9 Extraordinary Dogs Who Are Guinness World Record Holders
With every passing year, guys from Guinness World Records are getting more and more invites to measure animals' capabilities and to witness extraordinary things that some of our pets are good at. Here are some of their findings.
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This is Jiff, he is the fastest runner on his hind legs. It took him 6.56 seconds to run 10 meters. He achieved that at the TOPS Kennels.
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Norman the Scooter Dog was a sensation even before this majestic feat. This time, it took him 20.77 seconds to travel 30 meters on his scooter.
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If you visit this site often, you've probably seen animals balancing stuff (even treats) on their heads. If you ever wondered about the record, it's 26 and is held by Monkey, preformed at “Guinness World Records Unleashed“.
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We've also often talked about small animals, and here is the smallest (in terms of height). Measuring only 9.65 cm, female Chihuahua called Milly is currently the smallest living dog.
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While this is not really a record, a recognition was also given to first diabetes detecting dog. Armstrong, a yellow Labrador retriever trained in 2003 in California that could sniff out subtle chemical changes in the blood and warn his owners.
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Tallest male dog alive (some even say ever) is currently a Great Dane from USA named Zeus. He's 1.12 meters high.
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His female counterpart is Morgan from Canada. She is 98.15 centimeters high.
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Another record is held by Jiffy that we've already mentioned. He is also the fastest runner on his front legs. It took him 7.76 seconds to run 5 meters.
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One of the most useful things that our dogs can be trained to do is, of course, saving lives. Jack the Black vom Muehlrad from Germany holds a record in retrieving persons from water over a distance of 25 meters in 1 minute and 38 seconds. Truly an amazing feat.
