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Dogs in the Guiness World Book of Records

December 3rd, 2006 · 2 Comments

Fastest Car Window Opened by a Dog = 11.34 Seconds

The fastest time a dog has unwound a non-electric car window is 11.34 seconds and was achieved by Striker, a border collie owned and trained by Francis V. Gadassi (Hungary). The record was set on September 1, 2004 in Quebéc City, Canada. Link

Highest Jump by a Dog = 5 feet 6 inches

The world record for the highest jump cleared by a dog is 167.6 cm (66 in), achieved by Cinderella May a Holly Grey, a greyhound owned by Kathleen Conroy and Kate Long (both USA) of Miami, Florida, USA at the Purina Dog Chow Incredible Dog Challenge show, Gray Summit, Missouri, USA on October 3, 2003.

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Most Tennis Balls Held in Mouth = 5

The world record for the most tennis balls held in the mouth by a dog at one time is five. Augie, a golden retriever owned by the Miller family in Dallas, Texas, USA, successfully gathered and held all five regulation-sized tennis balls on July 6, 2003.

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Smallest Dog Living = 5.4 inches
The smallest dog living, in terms of height, is a long-haired chihuahua called Danka Kordak Slovakia, who measured 13.8 cm (5.4 in) tall and 18.8 cm (7.4 in) long on May 30, 2004 and is owned by Ing. Igor Kvetko of RevĂșca, Slovakia.

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Tallest Dog Living = 42.2 inches
The tallest dog living is Gibson, a harlequin great Dane, who measured 107 cm (42.2 in) tall on August 31, 2004 and is owned by Sandy Hall of Grass Valley, California, USA.

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Longest Time on Doggie Death Row = 8 and a half years

A dog named Word was held on doggy death row for a total of eight years and 190 days. Word, a Lhasa Apso owned by Wilton Rabon of Seattle, Washington, USA was initially incarcerated at the Seattle Animal Control Shelter, USA on May 4, 1993 following two biting incidents but was later released on November 10, 2001 where he was transported to the Pigs Peace Sanctuary, Washington, USA.

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2 responses so far ↓

  • 1 Suzana Megles // Jul 8, 2007 at 1:01 pm

    I had heard that UK’s Bramble, a vegan collie was 27 years old in 2002
    and on the way to breaking the title of the 29 year ol Austrailiam cattle dog who was 29. I have not been able to find any more information re this.

    I also saw on the interentan that there is another 27 year old vegan collie called Ananova. I could not find anything about her either.

  • 2 Darkskull // Oct 20, 2007 at 9:59 am

    i wanna know who is the owner of striker the dog

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