What is the Biggest Dog Breed?
The biggest dog (and breed of dog) in terms of mass is the English Mastiff, with Zorba the OEM taking the crown. From the U.K., Zorba weighed in at 343 lbs and measured almost 8 feet long from nose to tail. English Mastiffs are considered the biggest dogs as they are usually the heaviest dogs with weights over 200 lbs. not uncommon. Giant Dog Reference: Irish Wolfhound : weight: 105-125 lbs. height: 35-35 in. Great Danes : weight: 100-120 lbs. height: 28-32 in. English Mastiff : weight: 175-190 lbs. height: 27.5-30 in. Neopolitan Mastiff : weight: 150-180 lbs. height: 26-31 in. Newfoundland : weight: 130-150 lbs. height 28-30 in.
People seem to forget that ‘biggest’ does not mean tallest. Biggest usually has to do with volume, mass, girth. The “tallest” dog by foot-to-shoulder height is the Irish Wolfhound, but the BIGGEST dog (by way of girth, weight, strength, and general size) is the English Mastiff. Not only the breed, but the largest recorded dog in general (which weighs over three hundred and fifty pounds, and can pull over fifteen hundred).
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What is the biggest dog breed?
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Asked by lance on April 02, 2009
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