Gibson (dog)
Gibson (April 26, 2002 – August 7, 2009) was a Harlequin Great Dane living in Grass Valley, California, United States recognized by the "Guinness Book of World Records" as the "World's Tallest Dog" in 2004, displacing "Harvey", the previous record holder. World record holder. While his owner Sandy Hall claims Gibson was tall measured from the ground to the top of his withers and weighs , the official report of Guinness World Records states that Gibson was tall. Gibson was a certified therapy dog and appeared, wearing his trademark bandanna, on several television shows including "The Tonight Show", "The  Oprah Winfrey Show", and "The Ellen DeGeneres Show". He was also the official "spokesdog" for ForeverLawn, the maker of K9Grass, based out of Uniontown, Ohio where Gibson could be seen on the occasional walk. The book "Gibson Speaks: The World's Tallest Dog Talks About His Life" tells his story. In 2009, he lost one of his legs to bone cancer. Despite chemotherapy, the cancer spread to his lungs and spine, and Gibson could not be saved. On August 7, 2009, his owner had him euthanized.