The history behind the largest dog breeds often reveals dogs bred to be ancient guardians, fierce hunting hounds or royal companions.
While some owners in recent years prefer smaller dog breeds for city living, size and strength have historically been desirable factors to breed into dogs, making them better protectors and hunters.
Although imposing, the biggest dog breeds also tend to be mildly tempered and make excellent family pets.
More: 25 Canine Facts That Even The Biggest Dog Lovers Don’t Know
This list details some of the biggest of the big dogs, but “big” is relative; some breeds are stout and heavy while others are tall and lean.
Check out the list of 10 biggest dog breeds in the world, which are well admired for its height, length and weight, on the next page!
Shawna Jeanné Kyler
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Lmao! That’s so photoshopped!
Jerry Sirianni
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Holy$#%&!@*
Judith Tomas Bowden
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Photoshop
Terry Gletty
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What breed is this dog
Julian Andruszkiewicz
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What a fake picture
Kathy-Michael Hopper
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No way
John Appleby Sr.
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This has to be fake, The lady has no shadow and dog does 🙂 also the lady could be 31/2′ to 4′ talk. the dog looks like it was pasted into the picture too.
Jerry Tanner
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Have to call BS!
Nicole Lynn Smith Fish
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Gabi Fish
Bernard Cruz III
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Fake
Mary Molina
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Marta Molina
Brittany Hollander
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The dog in the picture before you click is clearly not a real dog. Very misleading
Sarah Raymond
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Duh
Anjel Smith
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He’s almost as big as a horse
Anjel Smith
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Beautiful too
Maggie Nadziejka
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How much does this baby eat???
Emma Soper McDaid
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Liam McDaid
Aine Angu
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OMG
Massimo Colombatto
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Ma la cacca come la fa questo? Non è che poi crescono anche le patate spontaneamente?
Priscilla Nell
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lol, Obviously fake, but really, If I were that big a dog I sure as hell wouldn’t be taking orders from the puny human
Eva van Elen
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Tim Meerstadt
Anthony Cook
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Also, Katarina Butigan
Pauline Kilham
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Yea right . I don’t think so.
West Coast Bulldogs
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#lol
Jennifer Gustin
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I’d ride him to work. Lol
Tracy Elizabeth Loughran
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Marian Hazelton id imagine they arent house dogs lol x
Marian Hazelton
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Thats a big boy!!! X
Dani Petrean
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Is that real?
Tracy Elizabeth Loughran
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Awe no,what’s wrong with jet Marian? X
Marian Hazelton
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Just a wee tummy bug! X
Marian Hazelton
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Love it! Xx
Niki Harms
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Logan Raabis
Logan Raabis
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St. Bernard made the list.
Niki Harms
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lol. Thought you would like that.
Christopher Gracie
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If that were real I’d be a snack to that dog
Steve Lael
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Why do people do this any one in the right mind would know this is so fake
Amy Eccleston
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Conor Eccleston look at him xx
Colby Fugate
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I thought an Irish wolfhound was the worlds largest?
Gary Curtis
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Lawd how mercy a horse
Jim Dexter
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Ain’t that Photoshop somethin’ ?
Kaycee Huffman
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What’s fake about it?
Brenda Johnson
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photoshop
Johnny Berman
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Shira Eisenberg
Rodrigo Simon
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photodog? dogoshop?
Rachel Henderson
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Mitch Massey can we get one?
Shira Eisenberg
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Amazing
Amanda King
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One hell of a poo bag !
Carl Wright
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Leann Wright
Chelsea Bate
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Lindsay Mullen
Deborah Hulshof
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That is not a Dog..It’s a horse…Wow. .