Other name(s) Zorba Sex Male Owner Chris Eraclidas | Died Unknown Breed English Mastiff | |
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Title World's Heaviest DogWorld's Longest Dog Similar Antis (dog), Appollo (dog), Arthur (dog) |
Aicama Zorba of La-Susa or Zorba (26 September 1981 - Unknown ) was a male Old English Mastiff who was recognized by Guinness World Records as the heaviest and longest dog in the world.
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![Zorba (dog) with a woman inside a car while exposing its big head outside the car's window](https://alchetron.com/cdn/zorba-dog-3617ba3f-8e31-4900-afa5-f2811d836dc-resize-750.jpg)
Zorba - The World's Largest Dog Ever Lived
Life
![Zorba (dog) as the World's heaviest dog shown at 315 pounds | a news article](https://alchetron.com/cdn/zorba-dog-1f1a761b-575d-4b6d-9092-b2e1c57408b-resize-750.jpg)
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. He was owned by Chris Eraclides of London, England.
World records
Zorba initially set the record of heaviest dog in September 1987 at 314.5 pounds (142.7 kg).
![Zorba (dog) while walking with two people (girl and boy) and a white horse outdoors](https://alchetron.com/cdn/zorba-dog-7cdc31cf-133a-4548-b32d-1317ed70855-resize-750.jpeg)
In November 1989 Zorba was recorded as weighing 343 pounds (155.6 kg). Zorba stood 37 inches (94 cm) at the shoulder and was 8 feet 3 inches (251 cm) from the tip of his nose to the tip of his tail.
![An exact replica of Zorba (dog) in Island Veterinary Hospital](https://alchetron.com/cdn/zorba-dog-ba3c0f3d-d75d-420d-9925-bac0fe5b9a7-resize-750.jpeg)
![Zorba (dog) with a black horse in front of it](https://alchetron.com/cdn/zorba-dog-159f2d3a-f7d9-492e-9e1a-7790301470f-resize-750.jpeg)
![Zorba (dog) standing still on a green grassy field](https://alchetron.com/cdn/zorba-dog-09548d90-945b-47f2-8c5d-9a10dbc0dd1-resize-750.jpeg)
References
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