Zeus, world’s tallest dog, dead at 3 after cancer battle: ‘He brought us so much joy’ By Alexandra Klausner Published Sep. 13, 2023, 3:29 p.m. ET ...

Zeus, the Texas Great Dane who held the Guinness World Records title of the world’s tallest living male dog, died on Tuesday at the age of 3.

A family dog named Zeus summoned the strength of his namesake and managed to escape the literal jaws of death when an alligator dragged him from his backyard into a nearby pond, the dog's owners said.

Guinness World Records named Zeus, a Great Dane in Fort Worth, Texas, the world's largest living male dog at 3 feet, 5.18 inches (he's over 7 feet tall standing on his hind legs).

Zeus, the world's tallest dog, is no more. The Great Dane's owner, Kevin Doorlag, told the Kalamazoo Gazette that Zeus died last week of old age. He would have turned 6 in November.