> >>> Hercules: The World's Biggest Dog Ever According to Guinness World > >>> Records > >>> Hercules was recently awarded the honorable distinction of Worlds > >>> Biggest > >>> Dog by Guinness World Records. Hercules is an English Mastiff and 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. > >>> > >>> Kell: Slightly Smaller, But the World's Heaviest Dog . Hercules' >sheer > >>> volume may have won him the Largest Dog world record, but the Heaviest > >>> Dog > >>> title still rests with Kell who weighed in at 286 pounds in August of > >>> 1999. > >>> This English Mastiff, however, only has a 32-inch neck - far less than > >>> Hercules' 38-incher. Think about that for a second though - 32 inches >is > >>> a > >>> standard waist size for a man! > >>> > >>> Proud owner Tom Scott said Kell is two years old and is expected to > >>> continue to grow for the next two years. Kell needs to be fed 100lb of > >>> beef > >>> every week, and drinks gallons of goats' milk to stay healthy...
