There is a record, or How long is a dog’s tongue

One of the newest entries in the Guinness Book of World Records can give you a slobbering dog kiss from nearly 10 centimeters away.

A three-year-old English setter named Bisbee from Tucson, Arizona holds the world record for longest dog tongue.

Bisbee’s tongue, measuring 9.5 centimeters, falls out of his mouth like a flap when he breathes.

Dog tongues serve as important temperature regulators.

Bisbee’s owners, Jay and Erica Johnson, who have kept him since he was a puppy, said family members immediately realized that the length of his tongue was unusual: “I sent a photo of him panting to my sister and my father, and one of them mentioned that this could be a world record, ”said the owner.

“His tongue is not noticeable unless he is choking – when he is choking and tired, he falls out and hangs down,” the owner explained.

Macroglossia is the medical term for an abnormally large tongue and is a rare condition that can often cause problems in a puppy.

Dogs with unusually long tongues may experience breathing problems and may need assistance to pick up objects off the floor with their mouths. They can also make a mess during dinner, as the food they lap from their bowl can fly a meter away, or injure themselves by biting their tongue.

However, Bisbee’s tongue is no match for that of another dog named Moti, a female St. Bernard whose tongue measured 18.58 cm.

Moti, a Colorado rescue dog, held the record for five years but passed away in October 2021.

But both pale in comparison to the longest dog tongue on record, which belonged to a boxer named Brandy.

Brandi’s tongue reached an incredible size of 43 cm, and it had to be constantly protected from sunburn and dryness with a spray bottle. Brandi lived in St. Clair Shores, Michigan until her death in September 2002.

Christina DENISYUK.