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The soon-to-be world’s tallest dog?
Freddy, an 18-month-old Great Dane from Great Britain, already stands 7-foot-4 on his hind legs, and he appears headed to taking the world’s tallest dog title away from a Great Dane in Michigan.
He’s outgrown Britain’s previous tallest dog, and has long since surpassed, in terms of height, his owner, Claire Stoneman, who stands 5 feet 4 inches.
Stoneman said Freddy was the runt of the litter, but he has grown quickly on a diet of regular dog food ($100 worth a week), peanut butter on toast, and sofas, of which he has destroyed — but not consumed — 14.
Stoneman said it took a while for Freddy, who now weighs 154 pounds, to get used to her small home in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex.
Stoneman said she and Freddy get up early for walks so they won’t encounter other dogs.
“If he wants to run after a dog, I wouldn’t be able to stop him,” she said.
The current world’s tallest dog is Zeus, a Great Dane from Otsego, Mich., who was 7-foot-4 (standing on his hind legs) when he was recognized by Guinness World Record in 2012.
You can find more photos of Freddy at the New York Post (click the link for the full slide show).
Freddy now measures 41 inches from foot to shoulder blade, compared with Zeus’ 44 inches.
(Photos: Bancroft Media via New York Post)
Posted by John Woestendiek February 14th, 2014 under Muttsblog.
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