Zeus, tallest dog in the world, has died

Sep 13, 2014 10:21 AM PHT

Agence France-Presse

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Zeus, tallest dog in the world, has died

The dog, who died of old age, would have celebrated his 6th birthday in November

WASHINGTON DC, USA – Zeus, the Great Dane who in 2012 earned the Guinness World Record as tallest dog in the world, has died at age 5, a local US newspaper said Friday, September 12.

Zeus died last week of old age, owner Kevin Doorlag told the Kalamazoo Gazette, a local daily in the midwestern US state of Michigan. He would have celebrated his 6th birthday in November.

The gentle giant, who measured 44 inches at the shoulder and more than 7 feet tall when standing on his hind legs, weighed more than 150 pounds, the paper reported.

In 2012, when Zeus entered the records book, Doorlag said his massive canine often sparked astonishment when he took him on walks.

“The most common thing people ask is: ‘Is that a dog or a horse?'” he recounted, according to NBC news. – Rappler.com