IRISH WOLFHOUND SOCIETY OF IRELAND
Tallest dog loses a leg
The world’s tallest dog, Gibson, a black and white
great dane from California, had his right front leg amputated after bone
cancer was diagnosed. He is 3ft 6in (1.07m) at the shoulder and
stretches to 7ft on his hind legs.
Veterinarians had to amputate the right front leg of Gibson, a harlequin
Great Dane. He is certified as the world's tallest dog — at 42.2 inches
— by the Guinness Book of World Records.
Gibson was recuperating this week at his home in Grass Valley, a Gold
Rush-era town about 60 miles east of Sacramento in the Sierra foothills.
His owner, Sandy Hall, says well-wishers from around the world have been
calling to see how he's doing.
She says Gibson will undergo chemotherapy. A certified therapy dog,
Gibson will soon return to work — visiting cancer patients, sick
children, burn victims, amputees and veterans.