What is the biggest dog breed in the world?

Great Danes are well-known for being the world's biggest dog breed, or at least the tallest. The current record holder as world's largest dog by height is Zeus, a black Great Dane that is 44 inches tall at the shoulder. read more

Out of the hundreds of dog breeds found around the world, some qualify as a 'giant breed.' (Photo: Mikkel Bigandt/Shutterstock) The range of size, shape, color, personality and purpose for which dogs are bred is jaw-dropping. read more

On average, Newfoundlands are not the world’s biggest dog breed by either height or weight, but exceptions occur. Some of these dogs can top 200 pounds and measure six feet from nose to tail, putting them on par with some of the world’s largest dogs. read more

This giant breed strode into the world’s view when GCh. Foxcliffe Hickory Wind ran away with the top dog title at the 2011 Westminster Kennel Club show. The lithe and lanky Scottish Deerhound, once bred to bring down stags in the Scottish highlands, is 28 to 32 inches tall, sometimes more, and weighs 75 to 110 pounds. read more