjoyable. Please stop encouraging puppy mills.Rescue a dog from the animal shelter and they will love you all
I am sorry, but where do you read in the article that this dog was inbred? Also, were do you see puppy mill mentioned? I raised and showed Great Danes for 30 years. The one she has looks to be out of a Harlequin breeding and could possibley be and albino. Merles (blue with black patches) carry a lethel gene that causes deafness, blindness and at birth sometimes they don't survive. Get your facts straight before you publish. One of my Great Danes in Sourthern Arizona was 33" at the shoulders at 6 months old and ended up to be 36 1/2" tall and my 'momma' girl lived to be 13 years old. Showing the Dane takes more out of them than if you just have them as the loveable pets that they are.
How do you think we got the different, specialized breeds? Inbreeding - to bring out a specific trait instead of letting nature take its course. Breeders still do this to enhance desired traits. Sorry this offends you but it is still true.
As for your comments about the merles - "Merles (blue with black patches) carry a lethel gene that causes deafness, blindness and at birth sometimes they don't survive." how do you think this happened? Inbreeding. Natural selection or crossbreeding would have eliminated this trait.
So to comment to your rude reply (I say this was rude because you replied offensively, directly at me) get your facts straight. You are more than welcome to love your particular breed but facts are facts. If we would not try so hard for the perfect specimen in a breed we would have healthier dogs. I have 4 dogs all beautiful in their own way.
Not the tallest but the widest
i do not purchase dogs for a high price. i went to the local animal shelter and adopted a dog. she is a black mouth cur, she gotta pregnant by a great dane. they are beatiful puppies, some are huge like the dane, some like their mother. im just saying you dont have to pay great money for pets when you can adopt one...they are just as smart or smarter:) i will get my dog fixed though.
I think Titan was running in the Kentucky Derby...
Showing pets may or may not cause shorter life spans, but breeding them sure does. I've worked with an animal rescue group for 10 years after working on my own to rescue cats/dogs for many years prior to that. I'm not saying there aren't responsible breeders out there, BUT in my experience, they are few and far between. Just because someone pays top dollar for a pure breed, doesn't mean that animal will get the care and attention it needs and deserves. We see many pure breeds that are abandoned to a shelter/pound or otherwise, every year. Please spay and neuter your animals. Get financial help if you can. Also, if you do breed, give the mothers a short breeding cycle. Unless, of course, you are just in it for the money.
I wonder what my 6" tall Dachshund would think of him!
Congratulations!! I wish you and your beautiful Dane many happy years as the new record holder. Bless you for getting your handsome guy from a rescue facility and for bravely care-taking his extra needs. You have a very loving and giving nature to cope with so many special needs. I wish you and Titan all good things!