The range of size, shape, color, character, and purpose for which dogs are bred is jaw-dropping. Over hundreds of years, different dogs in different geographic areas have been sharpened by people to assume certain parts, from tracker to gatekeeper, from herder to buddy.
For some of these breeds, size has been a significant part of the quest for flawlessness, regardless of whether that was to chase greater or quicker game or gatekeeper a home with more terrorizing, or even to have the mass to make due in freezing areas. Of the many dog breeds the world over, here are nine of the largest.
