On Saturday I posted about Boomer,  he’s trying to get in the Guinness World Book of records for being the world’s largest dog. It seems like Boomer has some competition, meet George.

He’s a gigantic Great Dane who at the age of 4 has grown be 42″ tall and weighs in at 245 lbs. Owner Dave Nasser came forward after hearing about Boomer, not wanting to miss out on his chance of getting in the record book.

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This story goes into the believe it or not category.  A surgeon who built a £1.4 million home has turned half of it into a luxury kennel for her two Great Danes.

The surgeon who lives in Gloucestershire (UK) built the quarters to include a lounge and spa,  plasma TV, and sheepskin-lined beds.

The plush kennel, estimated to cost more than £250,000, will be the latest eccentric build on the Cotswold Water Park, already famous for its futuristic, sustainable designs and its population of beavers.

Sheepskin-lined, raised beds will allow the dogs to keep guard out of the windows, while in the lounge they can listen to a £15,000 sound system or enjoy shows on a 52in plasma screen TV.

A retina-controlled “dogflap” system allows them to come and go from the zinc, glass and limestone home with ease, keeping out undesirables.

A temperature-regulated Dogspa (with saline purification system) will ease their muscles and clean their coats after a hard day.

Cameras all around the property will allow the owner to watch her dogs online, wherever they roam.

The Dog House is divided into two bedrooms, and living room, all with the heat controlled remotely via the internet.

As if that isn’t enough, it also has an adventure play area and self-cleaning food bowls which dispense gourmet food. Obviously the economy woes haven’t effected these Great Danes.

I’m sure you all have the same thought as I do, if I die I’d like to come back as one of her dogs.

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Howdy folks. In case you missed the byline, this is Bo not Horst. My father is being a  slacker today and is busy manning the grill so  I’m filling in for him.

I’m going to share with you the real story behind the origin of Labor Day. Let me warn you, it’s not what humans would have everyone believe.  Here’s the ugly truth…

A Great Dane dog [Macey] in Manchester has given birth to 16 puppies after a grueling 20 hours in labor, leaving her owners perplexed over what to do with the vast litter.

Wow! 16 puppies delivered during 20 hours of labor! Now that’s a day worthy of a national holiday.

I sure hope they have health insurance and a big piggy bank full of savings to put these pups through obedience school.

We found out that she was pregnant through the vets. They said they could feel four puppies. Then she had a litter of 16. Our reaction was one of shock and horror really. She had four within hours and they just kept coming. We were stunned. Macey is perfectly fine and healthy and so are the pups. They are just starting to walk around and play with each other. It’s lovely.

Hmmm, the vet said four and they got sixteen, huh? Just a quick thought here, maybe these folks should change veterinarians.

Seriously, after the 7th puppy was delivered, what did the vet tell the owners? “Wow that was a few more than I expected.”

What about after the 10th? “This is a miracle! I can’t believe I only felt 4 pups and she had ten in there!”

And after the 13th? “Uhm, I think that should be it.”

And after the 16th Pup was delivered? “To be honest with you, I’m not really a vet. But I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night.”

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Wow!  Hector, a Great Dane puppy, was playing in the garden when he got a two foot stick lodged between his neck and stomach.  I guess Hector doesn’t understand the difference between “fetch” and “swallow” just yet.

The accident happened when one year old Hector was running around in the garden of his home in Wheathampstead, Herts. (UK)

“It was a lovely sunny day and he was having a great time, but suddenly he became quite subdued,” said Mrs Panting, 53, a tutor.

“I didn’t worry too much as he ate his supper, but the following morning he wouldn’t touch his breakfast and he was drooling a lot.

Mrs. Panting took Hector to the vet to get him checked out.

Hector’s chest and abdoman were x-rayed and the pictures showed he had swallowed a long straight object, which was an inch wide.

When surgeons passed a video camera down his oesophagus they realised it was a stick, but it was 45cm down his throat and the surgeons were not able to reach it.

The poorly pup, who weighs 153 lbs, was taken to the Royal Veterinary College where they managed to use long forceps to remove the stick.

It cost more than $4000 in vet bills to get Hector stick free.  Mrs. Panting stated “We have kept the stick but we certainly won’t be giving it to Hector to play with again.”  That seems like a very wise decision.

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