Aicama Zorba of La-Susa | |
Othername: | Zorba |
Species: | Canis familiaris |
Breed: | Old English Mastiff |
Gender: | Male |
Birth Date: | 26 September 1981 |
World's Heaviest Dog World's Longest Dog | |
Owner: | Chris Eraclides |
Parents: | Stablemate's Bruno of Kisumu (sire) Gildasan Valintine Daisy Of Aicama (dam) |
Weight: | 315lb in 1987 345lb in 1989 |
Height: | 37inches in 1989 |
Aicama Zorba of La-Susa or Zorba (26 September 1981 – 1992) was a male Old English Mastiff who was recognized by Guinness World Records as the heaviest and longest dog in the world.
Zorba was bred by Mrs I. Prosser on 26 September 1981. His sire and dam were Stablemate's Bruno of Kisumu (American import) and Gildasan Valentine Daisy of Aicama.[1] He was owned by Chris Eraclides of London, England.
Zorba did not initially set the record of the heaviest dog in September 1987 at 314lb.[2]
In November 1989, Zorba was recorded as weighing 330lb. Zorba stood 37inches at the shoulder and was 8inchesft3inchesin (ftin) from the tip of his nose to the tip of his tail.[3] [4] [5] [6]