Facts about dogs

Largest dog
In 1989 Aicama Zorba of La-Susan, an old English mastiff owned by Chris Eraclides of London, weighed 155.58 kg and measured 2.5m from nose to tail.

Smallest dog
A Yorkshire terrier owned by Arthur Marples of Blackburn in the 1940s was 6.3 cm tall and weighed 133g.

Oldest dog
Bluey an Australian cattle-dog owned by Les Hall of Victoria,Australia, died in 1938 at the age of 29 years 5 months.

Largest litter
In 1944 Lena, an American foxhound, produced 23 puppies, all of which survived.

Longest jump
Bang, a grey hound , jumped 9.14 m while chasing a hard at Brecon Lodge in Gloucestershire.

Greatest climber
Tschingel, a female beagle, climbed more than 50 mountains in the Alps, including the 4,165 m Jungfrau and the 3974 m Eliger.