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All dogs are beautiful and special in their own way, but some have features that are truly extraordinary.
Like one Coonhound, whose uniquely long ears have landed her a place in the Guinness Book of World Records.
Meet Lou, the new record-holder for the longest ears of any living dog:
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Lou’s ears measure a whopping 34 cm, or 13.38 inches, enough to clinch the record.
Lou belongs to Paige Olsen, a veterinary technician from Oregon, USA. According to People, she always noticed Lou had longer-than-average ears but only decided to measure them last year.
Realizing that Lou’s ears could be for the record books, she contacted Guinness, who officially verified her last July.
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Lou made her debut in the 2022 edition of the Guinness World Records book, which was released last week.
Paige says that Lou’s newfound fame hasn’t changed her — mostly because the 3-year-old dog already had a pretty high opinion of herself.
“Lou might think she’s special – but I think she’s thought that from the beginning,” Paige told Guinness.”I think she’s always known she’s a little bit better than the rest of us.”
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According to her Instagram, Lou has a few Coonhound siblings named Tod, Bubba and Sam.
While Lou’s ears are extraordinary, she’s still a few centimeters short of the all-time record, which belongs to a bloodhound named Tigger, who sported 34.9 and 34.2 cm ears, setting the record in 2004, according to Guinness. He died in 2009.
The most recent record holder for a living dog was Harbor, who had 34.3 cm and 31.1 cm ears. He passed in 2016.
Guinness explains that breeds like coonhounds and bloodhounds typically have long ears, a “distinct biological advantage over many other pooches,” which enhances their famously strong sense of smell.
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Lou isn’t the only record-breaker making their debut this year. According to Reuters, Guinness World Records 2022 also features the world’s most expensive french fries, the world’s tallest teenager, and the “most skips over a person’s own hair.” In another animal record, a pair of pets named Lollipop and Sashim set the record of “fastest 5 metres on a scooter by a dog and cat.”
But it’s Lou, with her beautiful, uniquely long ears, who has really been this year’s breakout star.
“Now people can’t wait to get her paw-digraph!” Paige said. “I’m very proud of the furry little munchkin for being so special.”
Congratulations to Lou on this amazing record! You are truly one special dog.
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