Titan the dog earned the title of being the world’s tallest dog. He certainly lived up to his name.

Titan is a 4-year old white Great DAne from San Diego. He is blind, deaf, epileptic and undergoes acupuncture and chiropractic adjustments every three weeks, according to owner Diana Taylor.

“Titan is magical,” she added. “He’s low-key, calm and has a wonderful demeanor about him. He gets along with all dogs, even the tiny ones.”

Titan is often mistaken by young children for a horse or cow. His official height, as measured by a vet is over 3½ feet tall from floor to shoulder.

“You could add eight inches if official measurements included the head,” Guinness spokesman Stuart Claxton said.

Titan is 190 pounds. Standing on his hind legs is not good for him but if he can, he will be aout 80-82 inches tall.

Titan succeeded the title held by Gibson who is a 7-year-old harlequin Great Dane from Grass Valley. Gibson died earlier this year from bone cancer. As a matter of fact, he is a bit shorter than Titan.

Titan was from the Middle Tennessee Great Dane Rescue when Taylor adopted him. Taylor taught him sign language when he can still see with one eye. But when he went blind, they learned to communicate through touch.

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