Zeus, world’s tallest dog dies at 5

OTSEGO, Michigan— The world’s tallest  dog has died at age 5.

Zeus, a Great Dane from Michigan was reported to have died of old age.

In a report gleaned from the Inquirer, the dog’s owner Kevin Doorlag said Zeus would have been six years old in November. However, the world famous dog has succumbed to old age last week.

Zeus was 44 inches at the shoulder, 7 feet, and 4 inches or 218 centimeters on his hind legs which paved his way to earn his international fame and land the pages of the Guinness World Record’s 2012 edition as the world’s tallest living dog and the tallest dog ever.

Doorlag notes that his late pet still holds the  title up to this day since he set the world record in 2012.

Zeus weighed 165 pounds (75 kilograms) and ate a 30-pound (13.6-kilogram) bag of food every two weeks, the Battle Creek Enquirer reported.

Before his death, Zeus was a popular figure in the Kalamazoo area as he was considered a local celebrity for bringing fun and comfort as he visited local schools and hospitals where he served as a therapy dog.

Doorlag said he remembers  Zeus as a “wonderful dog.”

“We will  really miss him,” Doorlag said as he  and his wife Denise recalls their memory of Zeus who sits on their lap while the family would grill on their deck.

The joy and relief Zeus brought to other people adds to the various thoughts that will make the Doorlag family think most often of Zeus even he is not with them anymore.

Doorlag cited Zeus as definitely a great dog  as  he  said that “Those are some of the things I’ll never forget about him,” added Zeus’ owner.

Zeus, of Otsego, Michigan, a Great Dane who was named the World’s Tallest Dog by the Guiness Book of World Records in 2012. Kalamazoo Gazette/MLive Media Group file photo.Photo Credit: M Live