Ozzy is a four year old mastiff from Oklahoma City. He now holds the Guinness World Record for the longest tongue on a living dog. His tongue measures 19.89 centimeters, or 7.83 inches, from the tip of his nose to the very end. That length beats the previous record by more than two inches and turns an ordinary family pet into a global headline.
Meet Ozzy and his family
Ozzy lives with Angela Pick and her family in Oklahoma City. He is a French mastiff and Bullmastiff mix.
From the very start, his tongue got everyone’s attention. It hung from his mouth in nearly every photo. Friends and relatives commented on it at every visit. The family treated it as a funny trait at first. Over time, the tongue grew longer and longer, and jokes about “world record length” started to sound a bit more serious.
How the record became official
The Picks brought Ozzy in for a routine nail trim, and his veterinarians took the opportunity to measure his tongue from the end of his snout to the tip.
Guinness confirmed the figure of 19.89 centimeters, measured on September 12, 2025, and Ozzy became the official holder of the record for longest tongue on a living dog.
Daily life with a 7.83 inch tongue
Record or not, Ozzy still acts like a big, slightly goofy family dog. He has a wide chest, loose jowls, and a heavy frame, yet he often bounces around the yard with real energy. His tongue hangs far out of his mouth in most situations, sometimes off to one side, sometimes straight ahead. People stop and stare when they see him.
Many expect constant licking from a dog with a tongue like that. His family says the opposite. Ozzy rarely licks faces. He prefers to lean in, press his head close, and share little “nose boops” with kids and adults. Children often giggle and ask for photos. Adults pull out their phones almost on instinct.
Living with him brings a few practical challenges. He drools a lot during meals. Strings of slobber land on walls, floors, and sometimes clothes. The family often feeds him outside, then wipes surfaces and doors more often than they once did.
Eating takes longer for him than for many other big dogs. He cannot just shovel food in at top speed. The family gives him roughly half a pitcher of high activity dog food each day, a soft food that is easy to eat with his tongue. He also uses that tongue to catch toys and lap up his meals.
The family says there is nothing medically wrong with him. Vets have looked at him a couple of times and found no dental issues, and his tongue has stuck out of his mouth ever since he was born.
Away from cameras, he loves car rides. At home, he sometimes forgets how big he is and hops around “like a kangaroo,” as his owners describe it.
How Ozzy compares to earlier record holders
Before Ozzy, the title for longest tongue on a living dog belonged to Rocky, from Bloomington, Illinois, whose tongue Guinness lists at 5 inches (12.7 cm). The all-time Guinness record for a dog is far longer and still belongs to Brandy, a boxer whose tongue measured 17 inches (43 cm).
The record is measured from the end of the snout to the tip of the tongue, and in Ozzy’s case his own vets took the measurement.
Ozzy’s 7.83 inch tongue beats Rocky’s by more than two inches. It sets a new living-dog mark that will stay in the books until another dog comes along with an even longer one.
A light, happy story for dog lovers
Ozzy’s photos and videos spread fast. Local news stations, national outlets, and social media users all shared the same image. A huge mastiff with a tongue nearly eight inches long, hanging out of his mouth, is hard to scroll past.
For the Pick family, life still feels normal most days. A framed Guinness certificate hangs on the wall, yet daily routines still revolve around walks, feeding, cleaning drool, and heading out for drives. At parks, children ask to meet “the dog with the giant tongue.” Adults smile, take a few photos, then move on with something fun to talk about.
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In a busy news year, Ozzy gives people a simple, cheerful story to share. He is a gentle mastiff with a tongue that measures 19.89 centimeters, a loving home, and a record that makes strangers smile all over the world.
