Zorba (dog)
Aicama Zorba of La-Susa or Zorba (26 September 1981 – 1992) was a male Old English Mastiff who was recognized by Guinness World Records as the heaviest and longest dog in the world. Life Zorba was bred by Mrs I. Prosser on 26 September 1981. His sire and dam were Stablemate's Bruno of Kisumu (American import) and Gildasan Valentine Daisy of Aicama. He was owned by Chris Eraclides of London, England. World records Zorba did not initially set the record of the heaviest dog in September 1987 at . In November 1989, Zorba was recorded as weighing . A Saint Bernard named Benedictine has displaced Zorba as the heaviest dog of all time, allegedly weighing . Zorba stood at the shoulder and was from the tip of his nose to the tip of his tail. See also Giant dog breed List of individual dogs References Individual dogs 1981 animal births 1992 animal deaths Individual animals in England