Dogs

Oldest Dog

The greatest reliable age recorded for a dog is 29 years 5 months for an Australian cattle-dog named Bluey, owned by Les Hall of Rochester, Victoria, Australia. Bluey was obtained as a puppy in 1910 and worked among cattle and sheep for nearly 20 years before being put to sleep on 14 November 1939.  

Smallest Dog in Length  

The dog, named Heaven Sent Brandy, a four-year-old female chihuahua measuring 15.2 cm (6 inches) from tail to nose, was awarded the title of "the smallest dog in terms of length" by the Guinness Book Of Records in January 2005.This little Chihuahua just takes the world as is unaware that she is an anomaly in a planet full of larger than life dog

Smallest Dog in Height 

The smallest dog living, in terms of height, is a long haired, female Chihuahua called Boo Boo, who measured 10.16 cm (4 in) tall on 12 May 2007 and is owned by Lana Elswick of Raceland, Kentucky, United States.  Boo boo weiged less than an ounce at birth.

The First Cloned Dog 

Snuppy was born on April 24, 2005, as the world's first cloned dog. He was created by a team of scientists at Seoul National University (SNU) in Seoul, S. Korea. The team included controversial stem cell researcher Hwang Woo-suk and Lee Byeong-chun. An Afghan Hound, Snuppy is short for "SNU" and "puppy". A total of 167 reconstructed embryos were implanted into 12 surrogate mothers to produce the three living clones in 2006-- Bona, Hope, and  Peace. They were cloned for the purpose of being Snuppy's girlfriends. Only Bona and Hope were "matched" with Snuppy.

The Most Expensive dog

The most expensive dog is an 18-month-old Tibetan Mastiff called Yangtze River Number Two, who was sold for £352,000 ($563,000) in Yushu, Qinghai, China, in September 2009.  The 18-month old, 80cm high Yangtze received a homecoming welcome fit for royalty, arriving at Xi’an airport in the capital of China’s Shaanxi province greeted by a motorcade of 30 Mercedes-Benz cars and scores of dog-lovers.

Tallest Dog

A Blue Great Dane called George that stands at nearly 43 inches tall and weighs a staggering 17.5 stone, has been recognized as the tallest dog by the Guinness Books of Records. It holds two records: tallest dog ever and the tallest dog living. This is owned by David Nasser who provides him with a massive 110lbs of food each week.Even it sleeps in his own queen-size bed. 

Biggest Dog

Hercules was recently awarded the honorable distinction of Worlds Biggest Dog by Guinness World Records. Hercules is an English Mastiff and has a 38 inch neck and weighs 282 pounds. With "paws the size of softballs" (reports the Boston Herald); the three-year-old monster is far larger and heavier than his breed's standard 200lb. limit. Hercules' owner Mr. Flynn says that Hercules weight is normal and not created by a weird diet: "I fed him normal food and he just grew".... and grew and grew. 

Longest Dog (Living)

The longest living dog is Farrell, a male Irish Wolfhound, who measures 237 cm (93.17 in) from nose to tail-tip. He is owned by Robert and Kate Fandetti of Baneberry, TN, USA. (Couldn't find its photo)

Fun Facts 

A one-year-old dog is physically as mature as a 15 year-old human. 

In Iran, it is against the law to own a dog as a pet. However, if an owner can prove the dog is a guard or hunting dog, this restriction doesn’t apply. Muslim reticence concerning dogs is perhaps due to the fact that rabies has always been endemic in the Middle East. 

Humans can detect sounds at 20,000 times per second, while dogs can sense frequencies of 30,000 times per second.

Which country has highest dog population? First place goes to U.S. and the second goes to France.

Apuppy is born without teeth. When the puppy is three to four years old, 28 teeth will beak through the gums, so the puppy will be able to eat solid food.

Hollywood’s first and arguably best canine superstar was Rin Tin Tin, a five-day-old German Shepherd found wounded in battle in WWI France and adopted by an American soldier, Lee Duncan. He would sign his own contracts with his paw print.

Sources: guinnessworldrecords.com, Suite101.com, Wikipedia.com,