posted on September 24, 2003 05:06:07 PM new
Dog's 12-Inch Ears Are World's Largest
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LONDON - They drag into his food. Sometimes, he even trips over them. Now they're getting an earful of attention.
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Dog With the Longest Ears (Guinness World Records)
A basset hound whose grandfather gained fame as Biggles, the face of Hush Puppies shoes, has hit the limelight himself, making it into the new 2004 Guinness Book of World Records as the dog with the longest ears.
Guinness, which will publish its new edition of the book Thursday, issued a photo of Mr. Jeffries, Biggles' grandson, on Wednesday, showing the dog standing there with a hangdog expression and raised ears that look like the wings a Boeing 747.
Mr. Jeffries, whose full name is Knightsfollie Ladiesman, has ears that measured 11.5 inches on Nov. 3, 2002, Guinness said.
Owner Phil Jeffries, of Southwick, England, said his pet is more than just a hound dog. The dog's ears are insured for $47,800.
The new titleholder only managed to set the record when his long-eared granddad died last year, giving up his claim to the Guinness book.
posted on September 24, 2003 11:41:49 PM new
twelve, that seems almost cruel, like they breed the dog to be deformed.
[ edited by neroter12 on Sep 24, 2003 11:43 PM ]
posted on September 25, 2003 02:03:30 PM new
We once lived in a large apartment complex that forbid pets. One of the tenants we knew bought a full grown basset hound and would walk the dog every day. We asked her about the dog and the rules and the manager. She said the guy in the apartment below her was blind and one time the apartment manager asked her if she had a poodle in her apartment and she told her 'no'. That basset could really bay.
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posted on September 25, 2003 03:05:51 PM new
Nero... My grandparents were championship basset breeders, and my grandfather was a judge. Their pups were among the first of the Tri colors (like the one pictured) to be accepted as show quality dogs. Extroidinarily long ears are not sought after for show. When you pull the ears forward they should extend a little beyond the nose but not much. A bassets ears serve to focus scent, long ears that drag will get wet and absorb scents that they pass over rather than blocking out ambient scents which they are supposed to do.
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If it's really "common" sense, why do so few people actually have it?
[ edited by fenix03 on Sep 25, 2003 03:06 PM ]
posted on September 25, 2003 05:16:02 PM new
Irresponsible breeding to enhance certain characteristics have wrecked many breeds of dogs. Here is an example of a few.
posted on September 25, 2003 05:42:26 PM new
Kiara... those are minor compared to Collies and Irish Setters which have have had the brains bred out of them to acheive the sharp narrow heads. I don't think this case is one of purposful breeding since abnormally long ears are not desirable.
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If it's really "common" sense, why do so few people actually have it?
posted on September 25, 2003 05:50:50 PM new
That is sad, Kiara.... it is too bad people just couldn't be happy... but I guess the thing is that people are not happy with a little changing of the breed...
posted on September 25, 2003 06:27:26 PM new
I knew that the Irish Setter has no brains but I didn't realize that they did that to Lassie also. I think the Dalmation has problems now too because there was improper breeding after the movie.
Yes, it is sad but its not surprising. Men and women that want to enhance so much should do it on their own bodies and leave the innocent animals alone.
