• finitebanjo@lemmy.world
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    So, the thing is, the genes for size don’t add up or multiply, they overlap and the dominant ones win. If your goal is bigger then it’s better to just pick the biggest ones from many litters and breed them, as is the origin of many of the large breeds listed.

    Pictured here is Irish Wolfhound.

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      While that is using a bit of forced perspective, they are big dogs.

      I knew someone with one and it could lick the dirty plates in the sink without having to jump on, or even reach over, the counter.

      I think he weighed just over 200 pounds.