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'''Giant George''' is a blue [[Great Dane]] currently recognised as the world's tallest living dog, and the |
'''Giant George''' is a blue [[Great Dane]] currently recognised as the world's tallest living dog, and the ta dbfhdl |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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George was born on November 17, 2005,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aysor.am/en/news/2010/02/23/dog-world/|title=The biggest |
George was born on November 17, 2005,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aysor.am/en/news/2010/02/23/dog-world/|title=The biggest do which is about {{convert|100|lb|kg}} more than an average [[Great Dane]].<ref name="kold13" /> He currently lives in [[Tucson]], [[Arizona]].<ref name="sun22">{{cite web|url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/2863457/George-crowned-greatest-Dane.html|title=George crowned 'greatest Dane'|last=Moriarty|first=Richard|date=February 22, 2010|publisher=The Sun|accessdate=February 23, 2010}}</ref> |
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At home he sleeps in a queen-sized bed, and one of his hobbies is to ride around his family's neighborhood in a [[golf cart]].<ref name="kold13" /> While traveling to Chicago for his 2010 appearance on the Oprah Winfrey Show, George was given a row of three seats to himself. He caused a commotion with fellow passengers visiting him to take photographs, "There were so many people coming to the front of the plane, the pilot ended up illuminating the 'fasten seat-belt' sign to get everyone to sit down" explained his owner, David.<ref name="bbc23"/> During the flight, George along with his owner David and wife Christine, had to sit in the bulkhead; which is the partition that divides first class from the rest of the passengers. They were to fly first class on [[American Airlines]], but they found that there wasn't enough room for George and instead flew the following day.<ref name="arizonastar22"/> |
At home he sleeps in a queen-sized bed, and one of his hobbies is to ride around his family's neighborhood in a [[golf cart]].<ref name="kold13" /> While traveling to Chicago for his 2010 appearance on the Oprah Winfrey Show, George was given a row of three seats to himself. He caused a commotion with fellow passengers visiting him to take photographs, "There were so many people coming to the front of the plane, the pilot ended up illuminating the 'fasten seat-belt' sign to get everyone to sit down" explained his owner, David.<ref name="bbc23"/> During the flight, George along with his owner David and wife Christine, had to sit in the bulkhead; which is the partition that divides first class from the rest of the passengers. They were to fly first class on [[American Airlines]], but they found that there wasn't enough room for George and instead flew the following day.<ref name="arizonastar22"/> |
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Giant George is a blue Great Dane currently recognised as the world's tallest living dog, and the ta dbfhdl
Biography
George was born on November 17, 2005,Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).
At home he sleeps in a queen-sized bed, and one of his hobbies is to ride around his family's neighborhood in a golf cart.[1] While traveling to Chicago for his 2010 appearance on the Oprah Winfrey Show, George was given a row of three seats to himself. He caused a commotion with fellow passengers visiting him to take photographs, "There were so many people coming to the front of the plane, the pilot ended up illuminating the 'fasten seat-belt' sign to get everyone to sit down" explained his owner, David.[2] During the flight, George along with his owner David and wife Christine, had to sit in the bulkhead; which is the partition that divides first class from the rest of the passengers. They were to fly first class on American Airlines, but they found that there wasn't enough room for George and instead flew the following day.[3]
Nomination
Conflicting reports were made of George's height, so a Guinness judge was sent to verify it.[4] Craig Glenday, Editor-in-Chief of Guinness World Records explained, "This is a hotly contested record and after some controversy and conflicting media reports we decided to send our own official adjudicator to put the final stamp on this record holder."[5] The measurement by veterinarian Jim Boulay and witnessed by Guinness representative Jamie Panas showed that George was three-quarters of an inch larger than the previous record hold, another Great Dane, Titan.[3][6]
The records were announced by Oprah Winfrey on February 22, 2010 when George appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show.[1][7] George had been awarded the titles secretly on February 15, 2010, with Oprah's producers asking all parties and media to keep the announcement quiet until after his appearance on the show. Inquiries had been made by the show for George to appear prior to him gaining the titles, however his owner requested that they hold off their appearance until Guinness had reviewed his application.[3]
The announcement of the new record was used by Guinness World Records to publicize a variety of other pet-related record searches, including longest ears on a dog, smallest dog (length), oldest dog, smallest cat and oldest cat.[5]
References
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
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bbc23was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b c Villarreal, Phil (February 22, 2010). "Record-setting Great Dane set to do Tucson proud on 'Oprah'". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved February 23 9 2010.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "Guinness: Arizona Great Dane is tallest dog ever". Washington Post. February 22, 2010. Retrieved February 22, 2010. [dead link]
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
sun22was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Jones, Sam (February 22, 2010). "Giant George takes crown as the world's tallest dog". London: The Guardian. Retrieved February 22, 2010.
- ^ "Measuring 7 feet 3 inches (2.21 m) nose-to-tail and weighing in at 17st, Giant George is declared the world's tallest dog". Daily Mail. February 23, 2010. Retrieved February 23, 2010.