Gibson...

...The worlds tallest dog. Standing at 42.6 inches tall and seven feet, one inch on hind legs, Gibson currently holds the title in the Guinness World Record Book as well as the prestigious AKC Ducthman Meistersinger Pedigree award. Though he can talk and say 'I love you' sadly, he has recently, but bravely, lost his front leg to osteosarcoma. Now fully recovered from surgery, he is still able to maintain his ability to hold an entire regulation basketball in his, what some may call, 'bite sized' mouth and doggie dribble. As amazing as Gibson is, what I find most intriguing about this 180 pound 'lap dog', is that this beautiful speckled Harlequin Grate Dane is a Certified Therapy Dog.

"On his hind legs, he is a staggering 7-foot-2. As Gibson did his thing, offering himself to be petted, shaking hands, and emitting a gruff bark that sounded remarkably like "I love you," the kids forgot their grief for a moment and finally laughed once again.-The new pup wasn't especially large...at first. But by 4 months "he had huge paws and so much extra skin people thought he was a shar-pei," Hall recalls. "I took him to the vet to see if something was wrong with him." There wasn't. By 1 year, he was 40 inches high, "noticeably huge," says Hall. It was around that time that she began taking him with her to visit her mother, who was in a nursing home. "People would go crazy over his size, and he was so well behaved that someone asked me if he was a therapy dog. When I said no, they suggested I get him certified as one." (ladies home journal).