Wow! This is a DOG!!
By meeandnotyou
@meeandnotyou (2548)
United States
April 15, 2007 6:59am CST
I have just seen this and it shocked mee so I figured that I would share it with the rest of the Dog Lovers here.
Hercules: The World's Biggest Dog Ever According to Guinness World Records. Hercules was recently awarded the honorable distinction of World's Biggest Dog by Guinness World Records. Hercules is an English Mastiff who has a 38-inch neck and weighs 282 pounds. With "paws the size of softballs" (reports the Boston Herald), the three-year-old monster is far larger and heavier than his breed's standard 200lb. limit. Hercules' owner Mr. Flynn says that Hercules weight is natural and not induced by a bizarre diet: "I fed him normal food and he just "grew". .. and grew. and grew. and grew.
21 people like this
37 responses
@Woodpigeon (3710)
• Ireland
15 Apr 07
Hly rude word that I really ought not to enter! That dog is massive! AT first I thought you were teasing because I could make out the horse in the thumnail. Nothing could have prepared me for the size of tha t dog. Incerdible! I guess it is true that he just grew...and grew...and grew!
@nic_knick (739)
• China
16 Apr 07
what is the dog gonna be like in a year more or two. when he grows to a larger size. i am wondering whether they should build a special house or room for the big one.
@xfahctor (14118)
• Lancaster, New Hampshire
15 Apr 07
I always said if I'm going to won a dog, it was going to be a DOG. I wonder what it costs to feed a bohemouth like that. Ive seen masiffs before and they were pretty big, but that is frikkin HUGE. And he's only 3 years old? With another 2 years of potential growth ahead of him I can imagine what he'll look like by then. He'll probably out grow that horse.
6 people like this
@nic_knick (739)
• China
16 Apr 07
yes. i think it is really difficult to imagine if a dog is as big as a horse. maybe we should use the staff we use to feed the horse to feed the dog. since the slight dog food simply won't meet the basic requirement of that special dog. well, i am suppose we dog-lovers should do sth to help.
@polachicago (18716)
• United States
15 Apr 07
I can make any dog bigger on photoshop...I think that picture is very good, but this dog is not real...
@Stephanie5 (2946)
• United States
15 Apr 07
http://urbanlegends.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http://vsm.cape.com/%7Etrailbos/Hercules.html
You are right. I looked it up...That is a link to the REAL hercules and his owner. Like you said, that photo in the OP's post is photoshopped!
3 people like this
@jennybianca (12912)
• Australia
15 Apr 07
I had a look at the photo, & my goodness he is massive. If he is far larger than normal than usual for the breed, I wonder if he has a hormonal problem? I also wonder if he has a normal lifespan for the breed.
Hope so... he looks healthy & well looked after.
thanks for showing us this great animal story.
I rated your photo & wrote a comment.
@beaniegdi (1964)
•
15 Apr 07
That is not a real dog, or at least it is not that big. Very clever photograph though. When I was reading the comments here I had to get proof as I am getting the impression that some people are actually believing it.
It is funny but not real.
http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl_hercules_worlds_biggest_dog.htm
@Stephanie5 (2946)
• United States
15 Apr 07
I got this in an email this morning. I want one!!! lol Talk about a guard dog! I don't know what good that leash would do that guy any good if that dog decided to go somewhere! I think they would have to use the horse to walk the dog if the dog wasn't well behaved! Can you imagine what it costs to feed that thing! OMG! You'd have to get a second job just to buy his food, lol.
@dfinster (3528)
• United States
15 Apr 07
That's just incredible! I love big dogs. I have a yellow lab who is just a medium to large size. He weighs right around 100 lbs. He doesn't eat a whole lot though, so I can't even begin to imagine how much a dog like that eats! He needs to go to some kind of Doggie All U Can Eat restraunt!LOL!
1 person likes this
@jeanena (2198)
• Bucklin, Kansas
16 Apr 07
Actually Mastiffs dont eat as much as you might think , after they reach about 10 months to a year old they slow down their eating somewhat.They dont have a really high metabolism like some dogs do , and tend to be lazy so dont need as much to maintain .
@easymoney75503 (1702)
• United States
15 Apr 07
lol wow he is so pretty. i saw a story about him on some channel no long ago. he is a big puppy and loves to play. i would love to have a dog like that. not sure where i would keep him though. i remember thinking you could have so many pets in one with him. dog, horse, etc. he really is pretty though. i could just see him in my house. poor hubby would have to sleep in camper and i would probably end up on the floor. i think all dogs are lap dogs too i could just see taht one. i had a redbone hound at one time that thought he was a lap dog dog was bigger then me. from what i understand though he is very loveable.
4 people like this
@info2go (241)
• Philippines
15 Apr 07
Wow! That is one high-maintenance pet he has there. Kind of reminds me of the old-school 'Dinky' the dog. hehehe... That sure is big and I couldn't imagine being jumped on by that animal; I could probably get a complete fracture while playing with that (3 YEAR OLD?) puppy. That dog surely has a 'hormonal imbalance', if you say the normal breed doesn't grow that big. I do wonder how much food that dog can eat in a day, perhaps a 12-course meal will do for a breakfast, lol!.
@wachit14 (3595)
• United States
15 Apr 07
I wonder if this dog doesn't have some kind of growth factor issue because although these dogs do get very big, this dog would be considered a giant next to a regular sized Mastiff. I wonder where he sleeps at night? Maybe in the barn with the horse.
3 people like this
@CritterKeeper (519)
• United States
15 Apr 07
Nope, the dog in the picture looks like a Neopolitan Matiff, not English. Cool pic though.
@RedRidingHood (132)
• United States
15 Apr 07
Wow, that dog hardly seems possible. Just a regular size pit-bull is enough to knock me flat if he jumps on me. I don't think there is any way I could manage a dog that size.
And can you imagine the size your pooper-scooper would need to be?
@whiteheather39 (24403)
• United States
15 Apr 07
It is amazing that a dog can get so large...thanks for sharing!
1 person likes this
@Carrie26 (1587)
• United States
15 Apr 07
Wow that is one huge dog.He is almost the size of the horse in the picture.I would hate to clean up his poop though it probably is the size of cow poop.and it would probably be expensive to feed him.I would like to have him as a gurad dog.Difiantly make robbers think twice about entering your house.LOL.But is this picture real?someone replied to this discussion and said it wasnt the real size of the dog that they blew the dog picture up.?
