Close X
Monday, December 2, 2024
ADVT 
National

Morgan, Great Dane who held record as tallest female dog, dies in Ontario

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 02 Oct, 2014 10:44 AM

    STRATHROY, Ont. - A four-legged celebrity from southwestern Ontario has died.

    Morgan the Great Dane — also known as the world’s tallest female dog — died on Wednesday, according to her owner Cathy Payne.

    Payne, who lives in the Strathroy area west of London, Ont., confirmed the sad news in a Facebook post, saying the dog was playing and "having fun" when she suddenly collapsed and died in her arms.

    Condolences and messages of support have flooded the Facebook page dedicated to Morgan.

    The six-year-old dog made the 2014 edition of Guinness World Records, with a height of 98 centimetres tall at the shoulder.

    Morgan weighed in at about 90 kilograms.

    “Morgan was playing and having fun when she collapsed and passed away in seconds in my arms," Payne's Facebook post reads.

    "I believe she had a heart attack and I have some peace knowing she did not suffer at all."

    MORE National ARTICLES

    14 people cast ballots in wrong ridings in New Brunswick election

    14 people cast ballots in wrong ridings in New Brunswick election
    FREDERICTON - Elections New Brunswick says 14 people voted in the wrong ridings in last week's provincial election, 11 of whom where allowed to later cast ballots in the correct ridings.

    14 people cast ballots in wrong ridings in New Brunswick election

    Canada has just 26 special forces 'advisers' in Iraq, not 69, says letter to NDP

    Canada has just 26 special forces 'advisers' in Iraq, not 69, says letter to NDP
    OTTAWA - The number of Canadian special forces soldiers advising Iraqi and Kurdish forces is much smaller than originally thought.

    Canada has just 26 special forces 'advisers' in Iraq, not 69, says letter to NDP

    Abbotsford Police Say Missing B.C. Girl May Not Be Abducted

    Abbotsford Police Say Missing B.C. Girl May Not Be Abducted
    ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - Police in Abbotsford, B.C., were cautiously optimistic Wednesday morning that a report of a missing young girl is not a case of stranger abduction.

    Abbotsford Police Say Missing B.C. Girl May Not Be Abducted

    Ballet meant to educate Canadians about Indian residential schools: commissioner

    Ballet meant to educate Canadians about Indian residential schools: commissioner
    WINNIPEG - One of the most European forms of dance will tackle Canada's fraught colonial history when performers with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet take to the stage Wednesday for the world premiere of a ballet about Indian residential schools.

    Ballet meant to educate Canadians about Indian residential schools: commissioner

    Homicide Investigators Probe Two Separate Deaths In B.C.

    Homicide Investigators Probe Two Separate Deaths In B.C.
    VANCOUVER - Homicide police in British Columbia are investigating two separate deaths, one related to a domestic incident and another to a fight involving weapons.

    Homicide Investigators Probe Two Separate Deaths In B.C.

    Anti-bullying curriculum introduced in Winnipeg will help save lives: mother

    Anti-bullying curriculum introduced in Winnipeg will help save lives: mother
    WINNIPEG - A mother who says her daughter was driven to suicide by cyberbullying says a new curriculum will help save lives.

    Anti-bullying curriculum introduced in Winnipeg will help save lives: mother