Zorba (dog) explained

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.

Life

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.

World records

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]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cruft's Dog Show 1987 Working . Kennel Club . 255 . 13 November 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121114071036/http://www.thekennelclub.org.uk/download/8738/1987_11_1_Working.pdf . 14 November 2012 . dead .
  2. Book: Donald McFarlan. Guinness Book of World Records, 1989. 47. 14 November 2012. 1 December 1988. Sterling. 978-0-8069-0276-0.
  3. Book: Mark C. Young. The Guinness Book of Records 1995. 27. 14 November 2012. 1 October 1994. Facts on File. 978-0-8160-2646-3.
  4. Book: Sandra Choron. Sandra Choron Harry Choron. Planet Dog: A Doglopedia. registration. 14 November 2012. 1 November 2005. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 978-0-618-51752-7. 92.
  5. Book: Nancy Furstinger. Mastiffs. 14 November 2012. 1 September 2005. ABDO. 978-1-59679-273-9. 12.
  6. Book: Laurie Bogart Morrow. The Giant Book of Dog Names. 14 November 2012. 9 October 2012. Simon and Schuster. 978-1-4516-6690-8. 423.