A French and bull mastiff mix in Oklahoma City now holds the world record for the longest tongue on a living dog. Two years ago, Angela Pick (pictured) says her father noticed how long their dog Ozzy’s tongue was and suggested they go for the Guinness World Record. However, it turns out that the process wasn’t as cut and dry as they had assumed. They took him to a local vet to have him sedated and measured, but when they turned in the application the first time, they were automatically disqualified because you can’t take a dog to the vet to be sedated for just the measurement. They discovered that you have to go in for a normal procedure of some sort and then do the measurement on top of that. Fast-forward a couple of years and the family took Ozzy to the vet to have him neutered. The pup had some complications, which led the family to form a connection with Bella SPCA in Oklahoma City to get help with his recovery and healing. The family mentioned the Guinness World Record attempt, and the vet agreed to help by sedating Ozzy for a nail trimming and measuring his tongue in the process. They were shocked to discover that Ozzy’s tongue is a whopping 7.83 inches from the end of his snout to the tip of his tongue. That makes Ozzy’s tongue 2.19 inches longer than the former record holder. It took about for weeks for the Pick family to find out they had broken the record. Having the longest tongue does come with some challenges. Ozzy doesn’t keep a lot of weight on like other dogs because he can’t eat as fast or as much. “He’s healthy and he gets plenty to eat,” said Angela, pointing out that the pooch’s favorite food is double cheeseburgers from McDonald’s.
