Hercules: The World's Biggest Dog Ever According to Guinness World Records

Hercules was recently awarded the honorable distinction of Worlds Biggest Dog by Guinness World Records. Hercules is an English Mastiff and has a 38 inch neck and weighs 282 pounds.

With "paws the size of softballs" (reports the Boston Herald), the three-year-old monster is far larger and heavier than his breed's standard 200lb. limit. Hercules owner Mr. Flynn says that Hercules weight is natural and not induced by a bizarre diet: "I fed him normal food and he just grew".... and grew. and grew.

Hercules was once the largest dog in the world. Now his name has become associated with a digital hoax, an Internet urban legend. A number of digitally editted photos have been ciculating on the net with pictures of "Hercules, the World's Biggest Dog". In the photos, the dog is GIANT. But there is enough info out there about the real deal Hercules to fuel the legend and keep the links and emails circulating.