07 June 2023 , 18:50
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A Labrador-German shepherd mix dog named Zoey has taken the Guinness World Record for longest tongue.
Loveable Zoey has a tongue measuring a whopping 12.7 cm (5 in) long - and makes use of it by giving almost anyone she meets wet kisses.
The adorable pooch, from Metairie, Louisiana, USA, has been showing off her unique facial feature since she was a pup - and would regularly stick it out of her mouth.
Her owners, Sadie and Drew Williams, thought she would grow into it but as time went on people began to comment on how long her tongue was.
Sadie said: "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."
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Drew said the length of Zoey’s tongue was most obvious after she had been playing outside and panting.
Zoey pictured as a pup sticking her tongue out (guinness world records)“It would be slobbering all over the place,” said Drew.
“So sometime last year we took her to the vet and measured her tongue.”
Sadie’s tongue was measured from the tip of her snout to the tip of her tongue, revealing a licker that would soon be recognised as the longest.
Some of Zoey’s most cherished pastimes include being outdoors, fetching balls, chasing squirrels, car rides, and swimming in the canal.
Drew added: "She will pretty much go fetch anything you throw and swim in any body of water that’s available.
Loveable Zoey has a tongue measuring a whopping 12.7 cm (5 in) long (guinness world records)"But she hates getting a bath."
One of the three-year-old pup’s favourite activities has to be showing off her extra-long licker, her loving owners said.
“Every now and then while we’re out taking her on a walk, people will come up to her and want to pet her,” said Drew.
Zoey’s record-breaking accomplishment comes nearly three months after Bisbee, an English terrier living in Tuscon, Arizona, was awarded the previous world record with a tongue measuring 9.49 cm (3.74 in).
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