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5¾ ft (1.75 m) 5 ft (1.5 m) 4 ft (1.25 m) 3¼ ft (1 m) 2½ ft (0.75 m)
Although the average height of an adult male varies across the world, a rough average is 6 ft (1.8 m).

biggest dog?

What’s the
The tallest dog in the world was
to his shoulders. A gentle giant,
Zeus worked as a therapy dog,
3¾ ft (1.12 m) from the ground
Zeus, a Great Dane towering
visiting schools and hospitals.

Although he ate 30 lb (14 kg) of food every day, Zeus wasn’t a heavyweight like some breeds. Adult male Great Danes weigh about 165 lb (75 kg), but the world’s heaviest dog was an English mastiff named Aicama Zorba. He tipped the scales at 343 lb (155 kg).

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