US dog with a tongue longer than a soda can sets world record

Zoey, a Labrador and German shepherd mix, has a tongue longer than 12.7 cm long.

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A dog from Louisiana, US, has claimed the record for the “longest tongue on a living dog”. The Labrador and German shepherd mix has a tongue that measures 12.7 cm (5 inch) long. For perspective, this is longer than a soda can.

When Zoey was a puppy, it would often stick its tongue out. Its owners, Sadie and Drew Williams, did not think of this as an oddity. However, people soon began commenting on Zoey’s long tongue and even the Williamses noticed that it appeared longer than usual, especially when the dog panted.

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While talking to the Guinness World Records, Sadie Williams recalled, “We got Zoey when she was only six weeks old and in the first-ever picture we have of her, she has her tongue sticking out. We thought surely she’d grow into it but she obviously didn’t. She still has an enormous tongue compared to her body. So sometime last year we took her to the vet and measured her tongue.”

Zoey loves playing fetch and swimming all whilst holding the longest tongue on a dog 🐶 pic.twitter.com/AH3NN95Wmj

— Guinness World Records (@GWR) June 4, 2023

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After finding out that their pet’s tongue measured 12.7 cm, they applied for the Guinness World Record and the claim was soon verified.

“Every now and then while we’re out taking her on a walk, people will come up to her and want to pet her. We’ll warn them ahead of time ‘Hey, she’s friendly but she might slobber on you’ and every now and then she will, and they’ll have a big slobber mark on their black pants,” Drew Williams said.

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