Zorba (dog)

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.

Aicama Zorba of La-Susa
Other name(s)Zorba
SpeciesCanis familiaris
BreedOld English Mastiff
SexMale
Born26 September 1981
Died1992 (aged 10–11)
TitleWorld's Heaviest Dog
World's Longest Dog
OwnerChris Eraclides
Parent(s)Stablemate's Bruno of Kisumu (sire)
Gildasan Valintine Daisy Of Aicama (dam)
Weight315 lb (143 kg) in 1987
345 lb (156.5 kg) in 1989
Height37 in (94 cm) in 1989

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 314 pounds (142 kg).[2]

In November 1989, Zorba was recorded as weighing 330 pounds (149.7 kg). A Saint Bernard named Benedictine has displaced Zorba as the heaviest dog of all time, allegedly weighing 167 kilograms (368.2 lb). Zorba stood 37.350 inches (94.87 cm) at the shoulder and was 7 feet 3 inches (221 cm) from the tip of his nose to the tip of his tail.[3][4][5][6]

See also

References
  1. "Cruft's Dog Show 1987 Working" (PDF). Kennel Club. p. 255. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 November 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
  2. Donald McFarlan (1 December 1988). Guinness Book of World Records, 1989. Sterling. p. 47. ISBN 978-0-8069-0276-0. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
  3. Mark C. Young (1 October 1994). The Guinness Book of Records 1995. Facts on File. p. 27. ISBN 978-0-8160-2646-3. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
  4. Sandra Choron; Sandra Choron Harry Choron (1 November 2005). Planet Dog: A Doglopedia. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p. 92. ISBN 978-0-618-51752-7. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
  5. Nancy Furstinger (1 September 2005). Mastiffs. ABDO. p. 12. ISBN 978-1-59679-273-9. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
  6. Laurie Bogart Morrow (9 October 2012). The Giant Book of Dog Names. Simon and Schuster. p. 423. ISBN 978-1-4516-6690-8. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
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