World's Tallest Dog lives in
Southend-on-Sea

The world's tallest dog, standing at a huge 7 foot 3 inches on its hind legs, lives in Southend-on-Sea, Essex. Called 'Tiny', the huge Great Dane weighs in at a colossal 17 stone and lives in Great Wakering near Southend-on-Sea at a dangerous animal rescue centre.

Owned by Iain Newby, the giant dog would tower over Peter Crouch (6 foot 7 inches) and would absolutely put Tom Cruise to shame (5 foot 7 inches).

However, the Guinness Book of World Records states that the world's tallest dog is a harlequin Great Dane called 'Gibson' living in Southern California. Gibson stands at 42.2 inches at the shoulder, 2.2 inches higher than Tiny. However, Tiny's owner is adamant that his dog would be taller standing on its hind legs than the record holder and wants Guinness to verify this and make it a separate record. He has challenged Guinness to put the record straight and make Tiny a world record holder.

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