big DAWG

...and the grocery bill grew and grew and grew.

I loved this photo and story and wanted to pass it on to another dog-lover, so I looked for it and found it onSnopes
They say it's not true.

It's still a great photo.

There's another great and amusing photo, from Snopes, of the real Hercules and owner on their link I posted. Couldn't seem to get it to post here....

whew doggies.

http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/hercules.asp

He looks like a Neopolitan Mastiff! Yikes!

whow, try to pick up his poop every morning.

So, in fact, the story is true, it's just the photo which is a fake (and only a fake to the extent that it's not a photo of Hercules, the mastiff).

However faux re not being Hercules, I like the photo...

I didn't look at the snopes thing... do they say who the dog is? He or she is still, er, beefy.

Osso--

A picture of the "real" Hercules is on the Snopes' link--like mastiff, like master.

The dog in my picture is trim and handsome, compared to the real Hercules.

I agree Edgar. The dog in the picture is SPECtacular. And if he's not the biggest dog, he's damned well big enough.

I would give five and a half cents to see this dog up close.

I'd be willing to do the same, Edgar. Let's chip in. Eleven cents should do the trick.

Not too close--mastiff's drool by the pint.

As in Turner and Hooch, the movie.

And it ain't pleasant!

A fremd of mine was sunbathing a few years back, her eyes closed and pleasant look on her face as she enjoyed the heat. Another friend's St. Bernard suddenly approached and licked her face, leaving a veil of saliva behind.

I've been waiting for the appropriate thread to relay such a story.

Pfui gustav!!

I am just eating a salad, or I was....

Hmmm, Hercules had better be one VERY WELL BEHAVED Dog, because if he isn't there will be trouble. I hope he is neutered too. I would hate to see that dog off on a tangent!

I took my very large Irish Wolfhound (tallest breed at least before this Hercules DAWG) to the vet for an ear infection. They washed the ears and put in some medicine and I went out in the waiting room to pay. The dog proceeded to shake all the medicine all over everyone in sight besides drool...and wolfhounds don't normally drool. That was one mess and some very unhappy people. Besides embarrassing. Imagine what that dog could do.