{"id":7620,"date":"2021-11-19T18:14:40","date_gmt":"2021-11-19T18:14:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tails.com\/blog\/?p=7620"},"modified":"2022-03-30T11:44:40","modified_gmt":"2022-03-30T10:44:40","slug":"what-guinness-world-records-do-dogs-hold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tails.com\/blog\/what-guinness-world-records-do-dogs-hold\/","title":{"rendered":"What Guinness World Records do dogs hold?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We all have achievements that we\u2019re proud of, but there\u2019s nothing quite like the honour and prestige of holding a world record. Whether you\u2019re the best in the world at yo-yo tricks, you\u2019ve bathed in the most baked beans, or you have the longest moustache anyone has ever seen, having a certificate from the Guinness World Records<\/a> officials allows its holder to rightfully exhibit a smug smile from time to time. And for dogs it\u2019s not different. While the average pooch may not appreciate the nuances or gravity of holding such a record, they\u2019re allowed to be proud too, and in this post, we\u2019re going to tell you which world records are held by dogs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Crowns and collars<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s hard to pinpoint exactly when dogs started notching up world records, but it\u2019s relatively safe to assume it all started with the basics. These tend to involve size and these records are still being broken in the 21st century. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zeus, a Great Dane, is the tallest dog ever recorded, standing on all four legs at an enormous 44\u201d which is about 112cm in metric. It\u2019s a wonder no-one has tried to put a saddle on Zeus and ride him off into the sunset!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the other end of the scale, we have Milly, a teeny tiny Chihuahua that is only 4\u201d (or 10ish cm) in height, and she\u2019s fully grown! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over the years, some record categories that dogs compete in appear to have developed to be dominated by particular breeds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The longest ears on dogs, for example, is very much dominated by Coonhounds and Basset Hounds, with current record holder Harbor (a Coonhound) having ears that are over 30cm in length! Greyhounds are pretty dominant in the fastest category too, but then there are records that seem a bit more, well, unique.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Odds and ends <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As mentioned, there are some truly surprising categories of record that are open to any dog willing to make a challenge. We won\u2019t run through all of them here, but we\u2019ve picked out a few categories that have earned their dogs a Guinness World Record certificate:<\/p>\n\n\n\n