Video: Zeus, World's Tallest Dog

Meet Zeus, the World's Tallest Dog measuring an incredible 111.8 cm (44 in) from foot to withers, this Great Dane is the same size as an average donkey.  

Labrador Retriever: World's Most Popular Breed of Dog

According to yearly statistics gathered by the American Kennel Club (AKC), out of 153 breeds acknowledge by the AKC for 2006, the most popular purebred in the USA was the Labrador retriever with 127,760 dogs registered in 2006. The breed has held the US spot since 1991 and was also the most popular in Canada and the UK.

Meet Midge: The World's Smallest Police Dog

The world's smallest dog used for law enforcement according to Guinness World Records is Midge, a Chihuahua-rat terrier cross measuring 28cm tall and 58cm long. Midge works as an official Police K9 with her owner Sheriff Dan McClelland at Geauga County Sheriff’s Office in Chardon, Ohio, USA. McClelland began training Midge for drug-detecting duties when she was just 3 months old, after reading about departments being sued by suspects whose cars or homes were damaged by larger dogs.

Watched this video to see her in action.

 

Highest Bounty on a Dog is On Agata

Most of us would get a dog as a house pet or a guard dog, so possible thieves would think twice about getting inside our homes. They fear of easily getting caught, while in Columbia drug sindicates fear of one dog. A five year old that's got some notorious enemies.

Agata in action

In 2004, a bounty of $10,000 was placed on Agata, a female golden Labrador who is one of Columbia’s top drug-sniffer dogs, making her a Guinness title holder for the Highest Bounty on a Dog. The bounty was raised by drug traffickers following a very successful string of detections. Agata's daily duties include sniffing out 5 cargo planes and one passenger flight. She began her career in 2003 and since then has helped track down 300 kilos (660 pounds) of cocaine and 20 kilos (44 pounds) of heroine. She has been decorated by the police force for her work in the field.

Police intercepted a message from drug traffickers outlining plans to poison the golden Labrador retriever. Luckily, Agata has a 24 hour bodyguard who check son her food for poison.