A three-year old English setter with a tongue longer than an ice lolly has actually been granted a Guinness World Record.
Bisbee attained the record for the longest tongue on a living dog, which determines 3.74 inches (9.49cm).
The owners of Bisbee – Jay and Ericka Johnson, who have had him considering that he was a puppy – said that member of the family initially believed that his tongue might win him an award.
“I sent a picture of him panting to my sister and my dad, and I think one of them mentioned that it could be a world record”, said Ms Johnson.
Mr Johnson included: “When he’s exercising, his tongue comes out… and my wife said [his tongue] is excessively long.”
Despite having a record-breaking tongue, the Johnsons said that Bisbee has numerous other star qualities, consisting of caring to snuggle, sticking near to his owners and having an “amazing disposition”.
“We feel we were lucky to get him, and he was lucky to get us”, Mr Johnson included.
Bisbee’s preferred pastimes consist of swimming, going after yellowjackets and going on day-to-day strolls, although he has hip dysplasia, which in some cases minimizes the strolls he can go on.
