New NEC Definitions. Though the term was previously used in the NEC, the 2014 version now has a definition of âreadily accessibleâ, which means: capable of being reached quickly for operation, renewal or inspection without requiring those concerned to use a tool, climb over something, remove an obstacle and other similar instances.
A fear of dogs, also known as cynophobia, is a very common animal phobia. Animal phobias fall into a category known as specific phobias, as opposed to social phobias. A phobia, in general, is an uncontrollable, irrational and persistent fear of something (an object, situation or activity).
The worldâs largest dog is a Great Dane named Zeus, who stands 3 foot 8 inches tall and weighs 150 pounds. On his hind legs, Zeus is 7 feet 4 inches â by comparison, the NBA lists only 20 players ever to be 7 foot 3 or taller. Zeus is three years old and eats about 12 cups of dog food per day. Giant dog breeds, which include Great Danes, tend to grow rapidly but overall they take longer to reach maturity than other types of dogs. In prehistory, dogs may have been even larger: the largest wild dog of all time was Haydenâs bone-crushing dog. Based on fossil evidence, the wild beast was estimated to weigh up to 1374.8 pounds, and lived for 15.3 million years during the mid-late Miocene epoch in North America. As for dogs living today, the largest breeds are: Spanish Mastiff